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In this letter, Superintendent of Indian Affairs William Clark wrote to John Eaton, Secretary of War, concerning the removal of the Delaware and Kickapoo tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River. Both tribes were anxious to settle in Indian Territory (present-day Kansas) and to receive their annuity payments from the government. This letter also describes where the Kickapoo and Delaware would eventually settle in Kansas.
Creator: Clark, William, 1770-1838
Date: February 22, 1830
Because this source discusses annuity payments and the terms of the Delaware and Kickapoo treaties, it could be used to foster discussion about the federal government's failure to follow through with its treaty obligations.
KS:7th:1.4:Indian Removal (2005)
Item Number: 210049
Call Number: William Clark Papers Coll. #741, Records of the Superintendent of Indian Affairs Vol. 4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210049
Collections - Manuscript - Clark, William
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Indian Removal Act (Indicator 4) - Delaware
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Indian Removal Act (Indicator 4) - Kickapoo
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Indian Removal Act (Indicator 4) - Reasons for removal
Date - 1800-1819
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Indian affairs
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Interior, Department of - General Land Office
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Land - Indian Removal Act
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Indian lands
People - American Indians - Indian removal
People - American Indians - Tribes - Delaware
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kickapoo
People - Notable People - Clark, William
Places - Indian reservations - Delaware
Places - Indian reservations - Kickapoo
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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