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On the recordMarch 5, 1880
It is hereby ordered that the tract of country in Washington Territory...be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from sale and settlement and set apart for the permanent use and occupancy of Chief Moses and his people
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican · Ohio

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Executive Order—Adding Land to Territory for Chief Moses

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