Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Revocation of Portion of White Mountain Indian Reservation

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Friday, January 26, 1877

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1 min read (162 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Ulysses S. Grant on 1877-01-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Revocation of Portion of White Mountain Indian Reservation." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on —Revocation of Portion of White Mountain Indian Reservation.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

162

979 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Revocation of Portion of White Mountain Indian Reservation," Ulysses S. Grant (Jan 26, 1877). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-revocation-portion-white-mountain-indian-reservation-0.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

EXECUTIVE MANSION, January 26, 1877. It is hereby ordered that all that portion of the White Mountain Indian Reservation in Arizona Territory lying within the following-described boundaries, viz: Commencing at a point known as corner I of survey made by Lieut. E. D. Thomas, Fifth Cavalry, in March, 1876, situated northeast of, and 313 chains from, flag-staff of Camp Apache, magnetic variation 13 degrees 48 minutes east; thence south 68 degrees 34 minutes west, 360 chains, to corner II, post in monument of stones, variation 13 degrees 45 minutes east; thence south 7 degrees 5 minutes west, 240 chains, to corner III, post in monument of stones, variation 13 degrees 43 minutes east; thence north 68 degrees 34 minutes east, 360 chains, to corner IV, post in monument of stones, magnetic variation 13 degrees 42 minutes east; thence north 7 degrees 15 minutes east, 240 chains, to place of beginning, comprising 7,421.14 acres, be restored to the public domain. U. S. GRANT.