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This is a letterbook of correspondence received by the Office of Indian Affairs in St. Louis, Missouri from July 6, 1837, through May 12, 1839. The majority of the letters were from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding the authorization of contracts, monetary allowances, and personnel nominations. An entry on September 2, 1838, acknowledges the receipt of a letter informing of the death of William Clark, who had served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the central district until his death.
Creator: United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Central Superintendency
Date: 1837-1839
Item Number: 224640
Call Number: U.S. Office of Indian Affairs, Central Superintendency, St. Louis, Missouri, and William Clark Papers Coll. #741, vol. 28
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 224640
Collections - Manuscript - Clark, William
Date - 1830s - 1837
Date - 1830s - 1838
Date - 1830s - 1839
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Ledger
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Government
People - American Indians - Tribes - Arapaho
People - American Indians - Tribes - Cheyenne
People - American Indians - Tribes - Delaware
People - American Indians - Tribes - Iowa
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kickapoo
People - American Indians - Tribes - Omaha
People - American Indians - Tribes - Otoe
People - American Indians - Tribes - Pawnee
Places - Other States - Missouri - St. Louis
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Ledger
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