Legal, land and legislative papers, 1838-1839

papers re: Buffalo Treaty of 1838 - Petitions from First Nations - Copy of the treaty - Memorials made by Friends on behalf of First Nations peoples - Testimony of witnesses - Copies of affidavits sent to Senate re: Buffalo Treaty - Memorial of PYMIC against ratification of the treaty - Address to the committee on Indian affairs in the Senate, protest of the Seneca delegation against the treaty - "Copy of the remonstrance presented and signed by 64 chiefs in council at Buffalo against the Treaty - handed to the Secretary of War by the Seneca delegation" - Extract from Hon. R.H. Gillett on "Memorial of the Quaker Society" - Copy of the report of R.H. Gillett - "Deed from Charles and Polly Obail to William and Esther Obail" - Background on the treaty - List of documents furnished to the Senate - Reply of the Seneca delegation to the remarks of R.H. Gillett - Affidavit of William Patterson and Israel Jemison - Draft of reply to R.H. Gillett on his remarks on Friends' memorial - "Copy of an original remonstrance to further negociation [sic] with R.S. [sic] Gillett U.S. Commissioner certified by C.B. Gold and R.B. Heacock dated Sept. 17th, 1838" - "Copy of power of attorney from the Seneca residing on Buffalo Creek Reservation" - "Copy of affidavits of John Kennedy and Daniel Two Guns" - "Declarations of the Chiefs and residents of the Seneca Indians opposed to emigration signed Sep. 28, 1838 at Buffalo Creek" - Petitions from Seneca people - Draft of "Memorial to the President of the U. States, 3 mo. 15th, 1839" - Signed communication from J.R. Poinsett of the War Department, March 23, 1839 [and copy] - Clippings of printed memorials