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Unknown [Outline of proposed treaty with the Creek Indians]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04678 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 7 August 1790 Pagination: 3 p. ; 33.5 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Draft of portions of a treaty between the United States and the Creek nation. Makes Creek chief Alexander McGillivray the U.S. representative to the Creeks. Mentions compensation to various Creek groups. Contains some of the same content as GLC02437.04677. Edited in Henry Knox's hand. In a secretarial hand.

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