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Monroe, James, 1758-1831 [Appointment of Morris S. Miller to negotiate a treaty with the Seneca Indians of New York]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02768 Author/Creator: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 26 March 1819 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 41 cm Order a Copy

Countersigned by Calhoun as Secretary of War. Appointing Miller to make a treaty to obtain Seneca reservation land.

Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Calhoun, John Caldwell, 1782-1850
Miller, Morris S. (Morris Smith), 1779-1824

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