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Book/Printed Material Treaty Between the Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot, and Potawatomi Indians.

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Title

  • Treaty Between the Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot, and Potawatomi Indians.

Summary

  • This document, also known as the Treaty of Detroit, was signed on November 17, 1807, by William Hull, governor of the territory of Michigan, and the chiefs, sachems, and warriors of four Indian tribes, the Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot, and Potawatomi. Under its terms, the tribes ceded to the United States a tract of land comprising roughly the southeast quarter of the lower peninsula of Michigan and a small section of Ohio north of the Maumee River. The tribes retained small tracts of land within this territory. Until Congress abolished the practice of making treaties with Indian tribes in 1871, the United States signed and ratified at least 367 such treaties, many of which, however, it later broke or failed to observe.

Names

  • United States Creator.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1807-11-17.

Headings

  • -  United States of America--Michigan
  • -  United States of America--Ohio
  • -  1807
  • -  Chippewa Indians
  • -  Indians of North America
  • -  Indigenous peoples
  • -  Ottawa Indians
  • -  Potawatomi Indians
  • -  Treaties
  • -  Wyandot Indians

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: Manuscript (1 page, front and back).
  • -  Original resource at: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667584

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

United States Creator. Treaty Between the Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot, and Potawatomi Indians. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -11-17, 1807] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667584/.

APA citation style:

United States Creator. (1807) Treaty Between the Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot, and Potawatomi Indians. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -11-17] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667584/.

MLA citation style:

United States Creator. Treaty Between the Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot, and Potawatomi Indians. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -11-17, 1807] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667584/>.