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Ben Harrison: “Whereas the owners of all cattle now herded upon the outlet have submitted to me a proposition in writing whereby they…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 1890
Whereas the owners of all cattle now herded upon the outlet have submitted to me a proposition in writing whereby they agree to remove one-half of their stock from the outlet on or before November 1 and the residue thereof and all their property and employees on or before December 1 next, and to abandon all claims in said outlet:
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Proclamation—Extending the Time for Cattlemen to Move Herds off the Cherokee Strip

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