US Government purchases land from Chickasaw

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In 1818 leaders of the Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma signed the Treaty of Old Town, ceding their lands in western Kentucky and Tennessee to the US government.

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4543 US Government purchases land from Chickasaw 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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