Unknown Treaty Between the United States of America and the Arapahoe and Cheyenne Indians of the Upper Arkansas River
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08055.03 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 5 December 1861 Pagination: 9 p. ; 28.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Concerns the cession of Arapahoe and Cheyenne land, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Abraham Lincoln. Treaty arranged by Albert G. Boone and F.B. Culver, Commissioners on the part of the United States, and Arapahoe and Cheyenne leaders on 18 February 1861 (and proclaimed on 5 December 1861).
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