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(INDIANS.) McCoy, Isaac. Country for Indians West of the Mississippi. Letter from the Secretary of War
transmitting A copy of a report made by Isaac McCoy, upon the subject of the country reserved for the Indians west of the Mississippi. 15 pages. 8vo, disbound; early owner's signature on the title. inscribed and signed by mccoy on verso of the last leaf. 22d Congress, 1st Session, House Ex. Doc. No. 172. Washington, 1832
- Notes: "In accordance with the government's plan to remove all Indians from the states east of the Mississippi, McCoy conducted extensive surveys of the country to the west and north of Arkansas and reported his findings as to the suitability of Indian settlement in this region. Relocation had already begun and McCoy reported favorably on the newly established settlements"--Wagner-Camp 46a; Streeter Sale 540.
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