New York Indian treaty files, 1823-1849 (bulk 1838-1842)

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New York Indian treaty files, 1823-1849 (bulk 1838-1842)

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Series documents involvement of Massachusetts in land transactions by the Seneca and Tuscarora nations in western New York State. Conveyances of land to private companies that still held preemptive right to these lands were usually accomplished through treaties supervised by the U.S. government.

0.35 cubic ft. (1 doc. box)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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