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Ulysses S. Grant: “The question might be asked why the Government has not enforced obedience to the terms of the treaty prohibiting the…”

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The question might be asked why the Government has not enforced obedience to the terms of the treaty prohibiting the occupation of the Black Hills region by whites.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Republican · Ohio

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Grant questions the government's enforcement of treaty terms concerning the Black Hills region.

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