Treaty Between the United States of America and the Chippewa Indians of the Mississippi and Lake Superior
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08055.07 Author/Creator: Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 7 April 1848 Pagination: 6 p. : Height: 31 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Concerns the cession of Chippewa land, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President James K. Polk. Treaty arranged by Isaac A. Verplank and Henry M. Rice, Commissioners on the part of the United States, and the Chippewa leaders on 2 August 1847 (and ratified on 7 April 1848).
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