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Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency, roll 11, (duplicates).(UNPUBLISHED, 1850-10-14) Dart, Anson; Palmer, Joel"I have decided upon establishing temporarily (perhaps it may be) your agency in the south western portion of the Territory at some convenient place in the Umpqua Valley."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency, roll 11, 1853 - 1855.(UNPUBLISHED, 1853-06-25) Palmer, Joel; Olney, Nathan"On the 17th of February last I received instructions to investigate the several claims of the American Boards of Commissioners of Foreign Missions for losses sustained in Oregon in 1847 by the destruction of property by Indians directly or indirectly using as my guide the 17th section of the Intercourse act."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency, roll 14, 1856 (part 2).(UNPUBLISHED, 1856-01-20) Thompson, R. R.; Wool, John E.; Olney, Nathan; Hummason, O.; Palmer, Joel; Wright, G."A note from local Agent Jenkins informs me that a band of Clickitats numbering about fifteen men who went off on the breaking out of hostilities have returned to their old homes on the north side of the Columbia at Mr. Joslyns place opposite Dog River; from Indian information I learn they are willing to give up their arms and conform to anything we may require of them."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency, roll 30, 1855 - 1866.(UNPUBLISHED, 1855-10-18) Palmer, Joel; Thompson, R. R.; Wampole, Elias; Tallman, W. A.; Cain, J.; Mackall, W. W.; Thomas, George F.; Blakely"I have but little time to write. We have an Indian war on our hands in the north, a war which in the results is likely to prove more disastrous to Oregon and Washington Territories than anything heretofore happening to us."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency, roll 4.(UNPUBLISHED, 1854-01-07) Stevens, Isaac I., Gov.; Palmer, Joel; Thompson, R. R.; Mesplie, T."What suggestion would you make respecting the government of these tribes so as to prevent clashing and inconvenient interference between local agents? Would it be better to effect removal into one or another jurisdiction to unit with the authority of the department, in the selection of the agents, each being charges with half of his salary or do you consider the different bands or any of them as sufficiently distinct to be treated separately?"Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency, roll 5, 1854 - 1855 part 2.(UNPUBLISHED, 1854-09-14) Thompson, R. R.; Olney, Nathan; Stevens, Isaac I., Gov.; Raines, G. I.; Manypenny, Geo. W, Hon.; Palmer, Joel; Geary, Edward R."The whites fired upon them killing three and wounding one, who made his escape. They then made prisoners of six others whom they found at the for (smudged with ink either fort or forks) and detained them until our arrival. They were found to be a friendly band belonging to the 'Bonac Tribe'."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency, roll 5, 1854 - 1855.(UNPUBLISHED, 1854-08-15) Olney, Nathan; Thompson, R. R.; Palmer, Joel; Manypenny, Geo. W, Hon."Nothing has been learned by the troops who first arrived at this place under the command of Major Chinn of the number and whereabouts of the Indians since sending the first express to the Dalles."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency, roll 5, 1855.(UNPUBLISHED, 1855-11-15) Thompson, R. R.; Palmer, Joel; Stevens, Isaac I., Gov.; Olney, Nathan"He thinks there is no danger of the Walla Wallas or Cayuses joining with the Yakimas. He saw and conversed with Five Crows on the subject and from him he learned that Owhi and a Paloose chief were killed in the engagement with Major Haller."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency, roll 7, (duplicates).(UNPUBLISHED, 1855-07-30) Palmer, Joel; Olney, Nathan; Nesmith, J. W."The report of Agent R. R. Thompson including that of the Catholic Mission at the Dalles of the Columbia is so minute and full as to render additional remarks necessary."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Superintendency, roll 7, 1855.(UNPUBLISHED, 1855-08-14) Thompson, R. R.; Mesplie, F.; Palmer, Joel; Olney, Nathan"The laws and customs of their forefathers as handed down to them from generation to generation are rivewed with a sacredness bordering on devotion and are maintained with a zeal and tenacity truly astonishing. When therefore we see them discarding their own laws and adopting those of the whites we may indeed hope that the dark chambers of their understanding have been opened and that the efforts of the philanthroptic have not been altogether in vain."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington and Oregon Superintendency, fragments.(UNPUBLISHED, 1853-10-21) Olney, Nathan; Thompson, R. R.; Manypenny, Geo. W, Hon.; Palmer, Joel; Hale, C. H."I then informed the Indians that W. Panbrun was not authorized to dictate to them who should be their chiefs and that they should pay no manner of heed to anything he had said."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington Superintendency, roll 21 - 23, duplicates.(UNPUBLISHED, 1861-11-20) Hutchins, Chas.; Palmer, Joel; Bonneville, B. L. E.; Wilson, Henry C.; Hathaway, M. R.; Wallen, H. D.; Doty, James; Brant, Thomas L."All the chiefs that are on the reservation, except three participated in the council. These three named Big Thunder, Joseph and Jessie represent forty five lodges or about three hundred and seventy five souls and have persistently been opposed to the whites from the initiation of the treaty to the present time, but they are of a small force in the tribe that the loyal Nez Perce will not allow their nation to be judged from the action of these contumaceous ones."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington Superintendency, roll 23, 1854 - 1855.(UNPUBLISHED, 1854-03-22) Wilson, Henry C.; Crockett, Hugh; Swan, James G.; Gibbs, George; Hathaway, M. R.; Bolon, A. J.; Palmer, Joel; Pambrun, E. H.; Wallen, H. D.; Smith, J. S.; Doty, James"I called upon the Duke of York, Gen. Taylor and Gen. Scott, three of the principal men of the Clalum tribe and requested them to accompany us in our search of the accused murders of Jewell and Pettingill. Scott and Taylor became frightened and ran off into the woods."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington Superintendency, roll 23, 1854.(UNPUBLISHED, 1854-02-07) Gibbs, George; Palmer, Joel; Bonneville, B. L. E.; Smith, J. S."According to your directions I herewith communicate the facts gathered by me while at Port Townsend respecting the Clallam murderers. First as regard that of Pettingill who was killed last summer between Port Townsend and Whitby's Island by two Indians whom he had hired to take him across."Item US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington Superintendency, roll 23, 1855 - 1858.(UNPUBLISHED, 1855-03-26) Doty, James; McClellan, Geo. B.; Palmer, Joel; McDonald, A.; Wright, G.; Lansdale, R. H."I have not yet visited the Yakama country for two reasons. 1st extraordinary delays in reaching this point from Dalles. The horses strayed at nearly every camp and days were consumed in searching for them."