Report: The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the claim of George Wallis, report
first edition unbound
1844 · Washington
by FOOT, Solomon
Washington: Blair & Rives, 1844. First. unbound. very good. That on the 19th day of July, 1837, George Wallis, the claimant, made a contract with Major General Gaines, on the part of the Government of the United States, to feed the Sac, Fox, Iowa, and Pottawatomie tribes of Indians. One page 8vo, disbound. (Washington): Blair & Rives, 1844. First Edition. Very good George Wallis drove his cattle onto their tribal lands. Several witnesses of his testified that some of his cattle was killed or driven away by some members of the above tribes. The Committee on Indian Affairs appropriated money to compensate George Wallis for his loss of cattle. 28th Congress, 1st Session, Rep. No. 150. Ho. of Reps. (Inventory #: 220337)