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George W. Manypenny
Unknown birthdate, Uniontown, PA
Born in 1808, Uniontown, PA
Born in of 1808, Uniontown, PA
Born on , 1808, Uniontown, PA
Unknown death date, Bowie, MD
Died in 1892, Bowie, MD
Died in July of 1892, Bowie, MD
Died on July 15, 1892, Bowie, MD
 
 
Biography
​​George W. Manypenny moved to Ohio in 1830, where he edited the Ohio Statesman.​​​​ He also held the position of general manager of public works, and was a clerk of the circuit court in Zanesville. From 1853 to 1857, he was the US Commissioner of Indian Affairs. During his time as commissioner, he aggressively pursued a policy of reducing the size of reservations as a means of encouraging the "civilization" of Indigenous people. Many treaties were signed during his tenure as Commissioner, including a number of contentious treaties in the Pacific Northwest; most of the treaties that Manypenny signed himself focused on tribes in Nebraska and Kansas. ​

 
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Davis, Jefferson. The Papers of Jefferson Davis: 1853-1855.​ LSU Press, 1985.​

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​Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Ohio, Volume 50. ​Columbus: S. Medary, 1852.​

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​Library of Congress. "Manypenny, George Washington, 1808-1892." Accessed June 17, 2019.​

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Everhart, J.F. History of Muskingum County, Ohio.​ Columbus: F.J. Everhart & Co., 1882.

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United States, Office of Indian Affairs. Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior for the Year 1853. Washington: G. P. O., 185​

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