Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 [Peace treaty with Winnebago Native Americans]

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GLC05120.01
GLC#
GLC05120.01-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
December 2, 1828
Author/Creator
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Title
[Peace treaty with Winnebago Native Americans]
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 37.4 cm, Width: 40.4 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
The First Age of Reform

Serving as President of the United States, John Quincy Adams certifies that Naw-kaw, a Winnebago chief, smoked the peace pipe with him in Washington, D.C. Countersigned by Peter Buell Porter, Secretary of War. Reports that Adams has full confidence in the determination of Naw-kaw and his associates to maintain perpetual peace and friendship with the United States. Contains a gold War Office seal.

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