James Madison Papers

To James Madison from Thomas L. McKenney, 18 March 1826

From Thomas L. McKenney

Department of War
Office of In. Affairs March 18th 1826

Dr. Sir

I enclose you part of a document relating to the Civilization of the Indians.1 The Secretary’s report was printed first, by mistake, of the Committee,2 and not both together—and I have none of the copies. It appeared in the News-Papers. Very truly Yr. Ot. Sert

Tho: L: McKenney

RC (DLC). Docketed by JM.

1. Civilization of the Indians: Letter from the Secretary of War, to the Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, Transmitting a Report of General Clark, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, in Relation to the Preservation and Civilization of the Indians; March 9, 1826 […] (Washington, D.C., 1826; Shoemaker description begins Richard H. Shoemaker, comp., A Checklist of American Imprints for 1820–1829 (11 vols.; New York, 1964–72). description ends 26910).

2. Preservation and Civilization of the Indians: Letter from the Secretary of War, to the Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, Accompanied by a Bill for the Preservation and Civilization of the Indian Tribes within the United States; Feb. 21, 1826 […] (Washington, D.C., 1826; Shoemaker description begins Richard H. Shoemaker, comp., A Checklist of American Imprints for 1820–1829 (11 vols.; New York, 1964–72). description ends 27310).

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    To James Madison from Thomas L. McKenney, 18 March 1826
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    McKenney, Thomas L.
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    Madison, James
    Date
    18 March 1826

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    “To James Madison from Thomas L. McKenney, 18 March 1826,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/04-04-02-0008. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Retirement Series, vol. 4, 3 March 1826–29 February 1828, ed. Armin Mattes, David B. Mattern, J. C. A. Stagg, Anne Mandeville Colony, Ellen D. Goldlust, Mary Parke Johnson, Katherine E. Harbury, and Mary K. Wigge. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2023, p. 7.]

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