Table of Contents
Preface 9
Acknowledgements 13
Introduction. Sovereignty 15
Part I The Treaties Between the St. Regis Indians and the State of New York, 1816-1845
1 The Macomb Purchase 27
2 The Treaties of 1816 and 1818 42
3 The Treaties of 1824 49
4 The 144 Acres of Mostly Water 55
5 The Treaty-of 1825 65
6 The Treaty of 1845: The Grassy Meadows 69
Part II The Seneca Lands and Mary Jemison
7 Lead Up to the Ganandaigua Treaty 77
8 The Treaty at Big Tree and Mary Jemison 88
Part III The Removal Treaty of 1838
9 Overview 105
10 Eleazer Williams's Involvement in the Treaties 111
11 The Mindset and Strategy of the United States 115
12 The Motives Behind the 1838 Treaty 120
13 Treaty Changes and Bribes 126
14 The Provisions for the New York Indians 134
15 Heading for Kansas 138
16 The Tonawanda Senccas Keep Their Territory 141
17 The Thirty-two People Left in Kansas 147
18 Request of the New York Indians from Kansas 150
19 The Kansas New York Indians Land Claim 154
20 The Final Chapter: What About the Money and Stocks? 159
Epilogue. What Became of Eleazer Williams? 167
Appendix 171
Notes 189
Bibliography 197
Index 199
About the Author 205
