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Unknown Treaty Between the United States of America and the Stockbridge and Munsee Indians

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08055.39 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 5 February 1856 Pagination: 20 p. ; 31 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Concerns the cession of Stockbridge and Munsee lands in Wisconsin and Minnesota, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Franklin Pierce. Treaty arranged by Francis Huebschmann, Commissioner on the part of the United States, and the leaders of the Stockbridge and Munsee on 5 February 1856 (and ratified on 8 September 1856).

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Huebschmann, Francis, 1817-1880

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