Treaties

Unknown sign date, Washington

Signed in 1854, Washington

Signed in May of 1854, Washington

Signed on May 6, 1854, Washington

Unknown proclamation date

Proclaimed in 1854

Proclaimed in July of 1854

Proclaimed on July 17, 1854

Unknown ratification date

Ratified in 1854

Ratified in July of 1854

Ratified on July 11, 1854

Indigenous Nation(s)

Read the treaty from Kappler, Indian

Affairs: Laws and Treaties, vol. II

Page(s)

Link

Summary of Treaty Articles:

Cession to the United States -- Ante, p. 170 -- Reservation -- 1848, ch. 118 -- Disposition of ceded country -- Payment to the Indians -- Payment in lieu of annuities -- The value of the school land to remain at interest as heretofore -- Payment to chiefs -- Investment of surplus from sales, and appropriation of the income -- Same subject -- Private debts not to be paid from the general fund -- Ardent spirits -- Divisions of lands reserved for a home -- Construction of roads -- Provisions respecting the lands occupied by the Christian Indians -- Conduct of the Indians -- Submission to United States government -- Laws may be passed to carry out the objects of this treaty -- Act of 1807, ch. 46, applicable to the ceded land

U.S. Treaty Signers

signature (on treaty)

title (on treaty)

Beard, HenryNo hyperlink inserted
Calvert, CharlesNo hyperlink inserted
Cooper, Douglas H.No hyperlink inserted
Johnson, ThomasNo hyperlink inserted
Manypenny, George W.No hyperlink inserted
Robinson, Benjamin F.No hyperlink inserted
Waugh, William B.No hyperlink inserted

Overview of treaties in this era

• Further U.S. Expansion, 1840-1859 (click to learn more)

Sources

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Kappler, Charles J. (ed.). Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties, Vol. 2. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1904.

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