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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Treaty Between the United States and the Deleware Tribe of Indians

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04099.42 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Typed document Date: 6 August 1861 Pagination: 11 p. ; Height: 32.5 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

concluded July 2, 1861
proclaimed October 4, 1861

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

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