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Message from President Lincoln Regarding the Nevada Territory
Message from President Lincoln Regarding the Nevada Territory 4/29/1864
Northwest Ordinance
Northwest Ordinance 7/13/1787
President Benjamin Harrison
President Benjamin Harrison's Nomination of George Washington Steele to be the Governor of the Oklahoma Territory 5/8/1890
George Washington
George Washington's Message Regarding the Northwest Territory 11/10/1791
Act of March 3, 1863, Public Law37-96, 12 STAT 808, which created the Idaho Territory
Act of March 3, 1863, Public Law37-96, 12 STAT 808, which created the Idaho Territory 3/3/1863
The Act of April 30, 1802 ("Ohio Enabling Act"), 2 STAT 173, "enabling the people of the Eastern Division of the territory northwest of the river Ohio to form a Constitution and State government and f
The Act of April 30, 1802 ("Ohio Enabling Act"), 2 STAT 173, "enabling the people of the Eastern Division of the territory northwest of the river Ohio to form a Constitution and State government and f 4/30/1802
The Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory
The Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory 3/4/1907
Treaty with Indians at Medicine Creek
Treaty with Indians at Medicine Creek 12/26/1854
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 1/29/1850
Custer
Custer's Black Hills Expedition Crossing the Plains 1874
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