Andrew Jackson Faulk letters and speeches
Scope and Content of the Collection
Incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1862-1870, of A.J. Faulk, written chiefly during his 1867-1869 governorship of the Dakota Territory. Also, Dec. 1867, annual address to the territorial legislature.
Gubernatorial correspondence with S.L. Spink, N.G. Taylor, P.H. Conger, W.T. Sherman, A.H. Terry, W.S. Rosecrans and other military officials mainly concerns the U.S. government’s intention to stop a proposed expedition to explore and settle unceded Black Hills Indian lands. Also discussed are the activities and report of the Indian Peace Commission, the mustering of volunteer cavalry, appropriations for the relief of destitute upper Missouri tribes, etc. Letters written to Faulk, 1862-1866, by former territorial governors William Jayne and Newton Edmunds concern the affairs of Faulk’s son-in-law, Walter A. Burleigh, and the post-Civil War growth and prosperity of Springfield, Ill. Among the many issues discussed in Faulk’s legislative address are the Black Hills, the Indian Peace Commission, and the future of the Indian.
Dates
- Creation: 1862-1870
Creator
- Faulk, Andrew Jackson, 1814-1898 (Person)
Language
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The Andrew Jackson Faulk letters and speeches are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Andrew Jackson Faulk letters and speeches are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections at reference@newberry.org.
Biography of A. J. Faulk
Third governor of the Dakota Territory.
A Democratic Pennsylvania newspaper owner and editor (1837-1841) and politician (1840-1860) turned Republican, Faulk was rewarded with an appointment from President Lincoln as trader (1861-1864) at the Yankton Reservation, the supply base for agency and military operations on the upper Missouri. Faulk returned to the Dakota Territory for a two-year term (1867-1869) as governor and superintendent of Indian affairs; while in office, he pushed for the settlement of the Black Hills and pursued a policy aimed at achieving peace with the Indians. Faulk remained in Yankton, serving in numerous local offices until his death in 1898.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (4 folders)
Abstract
Incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1862-1870, of A.J. Faulk, written chiefly during his 1867-1869 governorship of the Dakota Territory concerning U.S. government's intention to stop a proposed expedition to explore and settle unceded Black Hills Indian lands, the Indian Peace Commission, the mustering of volunteer cavalry, appropriations for the relief of destitute upper Missouri tribes, etc. Also, Dec. 1867 annual address to the territorial legislature discussing, among many issues, the Black Hills, the Indian Peace Commission, and the future of the Indian.
Arrangement
Letters arranged chronologically.
Collection Stack Location
VAULT 26 1
Provenance
Gift, Ruth Streeter [Mrs. Thomas Streeter], 1966.
Processed by
Virginia Hay Smith, 2011.
Subject
- Terry, Alfred Howe, 1827-1890 (Person)
- Spink, S. L. (Solomon Lewis), 1831-1881 -- Correspondence (Person)
- United States. Army. Department of Dakota -- History -- 19th century -- Sources (Organization)
- Faulk, Andrew Jackson, 1814-1898 (Person)
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Dakota Superintendency -- History -- 19th century -- Sources (Organization)
- Terry, Alfred Howe, 1827-1890 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Taylor, N. G. (Nathaniel Green), 1819-1887 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Burleigh, Walter A. (Walter Atwood), 1820-1896 (Person)
- Conger, Patrick Henry, 1819-1903 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Dakota Territory. Governor (1866-1869 : Faulk) (Organization)
- Edmunds, Newton -- Correspondence (Person)
- Jayne, William, 1826-1916 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898 (Person)
- Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 (Person)
- Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Spink, S. L. (Solomon Lewis), 1831-1881 (Person)
- Taylor, N. G. (Nathaniel Green), 1819-1887 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Andrew Jackson Faulk letters and speeches, 1862-1870
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Martha Briggs and Virginia Hay Smith
- Date
- ©2011.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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