| Control Number |
NWCTB-11-ITAPI159E9-TS(EX)120 |
| Media |
Textual records |
| Descr. Level |
Item |
| Record Group |
11 |
| Series |
ITAPI159E9 |
| Item |
TS(EX)120 |
| Title |
Oregon Treaty |
| Dates |
08/05/1846 |
| Sample Record(s) |
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| Creating Org. |
United States Government. |
| Record Type/Genre |
Treaties |
| Scope & Content |
This treaty divided the Oregon country between
the United States and Canada at the 49th parallel. It granted to the
United States land that would later comprise the entire states of Oregon,
Washington, and Idaho, as well as portions of Montana and Wyoming.
Pictured is the signature page and President Polk's proclamation
announcing the treaty. |
| General Note |
Treaty documentation is available in "Perfected
International Treaties, 1778-1945," National Archives Microfilm
Publication M1247. For treaty text and accompanying documentation, see
Department of State publication "Treaties and Other International
Agreements of the United States of America, 1776- ." Exhibit History:
"The Written Word Endures," April 1976 - August 1979, National
Archives Circular Gallery, Washington, DC, Exhibit No. 477.0030 [NAF
7101]. |
| Variant Control# |
NWDT1-11-ITA-PI159E9-TS(EX)120 |
| See Also |
Series
Description |
| Access |
Unrestricted. |
| Use Restrictions |
None. |
| Contact |
Old Military and Civil Records (NWCTB), National Archives
Building, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408 PHONE:
202-501-5395 FAX: 202-208-1903 |
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