Office of the Historian

Sir M. H. Herbert to Mr. Foster.

British Embassy,
Washington, June 8, 1903.

Dear Mr. Foster: With reference to my note to Mr. Hay of the 29th May, I received to-day from the British agent the inclosed detailed list of the documents the production of which he has already asked for.

Yours, very truly,

Michael H. Herbert.
[Inclosure.]

DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO THE TREATY OF 1825 BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.

Originals of the following letters and documents:

Date. U. S. Appendix.
1822. Nov. 2. Tuyll to Nesselrode 112
Oct. 21.
1823. Nov. 3. Poletica to Nesselrode 132–7
1824. May 20. Lieven to Nesselrode 177–9
June 1.
1824. May 21. “ “ “ 179
June 2.
1824. July 13. “ “ “ 185–6
July 25.
Explanations with regard to contre projet 205–6
1824. Sept. 19. Lieven to Nesselrode 207
Oct. 1.
1825. Feb. 1. Contre projet submitted by S. Canning 213–17
Feb. 13.
S. Canning’s contre projet as altered and corrected by Matusevich 218–23
1825. Feb. 20. Nesselrode to Lieven 225
Mar. 3.
1825. May 8. Lieven to Nesselrode 229–31
May 20. 152–3
1824. Feb. 20. Admiral Mordvinof to Nesselrode 152–3
1824. Apr. 11. Nesselrode to Mordvinof 166–9
1825. Feb. 17. Middleton to Adams 224–5
Mar. 1.

The originals of the following papers relating to the Russian occupation up to the cession to the United States in 1867, and set out in the Appendix to the United States case, pp. 251–323.

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Date. U. S. Appendix.
1829. Mar. 20. Governor Simpson to the manager of the Russian-American Company pp. 259–260
1829. Dec. 16. Hudsons Bay Company to Russian-American Company “ 260–261
1830. Feb. 27. Director Severin to the minister of finance “ 161–2
1832. May 6. Report of the governor to the board of directors of the Russian-American Company “ 264–5
1834. Apr. 28. Report of the governor of the board of directors of the Russian-American Company “ 265–7
1835. Mar. 30. The governor of the Russian-American Company to the commander of the schooner Chilkat, Second Lieutenant Kuznetsoff “ 273–4
1835. Apr. 30. Baron Wrangell to board of directors of the Russian-American Company “ 274–278
1835. Nov. 14. Report of the directors of the Russian-American Company on the Dryad affair pp. 282–5
1836. Jan. 3. Board of directors of the Russian-American Company to the department of trade and manufactures “ 289–291
1836. Mar. 12. The board of directors of the Russian-American Company to the governor of the Russian-American colonies, Ivan Antonovich Kupreyanoff “ 291–2
1837. July 13. Mr. Milbanke to Count Nesselrode “ 296–7
1838. Apr. 28. Count Nesselrode to Mr. Milbanke “ 297–302
1838. Mar. 23. The governor of the Russian colonies in America to the commander of the brig Chichagoff, Lieutenant “ 302–3
1838. May 1. Report of the governor of the Russian colonies in America to the board of directors “ 303
1838. Oct. 6. Mr. Milbanke to Count Nesselrode “ 304–7
1838. Dec. 9. Count Nesselrode to Count Kankreen “ 307–8
1838. May 1. Report of the governor to the general board of the Russian-American Company “ 308–9
1839. June 23. Journal of correspondence, 1839, No. 3, kept during the voyage in the Straits and the tour of inspection to Redoubt St. Dionysius, from June 6, 1839, to June 23, 1839 “ 309
1839. Dec. 20. Report of the board of directors of the Russian-American Company “ 309–11
1839. Jan. 4. Count Nesselrode to Count Kankreen “ 312
Report of governor of Russian colonies in America to the board of directors of the Russian-American Company “ 312–13
Translation of the Russian memorandum marked A. A. By S. N. Buynitsky “ 317–18

The originals of the following papers relating to United States occupation after the cession, copies of which or extracts from which, are set out in the Appendix to the United States case, pp. 345–510.

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Date. Military operations. U. S. Appendix.
1903. Mar. 31. Report of Adjutant-General pp. 345–6
1867. Sept. 3. Instructions to Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott “ 346–7
1867. Nov. 12. Colonel Scott’s report on the Indians, 1867, with inclosures “ 347–353
1867. Sept. 6. General Davis’s instructions “ 353–4
1868. May 27. Reports from General Davis “ 354–8
1869. Sept. 27. Report of Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas “ 358–9
1875. June 30. General Howard’s tour in Alaska “ 359–60
Operations of the Navy.
1903. Apr. 6. Acting Secretary of the Navy to the Secretary of State pp. 361
1869. Jan. 7. Richard W. Meade, jr., commanding U. S. S. Saginaw, to Rear-Admiral T. T. Craven, commanding North Pacific Squadron “ 362
1869. Feb. 1. Richard W. Meade, jr., commanding U. S. S. Saginaw, to Rear-Admiral T. T. Craven, commanding North Pacific Squadron “ 362
1873. July 31. A. M. Pennock, rear-admiral commanding U. S. Naval Force on North Pacific Station, to Hon. George M. Robeson, Secretary of the Navy, and note A “ 363
1873. Aug. 31. A. M. Pennock, rear-admiral commanding U. S. Naval Force on North Pacific Station, to Hon. George M. Robeson, Secretary of the Navy, and note A “ 363
1881. Apr. 28. Capt. L. A. Beardslee to the Secretary of the Navy and inclosures “ 373–77
1881. Mar. 3. Mr. Woodworth to Commander Glass “ 377
1881. Apr. 6. Commander Glass to the Secretary of the Navy, with inclosures “ 378
1881. May 6. The Secretary of the Navy to Commander Glass “ 378
1881. May 9. Commander Glass to the Secretary of the Navy “ 379
1881. July 9. Commander Glass to the Secretary of the Navy, with report of G. C. Hanus “ 379–381
1881. Sept. 8. Commander Lull to the Secretary of the Navy pp. 382
1884. July 11. Commander Coghlan to the Secretary of the Navy “ 382–3
1884. Sept. 20. Commander Nicholls to the Secretary of the Navy and a “ 383
1886. June 8. Commander Nicholls to the officer of detail and note b “ 383
1886. Dec. 21. Mr. Hahn and others to Governor Swineford “ 384
1887. May 18. Lieutenant-Commander Newell to the Secretary of the Navy “ 384–7
1887. May 23. Lieutenant-Commander Newell to Governor Swineford “ 387–8
1887. May 24. Lieutenant-Commander Newell to the Secretary of the Navy “ 388
1887. June 1. Governor Swineford to Lieutenant-Commander Newell “ 388
1887. June 1. Governor Swineford to Lieutenant-Commander Newell “ 389
1887. June 21. Governor Swineford to Lieutenant-Commander Newell, inclosing letter of Max Pracht “ 389–390
1887. June 23. Lieutenant-Commander Newell to Governor Swineford “ 390
1887. June 16. Lieutenant-Commander Newell to the Secretary of the Navy “ 391–2
1887. June 16. Lieutenant-Commander Newell to the Secretary of the Navy, inclosing report of Lieutenant McCrackin’s trip over Chilcoot trail, with Exhibits A and B “ 392–5
1887. June 20. Lieutenant-Commander Newell to Governor Swineford “ 395–6
1888. Mar. 1. Mr. Grant to Lieutenant-Commander Newell “ 395–6

The original logs of United States naval vessels on duty in Alaskan waters, from which the following extracts have been taken:

1873. July 31. Log of the United States flagship Saranac, second rate, 13 guns, under the command of Capt. Thomas S. Phelps, U. S. Navy pp. 396
1881. Aug. 23. Log of the U. S. S. Wachusetts, third rate, 7 guns, under the command of Edward P. Lull, U. S. Navy “ 397
“ Aug. 25.
“ Aug. 29.
“ Aug. 30.
1884. Apr. 22. Log of the U. S. S. Adams, third rate, 6 guns, under the command of Commander J. B. Coghlan, U. S. Navy “ 397
1884. June 7.
1885. May 20. Logs of the U. S. S. Pinta, fourth rate, 2 guns, under the command of Lieutenant-Commander H. E. Nichols, U. S. Navy pp. 397–8
1885. Dec. 24.
1886. Apr. 25.
1886. Apr. 26.
1886. Apr. 27.
1886. May 3.
1886. May 7.
1886. May 16.
1886. May 18.
1886. May 31.
1886. June 4.
1886. June 18.
1887. May 31. Logs of the U. S. S. Pinta, fourth rate, 2 guns, under command of Lieutenant J. S. Newell, U. S. Navy p. 399
1888. July 4.
1890. Apr. 28. Log of the U. S. S. Pinta, fourth rate, under the command of Lieutenant-Commander O. W. Farenholt, U. S. Navy
1890. Apr. 30.
1891. July 18. “ 399

The originals of the following letters from naval officers:

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Date. U. S. Appendix.
1903. Mar. 13. H. M. Dombaugh, lieutenant-commander, U. S. Navy, to the Chief of Bureau of Navigation pp. 399–400
1903. Mar. 14. John W. Stewart, lieutenant, U. S. Navy, to Chief of Bureau of Navigation p. 401
1903. Mar. 16. Admiral J. B. Coghlan to Secretary of the Navy pp. 401–2
1903. Mar. 28. G. T. Emmons, lieutenant, U. S. Navy, retired, to the Secretary of the Navy pp. 402–6
1903. Apr. 6. H. C. Taylor, rear-admiral, U. S. Navy, to the Secretary of the Navy p. 407

Exercise of Jurisdiction in Alaska by Judicial Authorities.

The original of the following letter:

1903. Apr. 13. The Attorney-General to the Secretary of State p. 407

The original court record and other original papers or books referring to the following cases alleged to have been tried before U. S. tribunals in Alaska:

Date. U. S. Appendix.
1887. United States v. John (an Indian) p. 407
1888. United States v. Charles (an Indian) “ 408
1889. United States v. Frank Gudmamen “ 408
United States v. Robert Obman “ 408
1890. United States v. John Bjerkland “ 408
1891. United States v. George Chartrich pp. 408–9
1892. United States v. Tom (an Indian) p. 409
1892. United States v. John Wade. “ 409
1892. United States v. John Sharp “ 409
1893. United States v. Robert Dalton “ 409
1894. United States v. Jack McGlotchlin “ 409
1894. United States v. An-ta-Yache “ 409
1894. United States v. Go-na-Kah. “ 409
1894. United States v. Soun-Doo “ 409

The originals of the following letters and depositions:

Date. U. S. Appendix.
1892. July 25. Examiner Dougall to the Attorney-General pp. 410–13
1903. Mar. 23. Deposition of William Moore “ 413–17
1903. Mar. 23. Deposition of J. Bernard Moore, and notice “ 417–22
1903. Mar. 24. Deposition of Robert Wright “ 422–5
1903. Mar. 25. Deposition of Joseph Carr “ 425–7
1903. Mar. 27. Deposition of Don-a-wak “ 427–8
1903. Mar. 27. Letters, memorandum, and appointment certified to by W. J. Hills, by J. J. Clarke “ 429–30
1903. Mar. 27. Deposition of John Don-a-wak p. 431
1903. Mar. 27. Deposition of Edward Armstrong pp. 432–4
1903. Mar. 27. Deposition of E. B. Clark “ 434–6
1903. Mar. 26. Deposition of S. Hall Young “ 436–7
1903. Mar. 26. Deposition of Lewis L. Williams, and attached papers marked A, B, C, D, and E “ 438–441
1903. Mar. 26. Deposition of In-da-Yonk “ 441–2
1903. Mar. 27. Deposition of George Kostrometinoff p. 443
1903. Mar. 27. Deposition of George Shortridge pp. 444–5
1903. Mar. 27. Deposition of Klanot p. 445
1903. Mar. 27. Deposition of Stephen E. York “ 446

Enforcement of Revenue Laws and Exercise of Authority by Treasury Officials.

The originals of the following letters, reports, and documents:

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Date. U. S. Appendix.
1903. Apr. 10. The Acting Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretary of State p. 447
1898. Sept. 15. The Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretary of State “ 447
Memorandum relating to the establishment and maintenance of the United States customs service in southeastern Alaska, as shown by the records of the Treasury Department pp. 447–448
1868. Apr. 8. Report from Acting Collector Dodge, and accompanying documents pp. 448–452
1868. Dec. 15. Extract from letter of Collector Ketchum to the Secretary of the Treasury “ 452–3
1880. Mar. 12. Report of Special Agent W. G. Morris, of March 12, 1880, and of the collector at Sitka, March 27, 1880, and the Department’s letter of April 2, 1880 pp. 453–5
Mar. 27.
Apr. 2.
1880. Apr. 7. Letter, H. F. French to collector of customs, Sitka p. 455
1881. Jan. 1. Letters of January 1 and February 19, 1881, to the collector at Sitka, and the latter’s reports of November 5, 1881, and August 9, 1882 “ 456
Feb. 19.
Nov. 5.
1882 Aug. 9
1890. July 12. Reports of July 12, 1890, from collector at Sitka, and Department’s letter of August 19, 1890, to that officer pp. 457–8
Aug. 19.
1891. Oct. 23. Letter, John J. Healy to the governor of Alaska “ 458–9
1894. Feb. 23. Collector at Sitka to Secretary of Treasury p. 460
1894. Mar. 8. Acting Secretary to collector at Sitka “ 460
1895. Mar. 29. Collector at Sitka to Secretary of Treasury pp. 460–1
1895. Apr. 12. Acting Secretary to collector p. 461
1895. Apr. 13. Newspaper clipping “ 461
1881. Dec. 7. Extracts from report of William Gouverneur Morris, special Treasury agent, Alaska, to the Secretary of the Treasury pp. 461–70
1877. Aug. 12.
1869. Jan. 5. Reports of officers of the United States Revenue Marine “ 470–4
1877. Nov. 12.
1879. Sept. 11. Letters from officers of the Revenue-Cutter Service “ 474–9

The originals of the following reports, relating to schools, census, and control of the Indians, and mining locations on the mainland:

Date. U. S. Appendix.
1903. Apr. 13. The Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of State p. 479
1898. Sept. 16. The Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of State pp. 479–80
1898. Sept. 15. The Commissioner of Education to the Secretary of the Interior “ 480–1
1898. Sept. 15. Rev. Sheldon Jackson to the Secretary of State “ 481–2
1884. Oct. 1. Extracts from reports of the governors of Alaska “ 482–7
1886. Oct. 1.
1888. Oct. 1.
1890. Oct. 1.
1892. Oct. 1.
Report of the Rev. Sheldon Jackson, D. D., upon the condition of education in Alaska, 1881 “ 288–9
Census of Alaska Indians, 1880. Census of Alaska “ 489–90
Indians, 1890. Statement from the Commissioner of the General Land Office “ 492–90
The originals of the entries referred to in abstract of mineral locations in the vicinity of Lynn Canal, 1885 to 1895 “ 494–5
Deposition of Rev. Sheldon Jackson “ 495–6

List of post-offices in Alaska:

1903. April 8. Letter, Postmaster-General to the Secretary of State with inclosed list of post-offices p. 496

Originals of the following miscellaneous letters and documents:

1867. Oct. 14. Letter of General Aide-de-Camp Crabb pp. 522–3
1903. April 16. Mr. Titmann to the Secretary of State “ 529–30
1903. April 17. Depositions of Herbert G. Ogden “ 530–2
1903. April 16. Deposition of W. C. Hodgkins “ 532–4
1903. April 16. Deposition of A. L. Baldwin “ 535–7
1903. April 17. Deposition of John Adolph Flemer “ 537–8
1900. June 21. Mr. Titmann to the Secretary of State, and inclosed petition “ 539–40
1903. April 13. Mr. Titmann to the Secretary of State, inclosing affidavit of Lindenkole, and letters exchanged in 1867 with Hon. W. H. Seward, Secretary of State, and the assistant in charge of the Coast Survey, respecting the map of Northwestern America, compiled for Department of State at the Coast Survey Office in 1867 “ 540–2

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Testimony Secured in the Year 1899 among the Chilkat Indians.

Originals of the following:

Date. U. S. Appendix.
1899. July 24. Letter of John Tweedale, major, U. S. Army, etc., to Secretary of State pp. 543–4
“ June 29. Testimony of Koo-Too-At “ 544–5
“ “ 29 “ George Sha-Trage p. 545
“ “ 29. “ Koo-Too-At “ 545
“ July 4. “ “ “ “ “ 546
“ June 29. “ Jack Kitchk “ 546
“ July 4. “ Da-na-Wak pp. 546–7
“ “ 4. “ Skin-Ya p. 547
“ “ 4 “ George Kah-oosh-Tey “ 548
“ “ 4. “ Yel-Hak pp. 548–9
“ “ 4. “ Koow-Tey-Na-Ah p. 549
“ “ 4. “ David Ye-Ka-She pp. 549–50
“ “ 4. “ Yen-Sheesh Johnson p. 550
“ “ 4. Affidavit of George Kostrometinof “ 550