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Proceedings Of The Commissioners Of Indian Affairs, Appointed By Law For The Extinguishment Of Indian Titles In The State Of New York: Published From

Proceedings Of The Commissioners Of Indian Affairs, Appointed By Law For The Extinguishment Of Indian Titles In The State Of New York: Published From

B. Hough, Franklin

Paperback

Native American HistoryGeneral United States HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354507468
ISBN13: 9789354507465
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 262
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.59 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Power, land, and law collide on the page. Franklin B. Hough brings you the official record of New York's treaty-making machinery, published from an original manuscript held at the Albany Institute. Here are the papers that matter. Proceedings Of The Commissioners Of Indian Affairs is a primary source document collection that captures treaty commission proceedings created to formalise the extinguishment of Indian titles in the State of New York. Read the language of negotiation as it was recorded: decisions and disputes, jurisdiction and authority, and the steady pressure of expansion that shaped indian land title treaties. As a complete archival volume, it is indispensable for tracing iroquois land cessions and the shifting boundaries of settlement, and for following the legal scaffolding behind new york state treaties. Rooted in colonial new york history and 18th century new york, these native american treaty records illuminate the political skill and resilience at the heart of iroquois confederacy history, while revealing how governments translated diplomacy into property. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this work has been restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Whether you are building a genealogy local history reference library, seeking an academic research sourcebook, or collecting landmark documents of early America, this volume offers the rare satisfaction of evidence in its original voice: precise, consequential, and still debated today.

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