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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, December 30, 1887. President Cleveland directs the Secretary of State to cause the Seal of the United States to be affixed to “my Proclamation relating to the boundary lines between a portion of the Indian Territory and the State of Texas etc.” Signed neatly at the conclusion by Grover Cleveland. In fine condition.
This document relates to ‘Proclamation 282—Indian Territory Claimed by Greer County, Texas,’ legislation that addressed a territorial dispute between the United States and the State of Texas over an area known as Greer County. The contention arose from differing interpretations of the boundary defined by the 1819 Adams–Onis Treaty between the U.S. and Spain, particularly concerning the location of the 100th meridian and the identification of the true Red River.
In the proclamation, President Cleveland asserted that, despite Texas's claims, the land in question was part of the Indian Territory and under U.S. jurisdiction. He warned individuals, especially those acting as officers of Greer County, Texas, against selling or exercising authority over the disputed lands, and he cautioned potential buyers against purchasing any part of the territory from unauthorized persons. The Greer County dispute was ultimately settled in 1896 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the contested area belonged to the United States, after which it was later incorporated into Oklahoma Territory.
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