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Collection Reference Number GLC08055.35
From Archive Folder Indian treaties 
Title Treaty Between the United States of America and the Pottawatamie Tribe of Indians
Date 22 July 1846
Document Type Pamphlet; Government document; Land transaction document
Content Description Concerns the cession of Pottawatamie reservation land in the Iowa Territory, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President James K. Polk. Treaty arranged by T.P. Andrews, Thomas H. Harvey, Gideon C. Matlock, Commissioners on the part of the United States, and the leaders of the Pottawatamie on 5 June 1846 (and ratified on 22 July 1846).
Subjects American Indian History  Treaty  Government and Civics  President  Land Transaction  Immigration and Migration  Westward Expansion  
People Polk, James K. (James Knox) (1795-1849)  Andrews, T.P. (fl. 1846)  Harvey, Thomas H. (fl. 1846)  Matlock, Gideon C. (fl. 1846)  
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