. Album of history and biography of Meeker County, Minnesota . and their allieswere found guilty, and 303 were recom-mended for capital punishment, and theothers for imprisonment. They were im- HISTORY OF MINNESOTA. 139 mediately removed under a guard of 1,500men to South Bend, on the Minnesota Eiver,to await further orders from the govern-ment. The final decision of the Presidentwas rendered on the ITth of December, 1802,ordering that forty of these be hung on Fri-day, December 2fi. One of tliese died asliorttime before tlie day set, and one other,a half ])reed, had his sentence commuted toim
. Album of history and biography of Meeker County, Minnesota . and their allieswere found guilty, and 303 were recom-mended for capital punishment, and theothers for imprisonment. They were im- HISTORY OF MINNESOTA. 139 mediately removed under a guard of 1,500men to South Bend, on the Minnesota Eiver,to await further orders from the govern-ment. The final decision of the Presidentwas rendered on the ITth of December, 1802,ordering that forty of these be hung on Fri-day, December 2fi. One of tliese died asliorttime before tlie day set, and one other,a half ])reed, had his sentence commuted toimprisonment for life just before the fatal da3\ As to the other thirty-eight the sen-tence was executed at Mankatoon the day the 16th of February, 1863, the trea-ties before that time existing between theUnited States and these annuity Indianswere abrogated and annulled, and all landsand rights of occupancy, and all claims then existing in favor of saidIndians, were declared forfeited. Thus endedthe saddest chapter of Minnesotas CHAPTER IV. TEERITORIAL AND STATE OFFICEES. TEREITOKIAL OFFICERS. 3;, . S:. :l 11 1 f K y it
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