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Treaty Between the United States of America and the United Bands of the Otoes and Missourias

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08055.27 Author/Creator: Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 12 April 1834 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Concerns the cession of Menomonie land in Wisconsin and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Andrew Jackson. Treaty arranged by Henry L. Ellsworth, Commissioner on the part of the United States, and the leaders of the Otoes and Missourias on 21 September 1834 (and ratified on 12 April 1834).

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Ellsworth, Henry Leavitt, 1791-1858

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