The Treaty of New York (1796) was a treaty signed on May 31, 1796, after negotiations in the
City of New York
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between the United States and the
Seven Nations of Canada. Under it, the Native Americans in question gave up, for compensation, all claim to land in
New York State
New York, officially the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. With a total area of , New York is the 27th-largest U.S. stat ...
. There were three signed copies: for New York State, the United States, and the indigenous peoples. The United States copy was lost in the fire of 1800 that destroyed the records of the
Department of War (the
National Archives did not exist until 1934), codified in 1845 in Volume 7 of the
United States Statutes at Large
The ''United States Statutes at Large'', commonly referred to as the ''Statutes at Large'' and abbreviated Stat., are an official record of Acts of Congress and concurrent resolutions passed by the United States Congress. Each act and resolut ...
as , land cession area enumerated as "28" by Charles C. Royce ("Royce Area 28") in 1899, then placed in a compendium published by the Government Printing Office in a 1904 volume of Indian treaties. In the
New York State Archives
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are receipts from the Seven Nations for money paid under the treaty.
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Text of the Treaty
History of New York (state)
1796 in New York (state)
British North America
18th-century Native Americans
Canada–United States treaties
Indigenous peoples in Canada
1796 in Canada