Petition for the establishment of a new territorial government to be called Dakota
Overview
A memorial, "To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States", by the citizens of the Territory of Iowa, north of the 42nd parallel calling for the establishment of a new territorial government to be called Dakota, ca. May, 1846.
Dates
- Creation: approximately May, 1846
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
11.7 Linear Feet (2 items, petition in scroll form, with a handwritten wrapper. )
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
The petition, which was referred to the Committee on the Territories on May, 1846 and again on December 15, 1846, was alleged to have been found on a rubbish heap at the Capitol in Washington. The Dakota Territory was not organized until 1861.
Physical Location
RH VLT Misc. 1
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift. J. E. Griffin, Jr, December, 1965.
Subject
- Title
- Guide to a Memorial by the Citizens of the Territory of Iowa Collection
- Subtitle
- Petition for the establishment of a new territorial government to be called Dakota
- Author
- lgg 23 October 1972 mg 2004
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid writtenin<language> English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/6450511981
- Preferred citation
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Memorial by the Citizens of the Territory of Iowa Collection, Kansas Collection, RH Vlt Misc. 1, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository