CLARK, WILLIAM, 1770-1838, Explorer, Governor of Missouri Territory . Letter signed ("Wm Clark," with bold flourish) as Superintendant of Indian Affairs, to Felix St. Vrain, "Agent for the Sauk & Fox Tribes," St. Louis, 3 August 1830. 4 1/2 pages, folio, 340 x 207mm. (13 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.), integral address leaf docketed "General Instructions," minor browning at edges, tiny losses at central folds not affecting text . WILLIAM CLARK'S DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR DEALING WITH THE NATIVE AMERICANS An important letter giving formal instructions: "In the Execution of the duties of your office, you will be governed generally by the Acts of Congress...the existing treaties...to preserve peace on the frontiers..." Clark then gives additional, specific directions (numbered 1 through 8) including record-keeping, methods for obtaining compensation for Native Americans who have suffered property loss and the like: "Should it come to your knowledge that a citizen...in the United States, has made a settlement on any lands belonging to...the Indians, you will give immediate notice...to the officer commanding the troops of the United States at the post nearest to the intruder...Whenever you discover any person among the Indians, attempting to mislead them, or to inspire them with distrust in the United States, or to bring them into a war with each other...you will give immediate notice to the Commandant of the Post where the person so offending may be..." Clark had fought with Anthony Wayne in the old Northwest and later, at the invitation of Meriwether Lewis, joined in the historic Lewis and Clark overland expedition of the Louisiana Territory from 1804 to 1806. After serving as a Brigadier General in the War of 1812, Clark returned to his former position as Superintendant of Indian Affairs. His main objective at this time was to reconcile the western Native Americans with the United States by a series of treaties. This was successfully accomplished, and Clark remained involved with Indian Affairs until the 1830s, always supporting the cause of the Native Americans.
CLARK, WILLIAM, 1770-1838, Explorer, Governor of Missouri Territory . Letter signed ("Wm Clark," with bold flourish) as Superintendant of Indian Affairs, to Felix St. Vrain, "Agent for the Sauk & Fox Tribes," St. Louis, 3 August 1830. 4 1/2 pages, folio, 340 x 207mm. (13 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.), integral address leaf docketed "General Instructions," minor browning at edges, tiny losses at central folds not affecting text . WILLIAM CLARK'S DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR DEALING WITH THE NATIVE AMERICANS An important letter giving formal instructions: "In the Execution of the duties of your office, you will be governed generally by the Acts of Congress...the existing treaties...to preserve peace on the frontiers..." Clark then gives additional, specific directions (numbered 1 through 8) including record-keeping, methods for obtaining compensation for Native Americans who have suffered property loss and the like: "Should it come to your knowledge that a citizen...in the United States, has made a settlement on any lands belonging to...the Indians, you will give immediate notice...to the officer commanding the troops of the United States at the post nearest to the intruder...Whenever you discover any person among the Indians, attempting to mislead them, or to inspire them with distrust in the United States, or to bring them into a war with each other...you will give immediate notice to the Commandant of the Post where the person so offending may be..." Clark had fought with Anthony Wayne in the old Northwest and later, at the invitation of Meriwether Lewis, joined in the historic Lewis and Clark overland expedition of the Louisiana Territory from 1804 to 1806. After serving as a Brigadier General in the War of 1812, Clark returned to his former position as Superintendant of Indian Affairs. His main objective at this time was to reconcile the western Native Americans with the United States by a series of treaties. This was successfully accomplished, and Clark remained involved with Indian Affairs until the 1830s, always supporting the cause of the Native Americans.
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