Unknown Treaty Between the United States of America and the Ioway Tribe of Indians and the Band of Sacks and Foxes of the Missouri
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08055.19 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 15 May 1837 Pagination: 5 p. ; 33 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy
Concerns the cession of Indian land between the State of Missouri and the Missouri River, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Andrew Jackson. Treaty arranged by William Clark, Superintendent of Indian Affairs on the part of the United States, and the leaders of the Ioway tribe and the Sacks and Foxes of Missouri on 17 September 1836 (and ratified on 15 May 1837).
Before becoming Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Clark co-lead the Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1804-1806.
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