Old Document CROW Indian Land Cession MONTANA Territory

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Come visit our eBay store and auctions for hundreds of Native American Indian titles – prints, maps, books, documents, and more Message President of the United States Benjamin Harrison1871 51st Congress, 2nd Session, Senate Executive Document No. 43 Negotiations for Sale of the Western Part of the Crow Indian Reservation, Montana Antique Document (Not a modern reprint) TOPIC: SIGNIFICANT INDIAN LEADERS SPEAK DURING NEGO TIATIONS FOR THE SALE OF 1,800,000 ACRES OF CROW LAND This is a phenomenal document! The names of the great Indian leaders alone make this quite a resource! Date: 1891 Length: 26 pages Indian Tribal Affiliation: Crow Dimensions: Approximately 9" x 5 7/8" Attachments: None Condition: Excellent, clean, crisp, unmarked, lightly toned. Printed on both sides. Smoke free environment. Being offered is an AUTHENTIC ANTIQUE DOCUMENT presenting an agreement that was negotiated with the Indian Commission and the Crow Indians for the sale to the United States the western portion of the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana . Document is sealed in an archival clear-seal bag with hardboard backing to protect and preserve your investment . Print will ship via USPS Priority Mail in a cardboard sleeve or box for better protection and fast delivery. Insurance is optional, but strongly encouraged. We gladly combine shipping. Please email with questions. The sale constitutes 1,800,000 acres of land with the selling price agreed upon as $946,000, or fifty-two and one-half cents ($0.525) per acre . Ceded land contained large area of good agricultural and grazing land, but the chief value no doubt was in its mineral wealth . It was reported to contain vast beds of coal and rich mines of gold, silver, lead, and copper. John W Noble, Secretary of the Department of the Interior has forwarded a draft of a bill for the ratification of the agreement, providing the necessary appropriations to fulfill the agreement. Statements (Indian Talk) made by the following Indians Plenty Coos, Bell Rock, Two Bears, Covers His Face, Cuts the Bear’s Ear, Spotted Rabbit, Pretty Eagle, Wet, Bear Wolf, Old Crow, Spotted Horse, Bull Nose, Old Dog, Two Leggins, Sorrel Horse, Medicine Tail, Crazy Head, Chief Wet, Mountain, Big Ox, Child in the Mouth, Bobtail Crow, Three Wolves, Long Bear, Medicine Wolf, More Document also includes President’s Harrison ’s Letter, January 19, 1891 Secretary Noble’s Letter Commissioner T J Morgan’s Letter and a draft of the proposed bill A copy of the REPORT OF THE CROW INDIAN COMMISSION by I Clifford Richardson, Charles M Dole, and Rockwell J Flint, January 9, 1891 Report of the proceedings in council between the Crow Indians and J Clifford Richardson, St Louis, MO: Charles M Dole, Mattoon, IL; and Rockwell J Flint, Menomonee, WI, Commissioners appointed on the part of the United States to negotiate with the Crow tribe for a surrender of a part of the Crow Reservation in Montana held at Crow Agency , MT on the 6 th day of December 1890, and concluded of December 1890. Agreement with Crow Indians, Henry Keiser, Interpreter to Commissioners Table of 334 Indian who signed the Agreement. The table includes the English name, their mark, and the Indian name of the 334 participants. A Bill to ratify and confirm an agreement from the Crow tribe of Indians in the State of Montana , and the appropriations for carrying the same into effect. Table of 390 Indian signatures with English name, Mark, and Indian name provided. C H Barstow and NM Wyman, Indian Agent, witnessed signatures. Ratified bill Related Areas: Crow Indian - Montana Territory - Militaria - Military Memorability - Historical Memorability - Historical Document - Land Grants - Land Cessions - Treaties ____________________________________ OUR COMMITMENT is to make Knowledge Available and Affordable - to provide you , the eBay community, with the highes... read more

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