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Collection Reference Number GLC08055.33
From Archive Folder Indian treaties 
Title Treaty Between the United States of America and Mes-Quaw-Buck, a Chief of the Pottawatamie Tribe of Indians, and his Band
Date 4 June 1836
Document Type Pamphlet; Government document; Land transaction document
Content Description Concerns the cession of Pottawatamie reservation land in Indiana, their removal, and the remuneration they will receive. Authorized by President Andrew Jackson. Treaty arranged by Abel C. Pepper, Commissioner on the part of the United States, and the leaders of the Pottawatamie on 26 March 1836 (and ratified on 4 June 1836).
Subjects American Indian History  Treaty  Government and Civics  President  Land Transaction  Immigration and Migration  Westward Expansion  
People Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)  Pepper, Abel C. (1793-1860)  
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