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Treaty Between the United States and the Siseeton and Wahpaton Bands of the Dakota or Sioux Tribe of Indians

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08055.46 Author/Creator: Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 19 June 1858 Pagination: 8 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Concerns the cession of Sioux land, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President James Buchanan. Treaty arranged by Charles E. Mix, Commissioner on the part of the United States, and the Siseeton and Wahpaton leaders on 19 June 1858 (and ratified on 21 March 1859).

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Mix, Charles E., fl. 1858

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