Treaty Between the United States of America and the Kansas Tribe of Indians

GLC08055.20

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GLC#
GLC08055.20-View header record
Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
March 16, 1863
Title
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Kansas Tribe of Indians
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
6 p. : Height: 33.5 cm, Width: 21 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Concerns paying settlers for improvements made to Kansas land and a gift of land from the Kansas Indians to Thomas S. Huffaker in return for his missionary, educational, and counseling services. Authorized by President Abraham Lincoln. Treaty arranged by H.W. Farnsworth, Commissioner on the part of the United States, and the Kansas leaders on 13 March 1863 (and ratified on 16 March 1863).

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