COST OP THE INDIANS TO THE UNITED STATES. 



UNDER THE COLONIES TO JULY 4, 1776. 



During the colonial period Indians were cared for by the colony in 

 which they were located. 



UNDER THE CONFEDERxlTION AND THE NATION, FROM JULY 4, 1776, TO 



JUNE 30, 1886. 



The expenses of the Indian Department, on account of holding 

 treaties, &c, and including yearly payments for annuities and other 

 charges, to the Government, from July 4, 1876, to June 30, 1886, was 

 annually as follows : 



July 4, 1776, to Decem- 



1816 



274,512 16 



1855 



2, 772, 990 78 



ber 31, 1776.. 



$42, 928 64 



1817 



319,463 71 



1856 



2, 644, 263 97 



1777 



57, 622 28 



1818 



505, 704 27 



1857 



4, 354, 418 87 



1778 



10,322 11 



1819 



463,181 39 



1858 



4, 978, 266 18 

 3, 490, 534 53 

 2, 991, 121 54 



1779 



3, 326 45 



1820 



315,750 01 



1859 



1780 



2, 337 79 



1821 



477, 005 44 



I860 



1781 



2, 195 60 



1822 



575, 007 41 



1861 :.... 



2, 865, 481 17 



1782 



905 00 



1823 



380,781 82 



1862 



2, 327, 948 37 



1783 



1, 718 00 



1824 



429,987 90 



1863 



3, 152, 032 70 

 2, 629, 975 97 



1784 



4, 534 48 



1825 



724,106 44 



1864 



1785 



8, 738 88 



1826 



743,447 83 



1865 



5, 059, 360 71 

 3, 295, 729 32 



1786 



27, 092 35 



1827 



750, 624 88 



1866 



1787 



750 00 



1828 



705,084 24 





1788 



4, 747 10 



1829 



576,344 74 





103, 369, 211 42 



1789 and 1790.... 



2, 650 00 



1830 



622,262.47 





53, 286 61 



1791 



27, 000 00 



1831 



930, 738 04 







1792. 



13, 648 85 



1832 



1,352,419 75 





103, 422, 498 03 

 4,642.351 77 



1793 



27, 282 83 



1833 



1,802,980 93 



1867 



1794 



13, 042 46 



1834 



1, 003, 953 20 



1868 



4, 100, 682 32 



1795 



23, 475 68 



1835 



1,706,444 48 



1869 



7, 042, 923 06 



1796 



113, 563 98 



1836 



5,037,022 88 



1870 



3, 407, 938 15 

 7, 426, 997 44 



1797 



62, 396 58 



1837 



4, 348, 036 19 



1871 



1798 



16, 470 09 



1838 



5, 504, 191 34 



1872 



7, 061, 728 82 



1799 



20, 302 19 

 32 22 



1839 



2,528,917 28 



1873 



7, 951, 704 88 

 6, 692, 462 09 



1800 



1840 



2,331,794 86 



1874 



1801 



9, 000 00 



1841 



2, 514, 837 12 



1875 



8, 384, 656 82 



1802 



94, 000 00 



1842 



1, 199, 099 68 



1876 



5, 966, 558 17 



1803 



60, 000 00 



1843 



578,371 00 



1877 



5, 277, 007 22 

 .4, 629, 280 28 

 5, 206, 109 08 



1804 



116, 500 00 



1844 



1, 256, 532 39 



1878 



1805 '. 



196, 500 00 



1845 



1,539,351 35 



1879 



1806 



234, 200 00 



1846 



1,027,693 64 



1880 



5, 945, 957 09 



1807 



205, 425 00 



1847 



1,430,411 30 



1881 



9, 514, 161 09 



1808 



213, 575 00 



1848 



1,252,296 81 



1882 



9, 736, 747 40 



1809 



337, 503 84 



1849 



1,374,161 55 



1883 



7, 362, 590 34 



1810 



177, 625 00 



1850 



1,663,59147 



1884 



6, 475, 999 29 



1811 



151,875 00 



1851 



2,829,80177 

 3, 043, 576 04 



1885 



6, 552, 495 00 

 6, 099, 158 00 



1812 



277, 845 00 



1852 



1886 



1813 



167, 358 28 



1853 



3,880,494 12 







1814 



167, 394 86 



1854 



1,550,339 55 



Grand total. 



232. 900, 006 34 



1815 



530, 750 00 











COST OF INDIAN WARS FROM JULY 4, 1776, TO JUNE 30, 1886. 



The amount expended in Indian wars from 1776 to June 30, 1886, can 

 at best be estimated. The several Indian wars after 1776, including 

 the war of 1812 in the West and Northwest, the Creek, Black Hawk ?i 

 and Seminole wars, up to 1860, were bloody and costly. 

 880 



