Treaty with the Shoshone, 1855

Item

Title
Treaty with the Shoshone, 1855
Original Signatory Tribe(s)
Shoshone
Successor in Interest Tribes
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation
Date Original
7 August 1855
Has Version
Kappler's v. 5
Subjects/Keywords
right of way
Description
We give the right of way through our country to the people of the United States, that said people may pass and repass without harm to themselves or property.
promise to provide
Description
the sum of three thousand dollars in presents (such as provisions, clothing and farming implements &c)
Treaty Type
treaty
Bibliographic Citation
Charles Joseph Kappler, Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties, vol. 5, Laws, (Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O.,1941), 685
Deloria, Vine, Jr. and Raymond DeMallie. Documents of American Indian Diplomacy: Treaties, Agreements, and Conventions, 1775-1979. 2v. (Norman: Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 1999), 1316
Last updated in MODX
2023-10-27
MODX ID
3108;treaty-with-the-shoshone-1855-22566
3108