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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02146.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of documents regarding Indian agents and payments to tribes |
| Title | William Clark to Richard Graham on establishing Indian agents and hostile relations with Indian Tribes |
| Date | 5 September 1824 |
| Author | Clark, William (1770-1838) |
| Recipient | Graham, Richard |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Notes that apparent strife between Indians and whites in Arkansas has dissipated. Reports a conversation with Secretary of War John C. Calhoun on the topic of establishing Indian agents, in which Calhoun asserted that he would not make any arrangements that did not follow "strict Construction of the Law." Discusses some personal business. Indicates that Graham's explanations to Calhoun regarding "the payment of the Osage annuities...has bee[n] quite Satisfactory." Reports that orders have been issued "to take the necessary steps in relation the hostile attitude of the Indians high up the Mississippi, during the war which rages in that quarter." Discusses the upcoming election of 1824. Notes that he has made $2,000 available to Graham, to use in his capacity as an Indian agent and that after Calhoun arrives in Washington, D.C., Clark will be going to visit his home in Virginia. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Westward Expansion Frontiers and Exploration Government and Civics Law Finance Diplomacy Treaty Military History Election Politics |
| People | Clark, William (1770-1838) Graham, Richard (1786-1858) Calhoun, John (1806-1859) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Native Americans; Government & Politics; Westward Expansion; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | William Clark is best remembered for his co-leadership of the Lewis and Clark expedition into the Louisiana Territory from 1803 to 1806. After his return, Clark was appointed principal Indian agent and brigadier general of the militia for the Louisiana Territory and in 1813 became governor of the Missouri Territory. In 1822, he became Superintendent of Indian Affairs, a position he held until his death in 1838. Major Richard Graham was an Indian agent for the Illinois Territory. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |