Report of the Committee appointed on the 5th instant to enquire into the expediency of authorizing the President of the United States to appoint an agent to purchase of the Indians, Atract Ofland on the South-side of Lake Superior which shall include the Great Copper Bed.
Document 1800Authorization for president to appoint a representative to purchase land on Lake Superior from Indians due to its rich copper deposits.
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Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Description
Authorization for president to appoint a representative to purchase land on Lake Superior from Indians due to its rich copper deposits.
Date
03/17/1800
Repository
Collection
Document number
1800031790001
Page start
1
Note
Three typed pages with cover letter from 1921.
Notable persons
US Congress
Indians
representative
agent
president
Notable locations
Lake Superior
Notable items
copper