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Cession 242

Related Information

Cession Number
242
Nations as named in historic documents
Chippewa
Present-day Nations
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin
Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan
Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
July 29, 1837
Royce’s Schedule of Indian Land Cessions (July 29, 1837)
Treaty entry in Charles J. Kappler Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties (link)
Treaties related via shared date(s)
RIT 223 - Ratified Indian Treaty 223: Chippewa - St. Peters, Wisconsin Territory, July 29, 1837
RIT 223 - Attested Senate's Advice and Consent to the July 29, 1837, Treaty with the Chippewa Nation of Indians - St. Peters, Wisconsin Territory
RIT 223 - Instrument of Ratification of the July 29, 1837, Treaty with the Chippewa Nation of Indians - St. Peters, Wisconsin Territory, Signed by President Martin Van Buren and Secretary of State Forsyth
RIT 223 - Cover sheet: 1837, Treaty with the Chippewa Nation of Indians. Concluded, 29th July 1837. Ratified, 15th June 1838
RIT 223 - Treaty Between the United States and the Chippewa Nation of Indians Signed at St. Peters, Wisconsin Territory
Historic Maps
Map Name
Minnesota 1
Source URL
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3701em.gct00002/?sp=33
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Historic Map of Minnesota 1
Map Name
Wisconsin 1
Source URL
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3701em.gct00002/?sp=64
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Historic Map of Wisconsin 1

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