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Treaty Between the United States of America and the Boise Fort Band of Chippewa Indians

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08055.12 Author/Creator: Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 5 May 1866 Pagination: 7 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Concerns the cession of Chippewa reservation land near Lake Vermillion in Minnesota, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Andrew Johnson. Treaty arranged by Dennis N. Cooley and E.E.L. Taylor, Commissioners on the part of the United States, and the Chippewa leaders on 7 April 1866 (and ratified on 5 May 1864).

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Cooley, Dennis N., 1825-1892
Taylor, E.E.L., fl. 1866

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