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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784 to 1894
Date: May 19, 1882
Where or how concluded: Executive order.
Tribe: Mescalero Apache.
Description of cession or reservation: President revokes order of Oct. 20, 1875, establishing Fort Stanton reservation, and sets apart another in lieu thereof, as follows: Beginning at the NE.corner of T. 12 S., R. 16 E. of the principal meridian in New Mexico; thence W. along the N. boundary of T. 12 S., Rs. 16, 15, 14, and 13 E. to the SE. corner of T. 11 S., R. 12 E.; thence N. along the E. boundary of said township to the second correction line S.; thence W. along said correction line to the NW. corner of T. 11 S., R. 11 E.; thence S. along the range line between Rs. 10 and 11 E. to the SW. corner of T. 12 S., R. 11 E.; thence E. along the S. boundary of said township to the SE. corner thereof; thence S. along the range line between Rs. 11 and 12 E. to 33ø N. latitude; thence E. along said parallel to its intersection with the range line between Rs. 16 and 17 E.; thence N. along said range line to the place of beginning.
Historical data and remarks: See explanatory note to Executive order of May 29, 1873.
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