A true copy of the record of the official proceedings at the council in the Walla Walla Valley [manuscripts], 1855.

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A true copy of the record of the official proceedings at the council in the Walla Walla Valley [manuscripts], 1855.

Bound photostat manuscript record of the official proceedings at the Council in the Walla Walla Valley, 101 pp, 1855, held jointly by Isaac I. Stevens of Washington, and Joel Palmer of Oregon, where treaties were made with the Nez PerceĢ, the Walla Walla and the Umatilla.

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