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October 1832

Articles of agreement were made and concluded at Green Bay between the United States and the Menomonee Indians, ceding certain lands on Fox river to the New York Indians; the 1879 history gives the date as October 27, while other passages give it as October 7, 1832.

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  • “14. On the 27th of October, 1832, articles of agreement were made and concluded at Green Bay between the United States and the Menomonee Indians, by the terms of which that nation ceded to the New York Indians certain lands on Fox river.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/04-wisconsin-railroads-commerce-health-statistics.md, PDF p. 212 / book p. 216

    Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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