Related Information

Cession Number
261
Nations as named in historic documents
Chippewa of the Mississippi and Lake Superior
Present-day Nations
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
Oct. 4, 1842
Royce’s Schedule of Indian Land Cessions (Oct. 4, 1842)
Treaty entry in Charles J. Kappler Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties (link)
Treaties related via shared date(s)
RIT 242 - Ratified Indian Treaty 242: Chippewa of the Mississippi and Lake Superior - La Pointe of Lake Superior, Wisconsin Territory, October 4, 1842
RIT 242 - Instrument of Ratification of the October 4, 1842, Treaty with the Chippewa Indians of the Mississippi and Lake Superior - La Pointe of Lake Superior, Wisconsin Territory, signed by President John Tyler and Secretary of State Daniel Webster
RIT 242 - Treaty Between the United States and the Chippewa Indians of the Mississippi and Lake Superior, Signed at La Pointe of Lake Superior, Wisconsin Territory, with Schedule of Claims
RIT 242 - Cover Sheet: 1842 - Treaty with the Chippewa Indians of the Mississippi and Lake Superior. Concluded October 4th, 1842. Ratified March 23rd, 1843
RIT 242 - Attested Senate's Advice and Consent to the October 4, 1842, Treaty with the Chippewa Indians of the Mississippi and Lake Superior, Signed at La Pointe of Lake Superior, Wisconsin Territory
Historic Maps
Map Name
Michigan 1
Source URL
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3701em.gct00002/?sp=29
Thumbnail
Historic Map of Michigan 1
Map Name
Wisconsin 1
Source URL
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3701em.gct00002/?sp=64
Thumbnail
Historic Map of Wisconsin 1