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On the recordMarch 17, 1879
It is hereby ordered that the following-described lands, situated in the State of Minnesota, be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from sale and settlement and set apart as a reservation for Indian purposes
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican · Ohio

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Executive Order—Establishment of Otter Tail and Pillager Chippewa Reservation

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