A Treaty of Peace ... made ... near Bidwells Ranch : DS, 1851 Aug. 1.

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A Treaty of Peace ... made ... near Bidwells Ranch : DS, 1851 Aug. 1.

With signatures of O.M. Wozencraft, John Bidwell and others, and the marks of various Indian chiefs.

7 p.

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UC Berkeley Libraries

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Wozencraft, Oliver M., 1814-1887

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Bidwell, John, 1819-1900

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Bidwell was a noted early Calif. pioneer, landowner, and statesman. He helped form the Western Immigration Society in 1840, which led to the formation of the Bidwell-Bartleson wagon train, the first emigrant train to Calif. He travelled through Utah in 1841, then forged the Calif. immigrant trail. In 1846 he wrote the Bear Flag platform. In 1848, he began buying his ranch, Rancho de Arroyo Chico, also known as Rancho Chico. From the description of Rancho de Arroyo Chico ledger and re...

United States. Board of Indian Commissioners

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The Board of Indian Commissioners was established by a act of Congress in 1869. This Board functioned as an independent agency of the federal government serving as an adviser on Indian affairs to the President, the Department of the Interior, and the Congress. After sixty-four years of service, the Board was abolished in 1933. From the description of Records, 1869-1919. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 40474798 ...