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 Signing of the Treaty of Greenville, 1795

Chicago was on the periphery of the American empire, and decisions important to it were made far away. In this contemporary painting, the American military and Indians negotiate the Treaty of Greenville in Ohio.

Artist: Unknown
Source: Chicago Historical Society (G1914.1)

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