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Treaty Between the United States and the Menomonee Indians

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08055.23 Author/Creator: Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 2 August 1854 Pagination: 6 p. : Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Concerns the cession of Menomonie land in Wisconsin, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Franklin Pierce. Treaty arranged by Francis Huebschmann, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and the leaders of the Menomonee on 11 February 1856 (and ratified on 24 April 1856).

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Huebschmann, Francis, 1817-1880

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