United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs; Indians of North America--California--Government relations--Sources;
Synopsis of the last three months as Indian sub-agent for the valley of the San Joaquin. Calls for immediate attention on several matters such as vaccinations and placing licensed traders.
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs; Indians of North America--California--Government relations--Sources;
Suggests establishing small fortifications along the valley of the San Joaquin to maintain peace. Says a treaty will not be respected by either Indians or whites.
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs; Indians of North America--California--Government relations--Sources;
Explains his actions and decisions for making informal negotiations without authority of special instructions. Reports about having trouble with miners and employing Dr. W.M. Ryer to vaccinate the Indians for smallpox.
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs; Indians of North America--California--Government relations--Sources;
Letter informs the recipient about the newly elected secretary, John McKee, and reports the encounter with the Kossus Indians and the treaty they negotiated with the Indians.
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs; Indians of North America--California--Government relations--Sources;
A letter to Luke Lea with a copy of a treaty made at Camp Belt, negotiated by G.W. Barbour on May 13, 1851 with 12 Indian tribes of Southern California.
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs; Indians of North America--California--Government relations--Sources;
Henley claims many Indians in the Tejon Reservation speak Spanish due their interaction and employment with Mexicans and Catholic Missions. He describes the dimensions of the mission of San Fernando and its vineyards. He hasn't provided the Indians...
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs; Indians of North America--California--Government relations--Sources;
Henley alludes to his predecessor, Beale. Date mentioned, September, 22nd, 1854. Extract mentions a settler named French who settled in the Tejon Valley during the Spring of 1850. In May 1852, Alanzo Ridley and David McKenzie arrived to trade with...