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Unknown Treaty Between the United States of America and the Sacs and Foxes of Missouri and the Iowa Tribe

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08055.38 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 26 March 1863 Pagination: 8 p. ; 32 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Concerns the cession of Sac and Fox reservation land in Missouri, their removal, the remuneration they will receive, and the transfer of some of the Iowa Indians reservation land to the Sac and Fox. Authorized by President Abraham Lincoln. Treaty arranged by Daniel Vanderslice, Indian Agent on the part of the United States, and the Indian leaders on 6 March 1861 (and proclaimed on 26 March 1863).

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Vanderslice, Daniel, 1799-1889

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