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Treaty Between the United States of America and the Tribe of Sac and Fox Indians of the Mississippi

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08055.37 Author/Creator: Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 14 October 1868 Pagination: 13 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Concerns the cession of Sac and Fox reservation land in Wisconsin, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Andrew Johnson. Treaty arranged by Lewis V. Bogy, William H. Watson, Thomas Murphy, Henry W. Martin, commissioners on the part of the United States, and the leaders of the Sac and Fox on 18 February 1867 (and proclaimed on 14 October 1868).

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Bogy, Lewis Vital, 1813-1877
Watson, William H., fl. 1867
Murphy, Thomas, fl. 1867
Martin, Henry W., fl. 1867

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