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Unknown Treaty Between the United States of America and Mes-Quaw-Buck, a Chief of the Pottawatamie Tribe of Indians, and his Band

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08055.33 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 4 June 1836 Pagination: 4 p. ; 32.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Concerns the cession of Pottawatamie reservation land in Indiana, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Andrew Jackson. Treaty arranged by Abel C. Pepper, Commissioner on the part of the United States, and the leaders of the Pottawatamie on 26 March 1836 (and ratified on 4 June 1836).

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Pepper, Abel C., 1793-1860

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