Education Families, New stations for, Harmon, Credulity of Indians, 328 Finley, Rev. James B. App. 92 Fish, Rev. Mr. extract of letter from, Florida, Indians in, Rep. 33 Description of, App. 147 Actual state of Indians in, App. Number, character, dress, &c. of White population, 310 Fond du Lac Indians, App. 37 Fox Indians, App. 49, 51, 61, 120, 128 G. Gambold, Rev. John, App. 155 65 Rep. Georgia, Indians in, Rep. 32 301 Government of Sauks, Foxes, &c. App. Grand River Indians, App. 327 Great Crossings, school at, App. 166 Character and conduct of Tra- Indian drunken scene, 329 Crees and Assiniboins; their Grasshoppers, 333 Indian inhumanity, 333 McLeod's Lake Fort, 335 General remarks, 353 Hendrick, Capt. App. 108, 111, 115, 116 Historical facts relating to Northern Hicks, Charles, letter from, App. 167 Do. on the state and prospects Hudson Bay Company, Rep. 52 Great pirit, Indian ideas of, App. 106 Huron River, App. 28 Green Bay Fly, App. 56 note Great Rocks, (Portaile,) App. 27, 42 H. Harmony, Education Establishment Hunting of Sauks and Foxes, and its Hyde, Jabez B. letter from, App. 3,82 I. Intermarriages between Indians and at, Increase of Indians within the U. S. Indiana and Illinois, Indians in, Rep. Indian Trade, Rep.39, plan for conduct- Extract from Journal of, App. ing, Rep. 92 328 Indian civilization, App. 118 Jenny and her son Tom, story of App. Messasaugua, Indians, App. 60, 327 260 Johnson, Judge, Rep. 56 Miscellaneous articles and omissions, App. 323 Johnston's, John Esq. account of Indians Michigan and N. W. Territories, In- in Ohio, App. 90 K. Kaninavisch Indians, App. 253 Kentucky, Rep. 30 dians in, Rep. 28 Description of, App. 14 Mississippi, Indians in, Rep. 33 Military Post, purchase of Chippawas Mississippi River, Sources of, App. 43 Mitchell, David B. Esq. App. 146 Kiawas, or Wetapahato Indians, App. Milledoler, Rev. Dr. extract of a letter Osages, Rep. 36, App. 203 [Phrases, Indian, App. 256 Education establishments, App.209 Picolata, App. 151 Description of Arkansaw Territo- Plan for civilizing the Indians, Rep. 82 ry, App. 211 Arkansaw river, 212 Missionary station at Union, 217 66 66 Letter from Mr. Newton, 222 Parrish, J. Esq. Rep. 13, App. 76 Passamaquoddies, App. 65 Platt, Judge, Rep. 16 Porter, Maj. Gen. P. B. Rep. 16 Pollard, Capt. speech of, App. 4 Prairie du Chien, Rep. 14, App. 316 Quapaws, App. 236 Q. Quewionone, or Keweena river, App. R. Rabun, Governor, App. 166 160 Red Jacket, speech of, App. 5 Reichard, Father, App. 25, 145 Rhode-Island, Indians in, App. 73 Ridge, Maj. a Cherokee, App. 156, 161 Rocky Mountains, Rep. 37 Ross, John, Letter from, App. 399 S. Paganism sinking among the Six Na-Saut of St. Mary's, Rep. 14, 52, App. 8. cation of, App. 41 Schmidt, Rev. John Renatus, App. 158 Decision S. Court on the subject, Schools, amount of Fund allowed to Tour into Canada, Rep. 19 each, App. 293 Tonnawanta, Seneca village, App. 82 Serjeant, Rev. Mr. Rep. 27, App. 80, 86, Tribes N. of the Missouri, and W.of the 108, 109, 114, 116, 118 Seminole Indians, Rep. 33, App. 309 Shoshonee, or Snake Indians, Rep. 34, Shawaneese, App, 92, 97, 109, 235 Sibley, G. Esq. extract of a letter from, Silver and Copper mines, App. 29 Sioux of the Missouri, App. 251 Mississippi rivers, Rep. 34 Tribes between the Missouri and Red Tribes in Louisiana and others be- Tribes in N. Carolina in 1708, App. 145 Tribes beyond the Rocky Mountains, Trimble, Col. Rep. 36, App. 256 Translation 19th Psalm into Muh-he- Turner, Edie, Rep. 31 Small-pox, Rep. 39, 91, App. 24, 25, 257, Ty-ee-ma, second chief of Fox nation, Smith, Col. J. Rep. 14 Smith, Jacob, App. 19 259 App. 129 U. Snake, blowing, of Lake Erie, App. 354 Union, Education Establishment at, Society, for promoting welfare of In-Union of New-York and United For- แ 66 Constitution of, App. 284 16 ་ Officers of, 288 Upper Red Cedar Lake, App. 43 V. Speech to the Chiefs of the Six Nations, Van Rensselaer, Gen. S. Rep. 16 App. 1 Varnum, Mr. Rep. 46 Speech to the Ottawas at L'Abre Croche, Vattel's opinion on Indian Titles, App. Spring-Place, App. 153 Stuart, Charles, Esq. Rep. 16 281 Villages of Sauks and Foxes, App. 124 Virginia, Indians in, Rep. 31 Visger, Col. App. 16, 17 W. Wallaumut River, Rep. 39 Stockbridge Indians, App. 85, 110, 112, War, App. 98 113, 117, 312 War Physic, App. 100 Staughton, Rev. Dr. letter to the Secre-Ward, Rev. Mr. speech of, App. 297 Mode of curing it, App. 36 Do. of preparing it for use, App.47 Title, Indian, extinction of, to state of Williams, John, Esq. App. 21 Missouri, &c. App. 203 Titles, Indian, nature of, Rep. 67 Williamson, Hon. Wm. D. App. 66 Opinion of an eminent lawyer on, Wool, Col. Rep. 17 INTRODUCTORY LETTER. SIR, NEW-HAVEN, June 6, 1822. In the last and preceding winters, I had the honor of presenting to the President of the United States, through your hands, a Report, in part, of the results of my several visits among the Indian Tribes of our country, and of my inquiries concerning their past history and present actual state. This Report, in compliance with a Resolution of Congress, has been submitted to that honorable body, and, at my request, returned for the purpose of completing, and publishing it, under my own inspection. After some unexpected, but unavoidable delays, I now, with much diffidence, and under a deep sense of responsibility, present it to the public, as complete in matter and form, as my means, my time, and my health, and the nature of the work itself will admit. If it shall, in any measure, meet the feelings and expectations of those who are interested and engaged in promoting the welfare of Indians, prove instrumental in awakening the attention of other to the state of this neglected and oppressed people, and of laying foundations for their future civil, social, and religious improvement and happiness, I shall not regret my arduous and long continued labors, nor the considerable sacrifices, I have made at my advanced age, of time, of property, and of domestic comforts, in obtaining and preparing for use, the facts and information comprised in this Report. These facts, with the remarks, and plans of improvement, which, on much reflection, they have suggested to my own mind, I now respectfully submit to the candor and consideration of the President and Congress; to the various benevolent Institutions, engaged in imparting |