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Cession 40

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Cession Number
40
Nations as named in historic documents
Seneka
Present-day Nations
Seneca Nation of New York
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York
Sept. 15, 1797
Royce’s Schedule of Indian Land Cessions (Sept. 15, 1797)
Treaty entry in Charles J. Kappler Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties (link)
Jan. 15, 1838
Royce’s Schedule of Indian Land Cessions (Jan. 15, 1838)
Treaty entry in Charles J. Kappler Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties (link)
May 20, 1842
Royce’s Schedule of Indian Land Cessions (May 20, 1842)
Treaty entry in Charles J. Kappler Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties (link)
Nov. 5, 1857
Royce’s Schedule of Indian Land Cessions (Nov. 5, 1857)
Treaty entry in Charles J. Kappler Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties (link)
Treaties related via shared date(s)
RIT 27 - Ratified Indian Treaty 27: Agreement with Seneca - Genesee, New York, September 15, 1797
RIT 27 - Agreement with the Seneca Indians Signed at Genesee, New York, with the Instrument of Ratification Signed by President John Adams and Secretary of State Timothy Pickering on April 11, 1798
RIT 230 - Ratified Indian Treaty 230: New York Indians, Six Nations (St. Regis, Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Tuscarora and Onondaga) - Buffalo Creek, New York, January 15, 1838
RIT 230 - Treaty Between the United States and the Six Nations of New York Indians (St. Regis, Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Tuscarora, and Onondaga) Signed at Buffalo Creek, New York; with Schedules A-C and Land Conveyance Deeds
RIT 230 - Printed Copy of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Six Nations of New York Indians, Concluded January 15, 1838, as Amended by the Senate June 11, 1838, and Ratified April 4, 1840
RIT 241 - Ratified Indian Treaty 241: Seneca - Buffalo Creek, New York, May 20, 1842
RIT 241 - Small Cover Sheet: "1842. Treaty with the Seneca Nation. Treaty concluded 20th May 1842. Ratified 26th Augt. 1842."
RIT 241 - Printed Copy of the Treaty Between the United States and the Seneca Indians, Concluded May 20, 1842, and Ratified August 26, 1842 (Copy 2 of 2)
RIT 241 - Printed Copy of the Treaty Between the United States and the Seneca Indians, Concluded May 20, 1842, and Ratified August 26, 1842 (Copy 1 of 2)
RIT 241 - Treaty Between the United States and the Seneca Indians Signed at Buffalo Creek, New York
RIT 305 - Ratified Indian Treaty 305: Seneca (Tonawanda) - Tonawanda Reservation, Genesee County, New York, November 5, 1857
RIT 305 - Printed Copy of the Treaty Between the United States and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians, Concluded November 5, 1857, and Ratified March 31, 1859 (Copy 10 of 10)
RIT 305 - Printed Copy of the Treaty Between the United States and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians, Concluded November 5, 1857, and Ratified March 31, 1859 (Copy 2 of 10)
RIT 305 - Printed Copy of the Treaty Between the United States and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians, Concluded November 5, 1857, and Ratified March 31, 1859 (Copy 3 of 10)
RIT 305 - Printed Copy of the Treaty Between the United States and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians, Concluded November 5, 1857, and Ratified March 31, 1859 (Copy 4 of 10)
RIT 305 - Printed Copy of the Treaty Between the United States and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians, Concluded November 5, 1857, and Ratified March 31, 1859 (Copy 5 of 10)
RIT 305 - Printed Copy of the Treaty Between the United States and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians, Concluded November 5, 1857, and Ratified March 31, 1859 (Copy 9 of 10)
RIT 305 - Printed Copy of the Treaty Between the United States and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians, Concluded November 5, 1857, and Ratified March 31, 1859 (Copy 8 of 10)
RIT 305 - Printed Copy of the Treaty Between the United States and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians, Concluded November 5, 1857, and Ratified March 31, 1859 (Copy 7 of 10)
RIT 305 - Printed Copy of the Treaty Between the United States and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians, Concluded November 5, 1857, and Ratified March 31, 1859 (Copy 6 of 10)
RIT 305 - Treaty Between the United States and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians Signed on the Tonawanda Reservation in Genesee County, New York
RIT 305 - Supplementary Articles to the Treaty Between the United States and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians Signed on the Tonawanda Reservation in Genesee County, New York
RIT 305 - Printed Copy of the Treaty Between the United States and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians, Concluded November 5, 1857, and Ratified March 31, 1859 (Copy 1 of 10)
Historic Maps
Map Name
New York
Source URL
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3701em.gct00002/?sp=47
Thumbnail
Historic Map of New York

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