Small pox among the Indians. : Letter from the Secretary of War, upon the subject of the small pox among the Indian tribes. March 30, 1832. Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

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1832
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Credit: Small pox among the Indians. : Letter from the Secretary of War, upon the subject of the small pox among the Indian tribes. March 30, 1832. Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2»d Congress, 1st Session. [ Doc. No. 190. ] Ho. OP Reps TVar Dept. SMALL POX AMONG THE INDIANS. LETTER FHOU THE SECRETARY OF WAR, Upo7i the subject'of the Small Pox among the Indian tribes. March 30, 1832. Read, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Department op War, March 29, 1832. Sir: In compliance with the resolutions of the House of Representatives of the 26th instant, I have the honor to transmit copies of letters received at the department “upon the subject of the spread and ravages of the small pox among any of the Indian tribes,” and in relation to “existing or threatened hostilities between any of the Indian tribes.” I have the honor to be, Very respectfully. Your obedient servant, LEW. CASS. Hon. Andrew Stevenson, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Documents in regard to the Small Pox among the Indians. Cantonment Leavenworth, October 29, 1831. Sir; I have the honor to inform you that I have returned from a visit to the four Pawnee villages, all of whom I found in a most deplorable condition; indeed their misery defies all description. Judging from what I saw during the four days I spent with, and the information I received from the chiefs and two Frenchmen who reside with and speak their language