2d Session.

Wur Dept.

LICENSES TO TRADE WITH THE INDIANS.

LETTER

FROM

THE SECRETARY OF WAR,

Transmitting an abstract of licenses granted to trade with the Indians, in the year ending on the 30th September, 1830.

JANUARY 10, 1831.

Read, and laid upon the table.

DEPARTMENT of War,
January 7, 1831.

SIR: In compliance with the provisions of the first section of the act of the 6th May, 1822, to amend "An act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers," approved March 3d, 1802, I have the honor to transmit, for the information of Congress, an abstract of all licenses to trade with the Indians, granted by the superintendents and agents, during the year ending the 30th September, 1830. I have the honor to be Your obedient servant,

The Honorable ANDREW STEVENSON,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

J. H. EATON.

ABSTRACT of Licenses issued to persons to trade with the Indians according to the returns received

Nov. 5 Wm. Clark, Sup. Ind. Af. P. Chouteau, jr. Ag. A. Fur Co. 1 year,

during the last year, commencing from the first of September, 1829, and on file in this office.

Ioway sub-agency,

1,000 00

22,096 60 960 27

Belvue, Rois Grave, dirt village of Mahas,
Papillion, two dirt villages of the Pawnees,
mouth of Leanqui Cours, fort Lookout,
big bend of Missouri, forks of White river,
Hollow-wood on Teton river, mouth of Te-
ton river, mouths of Cheyenne, Swan, and
Cherry rivers, mouth of Turtle creek, where
the Fire-heart's band procure lodge poles,
Ricara dirt village, at or near the junction
of the Big with the Little Horn, opposite
the mouth of Heart river, Mandan and Gros
Ventres villages, at or near the mouth of
Yellowstone river,

Roy's Hill, Mahas village, Ottoe village,
Pawnee Loup, Pawnee Topage, Grand
Pawnees, and Republican Pawnees,
Fort Lookout, forks of White river, Hollow
wood on the Teton, mouth of Teton river,
mouth of Le Cheyenne river, where the
Fire-heart's band procure lodge poles, mouth
of Swan river, mouth of Turtle creek, Ri-
cara dirt village, Mandan villages, and
mouth of Leanqui Cours, -

The dirt lodges on the Demoine,

1,500 00

2,432 00

On the Kanzas river, about 12 miles from

the mouth, and two miles from Kanzas sub

agency,

5,000 00

7,438 62

ABSTRACT

Date of Li

cense.

By whom granted.

To whom granted.

Term of
License.

1830.

Sept. 22 Wm. Clark, Sup. Ind. Af. John F. Hogel,

Law. Taliaferro, In. Ag. Louis Provincall,

J. Lafumlois,

B. F. Baker,

do

do do

Nov. 15 George Boyd, Ind. Agt. Touissant Campeau,

Nov. 15

Do.

Louis Genereux,

Pierre Moran,

Joseph Dallais,