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Signing of the Treaty
- When
- October 20, 1832
- Where
- National Council House on Pontotoc Creek
Chickasaw leaders signed the treaty at the Council House on Pontotoc Creek, ceding remaining Mississippi lands to the U.S. in exchange for surveying new western territory.
On October 20, 1832, representatives of the United States and the Minkos of the Chickasaw Nation assembled at the National Council House on Pontotoc Creek. The treaty ceded 6,283,804 acres of the remaining Chickasaw homeland in Mississippi. The agreement stipulated that proceeds from land sales would fund the tribe's relocation to new territory west of the Mississippi River.
Sources
- Treaty of Pontotoc Creek Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-20
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