1828 Winnebago Indians Protest the Encroachment of Whites in their Reservation

Cass, Lewis; McKenney, Thomas L. Winnebago Indians : Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting A Report of Gov. Cass and Col. McKenney, on the subject of the complaints of the Winnebago Indians &c. Washington: Printed by Gales & Seaton, 1828. First Edition. [11913] Removed, 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches, 7 pages. Good. Pamphlet. 20th Congress, 1st Session, Document No. 117, House of Representatives. Although treaties had guaranteed vast portions of land to the Winnebago Indians, encroachment and settlement by Americans had reduced the area of their reservation. This report encourages the purchase of a tract of land near the mouth of the "Ouisconsin" river, an area rich in lead and other minerals, now overrun by "a crowd of adventurous persons." It calls for fair treatment of the Winnebagos, new surveys of the territory undertaken, and the purchase of the mineral region from the Winnebagos for $20,000.