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Treaty Between the United States of America and the Mississippi Chippewa Indians

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08055.08 Author/Creator: Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 7 April 1855 Pagination: 9 p. : Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Concerns the cession of Chippewa land in Minnesota, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Franklin Pierce. Treaty arranged by George W. Manypenny, Commissioner on the part of the United States, and the Chippewa leaders on 22 February 1855 (and ratified on 7 April 1855).

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Manypenny, George Washington, 1809-1893

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