Treaty Timeline

Treaties and Cessions with the Potawatomi

Potawatomi treaties from the National Archives, and land Cessions from the Forestry Service.

Ratified Indian Treaty 15: Wyandot, Delaware, Ottawa, Chippewa, Potawatomi and Sauk - Fort Harmar, January 9, 1789

January 9, 1789

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Ratified Indian Treaty 23: Wyandot, Delaware, Shawnee, Ottawa, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Eel River, Wea, Kickapoo, Piankashaw, and Kaskaskia - Greenville, August 3, 1795

August 3, 1795

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Cession: 11

August 3, 1795

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Cession: 12

August 3, 1795

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Cession: 13

August 3, 1795

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Cession: 14

August 3, 1795

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Cession: 15

August 3, 1795

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Cession: 16

August 3, 1795

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Cession: 17

August 3, 1795

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Cession: 18

August 3, 1795

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Cession: 19

August 3, 1795

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Cession: 20

August 3, 1795

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Cession: 21

August 3, 1795

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Cession: 22

August 3, 1795

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Cession: 23

August 3, 1795

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Cession: 24

August 3, 1795

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Cession: 25

August 3, 1795

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Cession: 26

August 3, 1795

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Cession: 27

August 3, 1795

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Ratified Indian Treaty 36: Delaware, Shawnee, Potawatomi, Miami, Eel River, Wea, Kickapoo, Piankashaw, and Kaskaskia - Fort Wayne on the Miami of the Lake, June 7, 1803

June 7, 1803

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Ratified Indian Treaty 44: Wyandot, Ottawa, Chippewa, Munsee, Delaware, Shawnee, and Potawatomi - Fort Industry on the Miami of the Lake, July 4, 1805

July 4, 1805

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Ratified Indian Treaty 45: Wyandot, Ottawa, Chippewa, Munsee, Delaware, Shawnee and Potawatomi - Fort Industry on the Miami of the Lake, July 4, 1805

July 4, 1805

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Cession: 53

July 4, 1805

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Cession: 54

July 4, 1805

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Ratified Indian Treaty 47: Delaware, Potawatomi, Miami, Eel River, and Wea - Grouseland near Vincennes, Indiana Territory, August 21, 1805

August 21, 1805

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Cession: 56

August 21, 1805

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Cession: 90

March 3, 1807

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Cession: 91

March 3, 1807

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Ratified Indian Treaty 54: Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot and Potawatomi - Detroit, November 17, 1807

November 17, 1807

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Cession: 66

November 17, 1807

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Cession: 89

November 17, 1807

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Cession: 135

November 17, 1807

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Cession: 136

November 17, 1807

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Cession: 137

November 17, 1807

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Ratified Indian Treaty 56: Chippewa, Ottawa, Potawatomi, Wyandot, and Shawnee - Brownstown, Michigan Territory, November 25, 1808

November 25, 1808

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Cession: 70

November 25, 1808

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Ratified Indian Treaty 57: Delaware, Potawatomi, Miami, and Eel River - Fort Wayne, September 30, 1809

September 30, 1809

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Cession: 71

September 30, 1809

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Cession: 72

September 30, 1809

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Cession: 73

September 30, 1809

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Ratified Indian Treaty 62: Potawatomi - Portage des Sioux, July 18, 1815

July 18, 1815

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Ratified Indian Treaty 70: Wyandot, Delaware, Seneca, Shawnee, Miami, Chippewa, Ottawa and Potawatomi - Spring Wells Near Detroit, September 8, 1815

September 8, 1815

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Ratified Indian Treaty 82: Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi - St. Louis, August 24, 1816

August 24, 1816

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Cession: 77

August 24, 1816

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Cession: 78

August 24, 1816

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Cession: 78a

August 24, 1816

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Ratified Indian Treaty 90: Wyandot, Seneca, Delaware, Shawnee, Potawatomi, Ottawa & Chippewa - Rapids of the Miami of Lake Erie, September 29, 1817

September 29, 1817

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Cession: 87

September 29, 1817

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Cession: 88

September 29, 1817

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Ratified Indian Treaty 101: Potawatomi - St. Mary's, Ohio, October 2, 1818

October 2, 1818

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Cession: 98

October 2, 1818

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Ratified Indian Treaty 117: Ottawa, Chippewa and Potawatomi - Chicago, August 29, 1821

August 29, 1821

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Cession: 117

August 29, 1821

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Cession: 138

August 29, 1821

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Cession: 188

August 29, 1821

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Ratified Indian Treaty 139: Sioux, Chippewa, Sauk and Fox, Menominee, Iowa, Winnebago, and Part of Ottawa, Chippewa and Potawatomi of Illinois - Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory, August 19, 1825

August 19, 1825

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Ratified Indian Treaty 146: Potawatomi - Near the Mouth of the Mississinewa Upon the Wabash, October 16, 1826

October 16, 1826

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Cession: 132

October 16, 1826

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Cession: 133

October 16, 1826

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Ratified Indian Treaty 149: Potawatomi - St. Joseph, Michigan Territory, September 19, 1827

September 19, 1827

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Cession: 139

September 19, 1827

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Cession: 140

September 19, 1827

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Cession: 189

September 19, 1827

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Ratified Indian Treaty 153: Winnebago and United Potawatomi, Chippewa and Ottawa - Green Bay, Michigan Territory, August 25, 1828

August 25, 1828

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Ratified Indian Treaty 154: Potawatomi - Mission Upon the St. Joseph, Michigan Territory, September 20, 1828

September 20, 1828

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Cession: 145

September 20, 1828

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Cession: 146

September 20, 1828

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Ratified Indian Treaty 155: United Chippewa, Ottawa and Potawatomi (of the Waters of the Illinois, Milwaukee and Manitoouck Rivers) - Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory, July 29, 1829

July 29, 1829

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Cession: 148

July 29, 1829

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Ratified Indian Treaty 172: Potawatomi of the Prairie and Kankakee - Camp Tippecanoe, Indiana, October 20, 1832

October 20, 1832

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Ratified Indian Treaty 175: Potawatomi (Wabash and Elkhart Bands) - Tippecanoe River, Indiana, October 26, 1832

October 26, 1832

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Cession: 180

October 26, 1832

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Ratified Indian Treaty 177: Potawatomi (St. Joseph, Cold Water, Wabash and Elkhart Bands) - Tippecanoe River, Indiana, October 27, 1832

October 27, 1832

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Cession: 190

October 27, 1832

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Cession: 222

October 27, 1832

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Cession: 223

October 27, 1832

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Cession: 224

October 27, 1832

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Cession: 225

October 27, 1832

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Ratified Indian Treaty 189: United Chippewa, Ottawa and Potawatomi - Chicago, Illinois, September 26, 1833

September 26, 1833

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Cession: 187

September 26, 1833

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Cession: 265

September 26, 1833

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Ratified Indian Treaty 193: Potawatomi (Comoza's Band) - Lake Maxeeniekuekee, Indiana, December 4, 1834

December 4, 1834

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Ratified Indian Treaty 194: Potawatomi (Muck Rose's Band) - Tippecanoe River, Indiana, December 10, 1834

December 10, 1834

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Ratified Indian Treaty 195: Potawatomi - Potawatomi Mills, Indiana, December 16, 1834

December 16, 1834

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Ratified Indian Treaty 196: Potawatomi (Mota's Band) - Indian Agency, Logansport, Indiana, December 17, 1834

December 17, 1834

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Ratified Indian Treaty 200: Potawatomi (Mesquawbuck's Band) at Turkey Creek Prairie, Indiana, March 26, 1836

March 26, 1836

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Ratified Indian Treaty 202: Potawatomi (Waukewa's Band) at Tippecanoe River, Indiana, March 29, 1836

March 29, 1836

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Ratified Indian Treaty 203: Potawatomi (Aubbeenaubee's [Aubbanaubba's] Band) at Tippecanoe River, Indiana, April 11, 1836

April 11, 1836

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Ratified Indian Treaty 204: Potawatomi (Bands of Okahmans [Okahmaus], Keewawnay, Neeboash and Matchislaw) at Indian Agency, Indiana, April 22, 1836

April 22, 1836

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Ratified Indian Treaty 205: Potawatomi (Naswawkee's and Quashquaw's Bands) - Indian Agency, Indiana, April 22, 1836

April 22, 1836

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Ratified Indian Treaty 208: Potawatomi - Near Yellow River, Indiana, August 5, 1836

August 5, 1836

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Ratified Indian Treaty 212: Potawatomi (Mematway's and Chequawrako's [Chequawkako's] Bands) - Chippewanaung, Indiana, September 20, 1836

September 20, 1836

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Ratified Indian Treaty 213: Potawatomi (Mosack's Band) - Chippewanaung, Indiana, September 22, 1836

September 22, 1836

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Ratified Indian Treaty 214: Potawatomi (of the Wabash) - Chippewanaung, Indiana, September 23, 1836

September 23, 1836

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Ratified Indian Treaty 221: Potawatomi - Washington, DC, February 11, 1837

February 11, 1837

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Ratified Indian Treaty 247: Chippewa, Ottawa and Potawatomi - Agency on the Missouri River near Council Bluffs and at Potawatomi Creek near the Osage River, June 5 and 17, 1846

June 5, 1846

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Cession: 266

June 5, 1846

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Cession: 433

June 5, 1846

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Cession: 434

June 5, 1846

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Ratified Indian Treaty 318: Potawatomi - Agency on the Kansas River, Kansas, November 15, 1861

November 15, 1861

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Ratified Indian Treaty 353: Potawatomi - Washington, DC, March 29, 1866

March 29, 1866

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Ratified Indian Treaty 362: Potawatomi - Washington, DC, February 27, 1867

February 27, 1867

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Cession: 506

February 27, 1867

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Ratified Indian Treaty 15: Wyandot, Delaware, Ottawa, Chippewa, Potawatomi and Sauk - Fort Harmar, January 9, 1789

Ratified Indian Treaty 23: Wyandot, Delaware, Shawnee, Ottawa, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Eel River, Wea, Kickapoo, Piankashaw, and Kaskaskia - Greenville, August 3, 1795

Cession: 11

Cession: 12

Cession: 13

Cession: 14

Cession: 15

Cession: 16

Cession: 17

Cession: 18

Cession: 19

Cession: 20

Cession: 21

Cession: 22

Cession: 23

Cession: 24

Cession: 25

Cession: 26

Cession: 27

Ratified Indian Treaty 36: Delaware, Shawnee, Potawatomi, Miami, Eel River, Wea, Kickapoo, Piankashaw, and Kaskaskia - Fort Wayne on the Miami of the Lake, June 7, 1803

Ratified Indian Treaty 44: Wyandot, Ottawa, Chippewa, Munsee, Delaware, Shawnee, and Potawatomi - Fort Industry on the Miami of the Lake, July 4, 1805

Ratified Indian Treaty 45: Wyandot, Ottawa, Chippewa, Munsee, Delaware, Shawnee and Potawatomi - Fort Industry on the Miami of the Lake, July 4, 1805

Cession: 53

Cession: 54

Ratified Indian Treaty 47: Delaware, Potawatomi, Miami, Eel River, and Wea - Grouseland near Vincennes, Indiana Territory, August 21, 1805

Cession: 56

Cession: 90

Cession: 91

Ratified Indian Treaty 54: Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot and Potawatomi - Detroit, November 17, 1807

Cession: 66

Cession: 89

Cession: 135

Cession: 136

Cession: 137

Ratified Indian Treaty 56: Chippewa, Ottawa, Potawatomi, Wyandot, and Shawnee - Brownstown, Michigan Territory, November 25, 1808

Cession: 70

Ratified Indian Treaty 57: Delaware, Potawatomi, Miami, and Eel River - Fort Wayne, September 30, 1809

Cession: 71

Cession: 72

Cession: 73

Ratified Indian Treaty 62: Potawatomi - Portage des Sioux, July 18, 1815

Ratified Indian Treaty 70: Wyandot, Delaware, Seneca, Shawnee, Miami, Chippewa, Ottawa and Potawatomi - Spring Wells Near Detroit, September 8, 1815

Ratified Indian Treaty 82: Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi - St. Louis, August 24, 1816

Cession: 77

Cession: 78

Cession: 78a

Ratified Indian Treaty 90: Wyandot, Seneca, Delaware, Shawnee, Potawatomi, Ottawa & Chippewa - Rapids of the Miami of Lake Erie, September 29, 1817

Cession: 87

Cession: 88

Ratified Indian Treaty 101: Potawatomi - St. Mary's, Ohio, October 2, 1818

Cession: 98

Ratified Indian Treaty 117: Ottawa, Chippewa and Potawatomi - Chicago, August 29, 1821

Cession: 117

Cession: 138

Cession: 188

Ratified Indian Treaty 139: Sioux, Chippewa, Sauk and Fox, Menominee, Iowa, Winnebago, and Part of Ottawa, Chippewa and Potawatomi of Illinois - Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory, August 19, 1825

Ratified Indian Treaty 146: Potawatomi - Near the Mouth of the Mississinewa Upon the Wabash, October 16, 1826

Cession: 132

Cession: 133

Ratified Indian Treaty 149: Potawatomi - St. Joseph, Michigan Territory, September 19, 1827

Cession: 139

Cession: 140

Cession: 189

Ratified Indian Treaty 153: Winnebago and United Potawatomi, Chippewa and Ottawa - Green Bay, Michigan Territory, August 25, 1828

Ratified Indian Treaty 154: Potawatomi - Mission Upon the St. Joseph, Michigan Territory, September 20, 1828

Cession: 145

Cession: 146

Ratified Indian Treaty 155: United Chippewa, Ottawa and Potawatomi (of the Waters of the Illinois, Milwaukee and Manitoouck Rivers) - Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory, July 29, 1829

Cession: 148

Ratified Indian Treaty 172: Potawatomi of the Prairie and Kankakee - Camp Tippecanoe, Indiana, October 20, 1832

Ratified Indian Treaty 175: Potawatomi (Wabash and Elkhart Bands) - Tippecanoe River, Indiana, October 26, 1832

Cession: 180

Ratified Indian Treaty 177: Potawatomi (St. Joseph, Cold Water, Wabash and Elkhart Bands) - Tippecanoe River, Indiana, October 27, 1832

Cession: 190

Cession: 222

Cession: 223

Cession: 224

Cession: 225

Ratified Indian Treaty 189: United Chippewa, Ottawa and Potawatomi - Chicago, Illinois, September 26, 1833

Cession: 187

Cession: 265

Ratified Indian Treaty 193: Potawatomi (Comoza's Band) - Lake Maxeeniekuekee, Indiana, December 4, 1834

Ratified Indian Treaty 194: Potawatomi (Muck Rose's Band) - Tippecanoe River, Indiana, December 10, 1834

Ratified Indian Treaty 195: Potawatomi - Potawatomi Mills, Indiana, December 16, 1834

Ratified Indian Treaty 196: Potawatomi (Mota's Band) - Indian Agency, Logansport, Indiana, December 17, 1834

Ratified Indian Treaty 200: Potawatomi (Mesquawbuck's Band) at Turkey Creek Prairie, Indiana, March 26, 1836

Ratified Indian Treaty 202: Potawatomi (Waukewa's Band) at Tippecanoe River, Indiana, March 29, 1836

Ratified Indian Treaty 203: Potawatomi (Aubbeenaubee's [Aubbanaubba's] Band) at Tippecanoe River, Indiana, April 11, 1836

Ratified Indian Treaty 204: Potawatomi (Bands of Okahmans [Okahmaus], Keewawnay, Neeboash and Matchislaw) at Indian Agency, Indiana, April 22, 1836

Ratified Indian Treaty 205: Potawatomi (Naswawkee's and Quashquaw's Bands) - Indian Agency, Indiana, April 22, 1836

Ratified Indian Treaty 208: Potawatomi - Near Yellow River, Indiana, August 5, 1836

Ratified Indian Treaty 212: Potawatomi (Mematway's and Chequawrako's [Chequawkako's] Bands) - Chippewanaung, Indiana, September 20, 1836

Ratified Indian Treaty 213: Potawatomi (Mosack's Band) - Chippewanaung, Indiana, September 22, 1836

Ratified Indian Treaty 214: Potawatomi (of the Wabash) - Chippewanaung, Indiana, September 23, 1836

Ratified Indian Treaty 221: Potawatomi - Washington, DC, February 11, 1837

Ratified Indian Treaty 247: Chippewa, Ottawa and Potawatomi - Agency on the Missouri River near Council Bluffs and at Potawatomi Creek near the Osage River, June 5 and 17, 1846

Cession: 266

Cession: 433

Cession: 434

Ratified Indian Treaty 318: Potawatomi - Agency on the Kansas River, Kansas, November 15, 1861

Ratified Indian Treaty 353: Potawatomi - Washington, DC, March 29, 1866

Ratified Indian Treaty 362: Potawatomi - Washington, DC, February 27, 1867

Cession: 506

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