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1841 Ann. Rep. Comm'r Off. Indian Aff. Sec'y Interior 251 (1841)

handle is hein.doi/annrepcom0004 and id is 1 raw text is: 251 1 No. 11. REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. WAR DEPARTMENT, Office Indian Affairs, November 25, 1841. SIR: In conformity with your instructions, the following report of the transactions of this office has been prepared. The table annexed (marked in the appendix 1) shows the number of Indians, and the tribes to which they respectively belong, who are natives of the country west of the Mississippi river; the bands, and their num- ber severally, whose emigration is completed, and those whose removal is only partially effected, and to what extent ; the number of each tribe re- maining east twelve months ago, and of those emigrated since ; and how many are subsisted by the Government, and at what cost. It will be perceived, that the removal west has been confined to a single tribe, but that the body of Indians whose presence in Florida every effort is making to rid us of, fortunately with considerable success, and with every prospect of an early and favorable termination to the harassing con- flict that has been maintained since 1835. Returns earlier in the season make the number of Indians who had set out from Florida 423, of whom. 414 arrived west, nine having died on the journey; and a report of the 6th, received on the 10th instant, adds the number of 200 who were at and left New Orleans on the 20th October, on their way to their new homes. The Swan creek and Black river bands of the Chippewa nation were partially removed in the year 1839, as has been heretofore reported. There remains, as the acting sup erintdent of Michigan reports, about 200of them in that region, viz: 108 in the neighborhood of Black river. Another band of 107 have crossed the St. Clair_river, and partly joined the colony of British Methodists, nearly opposite to Fort Gratiot. A few of those who have remained on our side have bought farms, and are determined to be- come citizens; the residue wander about doing little good, and must, ere long, be removed somewhere. He adds, The Government will have to, extend its bountiful aid to them, ere long, else many oftkem must perish; yet they have great dread of crossing the Missouri. Should the policy of removal west of this ri vcr be discontinued, and -a new colony established,,, you will, no dout, endeavor to have the p.lan matured in the course of the ensuing~yinter. With such as have e c ted o-gc'to Canada, we have no concern ; but the situation of those within our territory, demands our attention. The treaty of 1836 ceded their lands, and we stipulated to fur- nishthem 8,320 acres, or 13 sections of land west of the Mississippi, or northwest of St. Anthony's falls. There is no direct engagement, on their part, to remove west; but it would be difficult to say they must go more strongly than it is expressed by the treaty and the grant of land to them west, or northwest. The avails of the ceded lands were secured to them, but they amount to much less than was anticipated, and certain advance- ments were made to them by the treaty to be refunded out of the proceeds

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