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Collection Reference Number GLC08055.23
From Archive Folder Indian treaties 
Title Treaty Between the United States and the Menomonee Indians
Date 11 February 1856
Document Type Pamphlet; Government document; Land transaction document
Content Description Concerns the cession of Menomonie land in Wisconsin, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Franklin Pierce. Treaty arranged by Francis Huebschmann, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and the leaders of the Menomonee on 11 February 1856 (and ratified on 24 April 1856).
Subjects American Indian History  Treaty  Government and Civics  Diplomacy  President  Land Transaction  Immigration and Migration  Refugees  
People Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869)  Huebschmann, Francis (1817-1880)  
Place written Washington, D.C.
Theme Native Americans; Government & Politics; The Presidency
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859