Title

Letter from Indian Agent Mallet to Commissioner of Indians

Files

Identified Persons

J.Q.Smith; Major Edmond Mallet

Identified Places

Tulalip Agency

Author

J.Q.Smith

Recipient

Major Edmond Mallet

Approximate Date

March 12, 1877

Original Item Medium

Correspondence

Accession Number

2013.001.096

Folder Name

Tulalip_Agency,_Washington_Territory

Language

English

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Transcription

Department of the Interior

Office of Indian Affairs

Washington March 12, 1877

E. Mallet Esq.

U.S. Indian Agent

Tulalip Agency Wash Tery.

Sir

In reply to your letter of the 29th ultimo, relative

to "Miscellaneous Receipts" [?]. I incluse herewith

copy of a decision of the Supreme Court, relative

to cutting timber from Indian Reservations from

which you will be able to determine what is

lawful and what are unlawful cutting.

If your Indians are clearing the land in good

faith for agricultural purposes, they have the

right to dispose of the surplus wood and timber

and to receive the proceeds there of. If such is not

the case, the cutting is unlawful and should be stopped at once.

If the Indians are capable of making their own

bargains there is no objection to their so doing

and you are thereby relieved for accounting

for the same.

The arrangements already made by you

between the Indians and the trader are approved

by this office and you are authorized to make

such additional regulations as may be deemed

necessary for their benefit and protection.

Very Respectfully

Signed J.Q. Smith

Commissioner

Wash, M. 329.77

Recommended Citation

Edmond J. Mallet Collection. Emmanuel d'Alzon Library Manuscript and Photograph Collection. Assumption University, Worcester, Massachusetts.