July 20, 1840
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit herewith, in reply to the resolution of the Senate of the 11th March last, a report* from the Secretary of War, accompanied by a communication and other documents from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
M. VAN BUREN.
* Relating to purchases of Indian lands since the establishment of the Federal Government.
Martin van Buren, Special Message Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/201083