<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Letters, 1855-1856</dc:title><dc:creator>Palmer, Joel, 1810-1881</dc:creator><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:description>The letters to John Flett, special sub-Indian agent at Wapato Lake, request information about the Indians in his area and their attitude toward the hostile Indians, and give instructions on gathering the Indians in encampments. There is a letter from Berrymore Jennings, special sub-agent in Willamette Valley, and one from P. D. Blanchard. Accompanying the letters is a copy of the broadside "Regulations for the guidance of agents in the Oregon Indian Superintendency and pending existing hostilities."</dc:description><dc:description>General Joel Palmer, first superintendent of Indian affairs for Oregon Territory.</dc:description><dc:description>Available on microfilm.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>