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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875


U.S. Serial Set, Number 4015, 56th Congress, 1st Session, Pages 816 and 817

Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784 to 1894

Date: May 22, 1856
Where or how concluded: Executive order.
Tribe: Camel-el-po-ma et al.

Description of cession or reservation: President set apart Mendocino reserve in California in compliance with recommendation of Superintendent Henley of Nov. 17, 1855.

Historical data and remarks: This reserve was abandoned for Indian purposes, Mar. 31, 1866, and was restored to the public domain by act of Congress of July 27, 1868.

View maps: California 2
Designation of cession(s) on map: See 522

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