Papers, 1830.

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Papers, 1830.

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Papers of James McCall, one of the three commissioners appointed in 1830 to locate an area near Green Bay, Wis., for the resettlement of New York Indians. Includes is a letter from John H. Eaton of the Department of War to Commissioners Erastus Root and McCall discussing a treaty at Butte des Morts between Menominees, Winnebagos, and the New York Indians and the problems that arose, June 9, 1830; a letter to Eaton enclosing a report by McCall and Root; a letter from William B. Hunt to Thomas McKinney accepting a position as commissioner; the original and a transcription of a journal kept by McCall, June-Sept. 1830; biographical sketches of McCall; and an 1880 letter from Ansel J. McCall.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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McCall, James, 1774-1856.

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Root, Erastus, 1773-1846

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Erastus Root was a lawyer and politician from New York. He served in the New York State Assembly and the U.S. House of Representatives, and as Lieutenant Governor of the state of New York. From the description of Erastus Root collection, 1810-1844. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 727025811 ...

Hunt, William B.

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Eaton, John Henry, 1790-1856

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Biographical note: American lawyer and politician; served as U.S. Senator (1818-1829), U.S. Secretary of War (1829-1831), governor of Florida (1834-1836), and U.S. minister to Spain (1836-1840). Alexander Macomb (1782-1841) was commanding general of the U.S. Army from 1828 to 1841. From the description of Letter to General Macomb, 1829-1829. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 48433475 Tennessee state representative, 1815-1816; Tennes...

McKinney, Thomas Freeman, 1801-1871

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