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Treaty between the United States of America and the Nez Percé Indians, June 11, 1855, ratified April 29, 1859 (Facsimile) Item Info

Articles of agreement and convention made and concluded at the treaty ground, Camp Stevens, in the Walla-Walla Valley this eleventh day of June, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five by and between Isaac I. Stevens, governor and superintendent of Indian affairs for the Territory of Washington and Joel Palmer, superintendent of Indian affairs for Oregon Territory on the part of the United States, and the undersigned chiefs, headmen, and delegates of the Nez Perce tribe of Indians occupying lands lying partly in Oregon and partly in Washington Territories, between the Cascade and Bitter Root Mountains, on behalf of, and acting for said tribe, and being duly authorized thereto by them, it being understood that Superintendent Isaac I. Stevens assumes to treat only with those of the above-named tribe of Indians residing within the Territory of Washington, and Superintendent Palmer with those residing exclusively in Oregon Territory. <a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/178309326" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://catalog.archives.gov/id/178309326</a>

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Treaty between the United States of America and the Nez Percé Indians, June 11, 1855, ratified April 29, 1859 (Facsimile)
Creator:
Nez Perce Tribe
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1855-06-11
Description:
Articles of agreement and convention made and concluded at the treaty ground, Camp Stevens, in the Walla-Walla Valley this eleventh day of June, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five by and between Isaac I. Stevens, governor and superintendent of Indian affairs for the Territory of Washington and Joel Palmer, superintendent of Indian affairs for Oregon Territory on the part of the United States, and the undersigned chiefs, headmen, and delegates of the Nez Perce tribe of Indians occupying lands lying partly in Oregon and partly in Washington Territories, between the Cascade and Bitter Root Mountains, on behalf of, and acting for said tribe, and being duly authorized thereto by them, it being understood that Superintendent Isaac I. Stevens assumes to treat only with those of the above-named tribe of Indians residing within the Territory of Washington, and Superintendent Palmer with those residing exclusively in Oregon Territory. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/178309326
Subjects:
treaties
Location:
Lapwai, Idaho
Latitude:
46.404737
Longitude:
-116.80502
Source:
Collection on Stanton G. Fisher, 1877-1988, MG 454, University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives
Finding Aid:
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv28329
Source Identifier:
MG454_01_01_04
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf

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"Treaty between the United States of America and the Nez Percé Indians, June 11, 1855, ratified April 29, 1859 (Facsimile)", Stanton Gilbert Fisher Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/fisher/items/fisher17.html
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