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Executive Order—Little Traverse Reserve

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln
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Saturday, April 16, 1864
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1 min read (264 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Abraham Lincoln on 1864-04-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Little Traverse Reserve." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on —Little Traverse Reserve.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
264
1,593 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Little Traverse Reserve," Abraham Lincoln (Apr 16, 1864). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-little-traverse-reserve.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Indian Affairs, April 12, 1864 SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith, for your consideration, a copy of a letter from Agent Leach, in which he recommends that townships 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39 north, range 4 west, and townships 34, 37,38, and 39 north, range 3 west, be withdrawn from sale, with a view to an enlargement of the Little Traverse Reservation. In his annual report for 1863 (see Annual Report of this Office for 1863, pages 377 and 378), Agent Leach gives his reasons at length in favor of an enlargement of the Little Traverse Reservation, with a view to the removal of the Indians from Mackinac, Beaver Island, Thunder Bay, and those east of the Grand Traverse Bay, and locating them all upon the Little Traverse Reservation, thereby greatly reducing the expenses of the agency and, as hoped, much improving the condition of the Indians. Concurring in the views expressed by Agent Leach in his report above referred to, I respectfully recommend that the townships named in his letter be withdrawn from sale, with a view to the proposed enlargement of the Little Traverse Reservation. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, W. P. DOLE, Commissioner. HON. J. P. USHER, Secretary of the Interior. [First indorsement] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, April 15, 1864. Respectfully submitted to the President with the recommendation that the lands within described be withdrawn from sale for the purpose indicated. J. P. USHER, Secretary. [Second indorsement.] Let the lands be withheld from sale as recommended. A. LINCOLN. APRIL 16, 1864.