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Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 [Authority to affix the seal to a treaty with Umpqua Indians and the Calapooia Indians in the Umpqua Valley]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03335 Author/Creator: Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed document signed Date: 30 March 1855 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 26 x 21 cm. + 1 engraving ; b&w ; 24.4 x 13.9 cm Order a Copy

Partially printed document signed as President. Treaty made on 29 November 1854. One bust engraving of Franklin Pierce included.

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

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