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Title: Letter from U.S. Indian agent, Illinois territory (Richard Graham) To (Govr. Wm. Clark)
Date: 1817-08-31
Volume: 2 Page: 28 (Microfilm reel MS-94)
Author(s): Richard Graham, U.S. Indian agent, Illinois Territory;
Recipient(s): Wm. Clark, Govr.;
Contents: U.S. Indian agent, Illinois territory (Richard Graham) To (Govr. Wm. Clark) Asks for aid in controlling liquor traffic to Indians.
Description: Copy of letter. 2p.

Title: Letter
Date: 1830-08-16
Volume: 6 Page: 4 (Microfilm reel MS-95)
Author(s): Lawrence Taliaferro, U.S. Indian Agent, St. Peters;
Recipient(s): Alex. Culbertson; Alexis Bailly; Joseph Rolette;
Contents: U.S. Indian Agent, St. Peters (Lawrence Taliaferro) To Joseph Rolette, Alexis Bailly, Alex. Culbertson, &c. &c. Notifying all Indian traders that liquor is prohibited within the agency.
Description: Copy of letter. 1p.
Comments: Headed: "Circular." See also letter of Aug. 17, pp. 5-6.
Title: Letter
Date: 1830-08-17
Volume: 6 Page: 5 (Microfilm reel MS-95)
Author(s): Lawrence Taliaferro, U.S. Indian Agent, St. Peters;
Recipient(s): Wm. Clark, S.I.A.St.L.;
Contents: U.S. Indian Agent, St. Peters (Lawrence Taliaferro) To Genl. Wm. Clark. Sends "Circular" addressed to traders of his agency on prohibition of liquor; discusses evils of existing situation.
Description: Copy of letter. 2p.
Comments: See copy of "Circular," p. 4. (also see letter of Aug. 16, 1830)
Title: Letter
Date: 1830-09-22
Volume: 4 Page: 170 (Microfilm reel MS-94)
Author(s): Wm. Clark, S.I.A.St.L;
Recipient(s): Hon. Sctry of War.;
Contents: U.S. Supt. of Ind. Aff., St. Louis (Wm. Clark) To Hon. Sctry of War. Sends letters of Mjr Taliaferro on subject of abuse of privilege of taking spirituous liquors into the Indian country; suggesting abolishment of the trading location at his post. Discusses the liquor problem; upholds the agent's actions.
Description: Copy of letter. 3p.

Title: Letter
Date: 1830-11-11
Volume: 4 Page: 192 (Microfilm reel MS-94)
Author(s): Wm. Clark, S.I.A.St.L;
Recipient(s): Hon. P.G. Randolph, Sr., Act. Sec. War.;
Contents: U.S. Supt. of Ind. Aff., St. Louis (Wm. Clark) To Hon. P.G. Randolph, Sr., Act. Sec. War. Acknowledges receipt of letters relating to furlough for sub agent Williams; and views of the department on Mjr. Taliaferro's suggestion respecting introduction of liquor into the Indian country by traders; transfer of sub agent Burnett; etc.
Description: Copy of letter. 2p.

Title: Letter
Date: 1830-12-03
Volume: 6 Page: 80 (Microfilm reel MS-95)
Author(s): Jon. L. Bean, U.S. Ind. Sub-agt for Upper Missouri;
Recipient(s): William Clark, S.I.A., St. Louis;
Contents: U.S. Ind. Sub-agent for Upper Missouri (Jon. L. Bean) To Genl. Wm. Clark. Reports Sioux attack on party of three American Fur Company clerks; liquor must be prohibited to the Indians or troops will be necessary.
Description: Copy of letter. 1p.

Title: Letter
Date: 1831-09-28
Volume: 4 Page: 281 (Microfilm reel MS-94)
Author(s): Wm. Clark, S.I.A.St.L.;
Recipient(s): Hon. Lewis Cass, Secretary of War.;
Contents: U.S. Supt. Ind. Aff., St. Louis (Wm. Clark) To the Hon. Lewis Cass, Secretary of War. Not in favor of granting request of Zadoc Martin and Alphonso Wemore lease of Indian lands on little Platte near Cant. Leavenworth for erection of saw and corn mill; sees no advantage to Indians. The Ioways are expected to move in 1832; distrusts such white settlements because of inevitable liquor smuggling.
Description: Copy of letter. 3p.

Title: Letter
Date: 1831-11-10
Volume: 6 Page: 374 (Microfilm reel MS-95)
Author(s): John Dougherty;
Recipient(s): William Clark, S.I.A., St. Louis;
Contents: John Dougherty To Genl. Wm. Clark. On the ruinous effect of liquor on the Indians; including extract of J.L. Bean's letter of June 21, on subject.
Description: Copy of letter. 2p.

Title: Letter
Date: 1831-12-03
Volume: 4 Page: 305 (Microfilm reel MS-94)
Author(s): Wm. Clark, S.I.A.St.L.;
Recipient(s): Elbert Herring;
Contents: U.S. Supt. of Ind. Aff., St. Louis (Wm. Clark) To Elbert Herring. Concerning the abuse by traders of the licence to take whiskey into the Indian Country; Mr. Pilcher and Mr. Dougherty both verify such abuses; feels total prohibition of liquor only solution and explains his views.
Description: Copy of letter. 3p.

Title: Letter from Indian Agent, Bellevue Council Bluffs Agcy (Daniel Miller) To S.I.A.St.L. (D. D. Mitchell)
Date: 1842-04-22
Volume: 8 Page: 55 (Microfilm reel MS-95)
Author(s): Daniel Miller (Ind Agt, Bellevue Council Bluffs Agcy);
Recipient(s): D. D. Mitchell (S.I.A.St.L.);
Contents: Describes encounter with P. A. Sarpy, et al in regard to liquor seized and destroyed by Miller.
Description: Copy of letter. 2p.
Comments: See letter dated 4/29/1842 from Miller to Mitchell.
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