Treaty Between the United States of America and the Boise Fort Band of Chippewa Indians

GLC08055.12

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GLC#
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Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
5 May 1866
Title
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Boise Fort Band of Chippewa Indians
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
7 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Concerns the cession of Chippewa reservation land near Lake Vermillion in Minnesota, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Andrew Johnson. Treaty arranged by Dennis N. Cooley and E.E.L. Taylor, Commissioners on the part of the United States, and the Chippewa leaders on 7 April 1866 (and ratified on 5 May 1864).

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