Title:
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Confederated Tribes of Sac & Fox Indians. Concluded September 28, 1836 - Ratified December 13, 1837
Publisher:
[Government Printing Office]
Description:
6 pp. + blank leaf. 12½x7¾, unbound, formerly stitched with 3 stabholes in the margins, offset from the string.
Important treaty between the U.S. Government and the "Chiefs, Headmen, and Warriors of the confederated tribes of the Sac and Fox Indians," whereby the Indians cede a reservation of 400 sections of land to the U.S. in exchange for monetary considerations which would allow the tribes "to pay their just creditors." This is a rare large-paper copy of the treaty, of which only 75 copies seem to have been printed.
Lot Amendments
Condition:
Last two leaves with top corners clipped off, slight edge wear, else fine.
