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Collection Reference Number GLC08055.46
From Archive Folder Indian treaties 
Title Treaty Between the United States and the Siseeton and Wahpaton Bands of the Dakota or Sioux Tribe of Indians
Date 19 June 1858
Document Type Pamphlet; Government document; Land transaction document
Content Description Concerns the cession of Sioux land, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President James Buchanan. Treaty arranged by Charles E. Mix, Commissioner on the part of the United States, and the Siseeton and Wahpaton leaders on 19 June 1858 (and ratified on 21 March 1859).
Subjects American Indian History  Treaty  Government and Civics  President  Land Transaction  Immigration and Migration  Westward Expansion  
People Buchanan, James (1791-1868)  Mix, Charles E. (fl. 1858-1865)  
Place written Washington, D.C.
Theme Native Americans; Government & Politics; The Presidency; Westward Expansion
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859