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Collection Reference Number GLC08055.05
From Archive Folder Indian treaties 
Title Treaty Between the United States of America and the Chippewa Nation of Indians
Date 2 July 1838
Document Type Pamphlet; Government document; Land transaction document
Content Description Concerns the cession Michigan land owned by the Saganaw tribe of the Chippewa nation, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Martin Van Buren. Treaty arranged by Henry R. Schoolcraft, Commissioner on the part of the United States, and the Chippewa leaders on 14 January 1837 (and ratified on 2 July 1838).
Subjects American Indian History  Treaty  Government and Civics  Diplomacy  President  Land Transaction  Immigration and Migration  Refugees  
People Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862)  Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe (1793-1864)  
Place written Washington, D.C.
Theme Native Americans; Government & Politics; The Presidency
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859