Indian Affairs in Oregon and Washington Territories, &c.: Message from the President of the United States is a primary source collection of mid-19th-century government documents, military correspondence, and field reports originally submitted to Congress by President James Buchanan and later reprinted by historical presses for modern researchers. The volume compiles crucial dispatches from the U.S. Army Division of the Pacific, territorial governors, and federal Indian agents detailing the contentious treaties, administrative policies, and armed conflicts—including the Yakima and Puget Sound Wars—that engulfed the region during the late 1850s. Ultimately, it serves as an essential archival resource for historians seeking unfiltered, contemporary insights into the federal government's military operations and its fraught interactions with the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest during the peak of early pioneer settlement.

Indians of North America, Indians of North America Government relations, Indians of North America Oregon Territory, Indians of North America Washington Territory, Indians of Pacific Coast (North America) (U.S.), United States Oregon Territory, United States Washington Territory

Reprint. Originally published in 1858

Reprint. Originally published in 1858