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Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809)

1809 · 19th century

The Treaty of Fort Wayne of 30 September 1809 was signed between William Henry Harrison, governor of Indiana Territory, and leaders of the Delaware, Potawatomi, Miami and Eel River peoples. It ceded about three million acres of land in present-day Indiana and Illinois to the United States. Tecumseh denounced it, arguing that no single nation could sell land held in common, and it fed the conflict that led to Tippecanoe.

Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809)
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