A History of the United States Indian Factory System, 1795-1822 - Hardcover

Peake, Ora Brooks

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1578986397 ISBN 13: 9781578986392

Publisher: Martino Pub, 2007

Synopsis

The Indian Factory System of the United States is of great significance since it was the first attempt of our national government to enter into business in competition with private industry. The factory system was established in 1795 by Congress making an appropriation for that purpose and was abolished by that body in 1822. The total amount of money eventually appropriated for the purchase of goods was $300,000 and in 1796 the President was authorized to draw an amount not exceeding eight thousand dollars annually from the United States Treasury for the salaries of factors and clerks. This sum was later increased as the system was expanded. Peake's book gives a comprehensive account of the history of the Indian Factory System during the twenty-seven years that it was in operation. The thirteen chapters deal with the organization of the system, the factories themselves and their buildings and furniture, the merchandise purchased for sale, its transportation, its sale together with gifts and annuities, and the products purchased from the Indians and their transportation and sale. Other chapters give the effects of the War of 1812 on the System, the educational and religious work that it did, the contemporary criticism which it met, and the major and minor reasons for its failure. The book is more than a history of the Indian Factory System since it gives considerable attention to the Indian trade in general during this period and the work of the various private fur companies and of individual traders.Octavo. English. 340 p. illus., port., map, facsim., tables. Denver, Sage Books, 1954

About this edition

• Publisher: Martino Pub
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1578986397
• ISBN 13: 9781578986392
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 340