Indian reserves collection, 1818-1975.

ArchivalResource

Indian reserves collection, 1818-1975.

Contains an article by Dolores M. Lahrman and Ross S. Johnson "A Delaware Indian's reservation : Samuel Cassman vs. Goldsmith Gilbert," in Indiana magazine of history, 71 (June 1975), pp. 103-123; the John Tipton papers edited by Nellie Armstrong Robertson and Dorothy Riker; and records concerning Indian land claims in Delaware County obtained by Ross S. Johnson from the National Archives.

1 box (0.42 linear ft.)published journal articles 2 items.photocopied articles 6 items.

Related Entities

There are 5 Entities related to this resource.

United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66j5829 (corporateBody)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) was formed in 1824. An agency of the federal government of the United States within the US Department of the Interior, it is responsible for the administration and management of land held in trust by the United States for Native Americans in the United States, Native American Tribes and Alaska Natives. From the guide to the Navajo Land, motion picture, undated, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah) A Statistics Section was organ...

Lahrman, Dolores M.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6321qvq (person)

United States. National Archives and Records Service

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61c5n88 (corporateBody)

Tipton, John, 1786-1839

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w612759k (person)

Originally from Tennessee, John Tipton and his family moved to Harrison County, Indiana in 1807. Tipton was active in territorial government, served as a militia officer, politician, Indian agent, and land speculator. In March, 1823, he was appointed Indian agent at Fort Wayne and served as a commissioner to negotiate a treaty with the Miami and Pottawatomie in 1826. He served as agent unitl December 1831 when he was elected to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by James Noble's death. I...

Johnson, Ross S.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6698zh4 (person)

A collection containing information on Indian land claims in Delaware County based on the Treaty of St. Mary's signed in 1818. The land claims of Samuel Cassman, Jacob Dick, Rebecca Hackley, Elizabeth Petchaka, Solomon and Benoni Tindall, and Isaac Wobby are included. From the description of Indian reserves collection, 1818-1975. (Ball State University Library). WorldCat record id: 34533061 ...