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Treaty Between the United States of America and the Four Confederated Bands of Pawnees

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08055.29 Author/Creator: Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 12 April 1834 Pagination: 5 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Concerns the cession of Pawnee land south of the Platte River, their removal, 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 Pawnees on 9 October 1833 (and ratified on 12 April 1834).

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

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