Agreement between Shawnee and Cherokee tribes regarding Shawnee settlement and incorporation, June 9, 1869

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 40

Identifier: 5126.485

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Description

Printed government document of an agreement between the Shawnee and Cherokee tribes approved by President Ulysses S. Grant, allowing the Shawnee to settle on Cherokee land east of ninety-six degrees and to become Cherokee citizens. Sealed by Cherokee delegates H. D. Reese and Wm. P. Adair and Shawnee delegates Graham Rogers and Charles Tucker. Folder 40

Dates

June 9, 1869

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials in English and Cherokee.

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