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Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) [Authority to affix the seal of the Unites States to a treaty with the Tabeguache Band of Ute Indians]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07394 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Printed document signed Date: 14 December 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25.1 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy

Partially printed authority for a treaty concluded on 7 October 1863.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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