Disbursement to the Indians: Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting a Statement of Disbursements Made to the Indians, for the Year 1826 [19th Congress, 2nd Session, Document No. 112]

James Barbour (Secretary of War)

Published by Gales & Seaton, Printers to the House of Representatives, Washington, 1827

About this Item

First Edition. A Highly Important Piece of Early 19th-Century Native American Americana. Document No. 112 from the 19th United States Congress, 2nd Session. Formally issued as a "Letter from the Secretary of War," James Barbour, detailing the complete legal and financial disbursements made by the US Government to various Native American tribes, Indian Agents, and traders throughout the year 1826. Bound in a sturdy, classic full-leather utilitarian binding typical of 19th-century government or law library archives.Interior & Folding Documents: Preceded by the complete 14-page index tracking names and locations. Crucially, this copy contains the complete array of large folding tables and documents as called for by the text. These delicate, oversized charts are frequently missing or torn away in surviving copies but remain intact here.Condition: The sturdy leather binding has done its job admirably, remaining completely firm, square, and structurally secure. The internal contents exhibit historical water trace areas (tidemarks) to the paper, though this staining is localized and does not distort, blur, or afflict the underlying text in any way. The entire text block and all folding documents remain completely dry, stable, flat, and perfectly legible. An honest, structurally sound, and complete primary historical archive. Historical Insight: The Gales & Seaton PrintingThe Subject Matter: This document was printed right on the cusp of the infamous "Indian Removal" era. The data inside records the funding of Indian Agencies, treaty payouts, annuities, and goods distributed to tribes just before the 1830 Indian Removal Act. It serves as raw, unedited court proof of the financial framework of US-Native relations.The Printers: Gales & Seaton were the official printers to the US Congress during this era. They are legendary in American journalism history for creating the Annals of Congress and the Register of Debates, which are the only surviving day-by-day transcripts of early American politics.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Disbursement to the Indians: Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting a Statement of Disbursements Made to the Indians, for the Year 1826 [19th Congress, 2nd Session, Document No. 112]
• Publisher: Gales & Seaton, Printers to the House of Representatives, Washington
• Publication Date: 1827
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition Thus
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Politics & Political History
  • Military, War, Arms, Guns, Vehicles
  • AMERICAN HISTORY