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Affidavit of Charles Pitt regarding the "Palmer Treaty, 1855"

  • 1855

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This affidavit documents one Native American’s story of events surrounding the signing of a treaty at Warm Springs, Oregon, in 1855. The treaty related to litigation occurring in 1915 that involved Columbia River fishing rights.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

National Archives Identifier: 296349

Full Citation: Affidavit of Charles Pitt regarding the ‘Palmer Treaty, 1855’; 1855; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/affidavit-of-charles-pitt-regarding-the-palmer-treaty-1855/, July 27, 2026]

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