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The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property began on July 16, 1889 and dissolved on July 31, 1889. It allowed for delegates from both the North and South Conventions to meet in Bismarck and negotiate the splitting of the Territory of Dakota.

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The Joint Commission Special Committee on the Public Records of the Territory Committee on the Disposition of Public Records Committee on Public Library

Committee on Militia Property Committee on Miscellaneous Property Committee on Claims and Accounts Due the Territory Committee on Federal Appropriations to the Agricultural College and Experimental Station

Special Committee of Chairmen South Dakota Commission North Dakota Commission Committee on Territorial Debts and Liabilities

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