History, Life and Indian Affairs of the San Joaquin Valley in the Early '50s in Depositions of Actors Therein
Clothbound vol. containing copies of depositions pertaining to the court claim of San Francisco banker Felix Argenti against the U.S. government, for payment due from a purchase of cattle in 1851 by Adam Johnston, an Indian agent for the U.S. Office of Indian Affairs. The testimony provides information about the treatment of Central and Southern Calif. Indians during the 1850s, treaty-making practices, and corrupt business dealings among Indian agents. Includes depositions by Samuel A. Bishop, Joel H. Brooks, Alexander Godey, Adam Johnston, Redick McKee, and Edward J. Stearns. Other prominent persons involved include Col. John C. Frémont, and James D. Savage, an Indian agent.