Cession of Indian Lands

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Cession of Indian Lands

Description

Letter from the Secretary of War to the Governor of New York, discussion the cession of Indian land to the United States via treaty.

year created

1795

month created

09

day created

01

sent from location

War Office

recipient

in collection

in image

note

Illegible.

notable person/group

John Jay
Timothy Pickering
State Commissioners
Indians
Colonel Wadsworth

notable location

War Office
Fort George

notable item/thing

treaty
Indian land
Constitution

document number

1795090100003

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
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Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Timothy Pickering War Office [n/a]
Recipient John Jay [unknown] [n/a]