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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC08055.39 |
From Archive Folder | Indian treaties |
Title | Treaty Between the United States of America and the Stockbridge and Munsee Indians |
Date | 5 February 1856 |
Document Type | Pamphlet; Government document; Land transaction document |
Content Description | 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). |
Subjects | American Indian History Treaty Government and Civics President Land Transaction Immigration and Migration Westward Expansion |
People | Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869) Huebschmann, Francis (1817-1880) |
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 |