1836. Tracts ceded to the United States Proceeds of sale to be paid to the Indians. Advance to be made by the Uni ted States. Land west of the Mississippi to be furnished. Whereas certain reservations of land were made to the said bands of Indians in the treaty concluded at Detroit on the 17th of November 1807, and these reservations after having been duly located, under the authority of the Government, have remained in their possession and occupancy to the present time: and whereas the said Indians actuated by considerations affecting their permanent improvement and happiness, are desirous of fixing their residence at some point more favorable to these objects, and have expressed their wishes to dispose of the same and authorized their chiefs to proceed to Washington for the purpose of making the necessary arrangement: It is therefore, after mature deliberation on their part, agreed as follows. ARTICLE 1. The Swan-creek and Black-river bands of Chippewas cede to the United States the following tracts, namely: One tract of three miles square, or five thousand seven hundred and sixty acres on Swan-creek of Lake St. Clair: One tract of one section and three quarters near Salt creek of said lake: One tract of one-fourth of a section at the mouth of the river Au Vaseau contiguous to the preceding cession: and one tract of two sections near the mouth of Black-river of the river St. Clair, estimated to contain, in the aggregate, eight thousand three hundred and twenty acres, be the same more or less. ARTICLE 2. In consideration of the foregoing cessions, the United States agree to pay to the said Indians the nett proceeds of the sale thereof, after deducting the cost of survey and sale and the contingent expenses attending the treaty. The lands shall be surveyed and offered for sale in the usual manner, at the land office in Detroit, as soon as practicable after the ratification. of this treaty. A special account shall be kept at the Treasury of the amount of the sales of the said lands, and after deducting therefrom the sums hereafter stipulated, to be advanced by the United States, ten thousand dollars shall be retained by the Treasury, and shall be paid to the said Indians in annuities of one thousand dollars a year for ten years; and the residue of the fund shall be vested by the Secretary of the Treasury in the purchase of some State stock, the interest of which shall be annually paid to the said Indians like other annuities: Provided, That if at any time hereafter the said Indians shall desire to have the said stock sold, and the proceeds paid over to them, the same may be done, if the President and Senate consent thereto. ARTICLE 3. The United States will advance to said Indians on the ratification of this treaty, to be deducted from the avails of these lands, the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars, and also goods to the value of four thousand dollars to be purchased in New York and delivered in bulk, at their expense, to the proper chiefs at Detroit, or at such point on Lake St. Clair as the chiefs may request: together with the expenses of the treaty, thejourneys of the Indians to and from Washington and their subsistence and other expenses at the seat of Government. ARTICLE 4. The United States will furnish the said Indians, eight thousand three hundred and twenty acres or thirteen sec. tions of land, west of the Mississippi or northwest of St. Anthony's Falls, to be located by an agent or officer of the Government, and the evidence of such location shall be delivered to the chiefs. In testimony whereof the said Henry R. Schoolcraft, commissioner as aforesaid, and the undersigned chiefs of the said bands of Chippewas have hereunto set their hands, at Washington, the seat of Government, the day and year above expressed. HENRY R. SCHOOLCRAFT, Esh-ton-o-quot, or Clear Sky, [L. S.] his x mark. Nay-gee-zhig, or Driving Clouds, his x mark. his x mark. May-zin, or Checkered, Kee-way-gee-zhig, or Returning Sky, his x mark. Lucius Lyon, John Holliday, interpreter, Joseph F. Murray, George Moran. NOW THEREFORE BE IT KNOWN, THAT I, ANDREW JACKSON, President of the United States of America, having seen and considered the said Treaty, do, in pursuance of the advice and consent of the Senate, as expressed in their resolution of the twentieth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, accept, ratify, and confirm the same, and every clause and article thereof. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have caused the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed, having signed the same with my hand. DONE at the city of Washington, this twenty-fifth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, and of the independence of the United States the sixtieth. By the President: JOHN FORSYTH, Secretary of State. ANDREW JACKSON. 1836. ANDREW JACKSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, To all and singular to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: WHEREAS a Treaty was made and concluded at the Indian Agency in the State of Indiana, between Abel C. Pepper, commissioner on the part of the United States, and O-kah-mause, Kee-waw-nay, Nee-boash, and Mat-chis-jaw, chiefs and head men of Potawattimie tribe of Indians and their bands, on the twenty-second day of April, in the year 1836, which treaty is in the words following, to wit: Ten 1836. sections of land ceded to the United States. Fayment therefor. Commissioner to be appointed to >the Indians. Articles of a treaty made and concluded at the Indian Agency, in the State of Indiana, between Abel C. Pepper, commissioner on the part of the United States and O-kah-mause, Kee-waw-nay, Nee-boash, and Mat-chis-jaw, chiefs and head men of the Potawattamie tribe of Indians and their bands, on the twenty-second day of April, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-six. ART. 1. The above named chiefs and head men and their bands, hereby cede to the United States, ten sections of land, reserved for them by the second article of the treaty, between the United States and the Potamattamie tribe of Indians, on Tippecanoe river, on the 26th day of October, in the year 1832. ART. 2. In consideration of the cession aforesaid, the United States stipulate to pay to the above named chiefs and head men and their bands, the sum of six thousand four hundred dollars, at the first payment of annuity, after the ratification of this treaty. ART. The above named chiefs and head men and their bands agree to remove to the country west of the Mississippi river, provided for the Potawattamie nation by the United States, within two years. ART. 4. At the request of the above named bands it is stipupay the debts of lated that after the ratification of this treaty, the United States shall appoint a commissioner, who shall be authorized to pay such debts of the said bands as may be proved to his satisfaction to be just, to be deducted from the amount stipulated in the second article of this treaty. ART. 5. The United States stipulate to provide for the payment of the necessary expenses attending the making and concluding this treaty. ART. 6. This treaty, after the same shall be ratified by the President and Senate of the United States, shall be binding upon both parties. In testimony whereof, the said Abel C. Pepper, commissioner as aforesaid, and the said chiefs and head men and their bands,, have hereunto set their hands, this 22d day of April A. D. 1836. ABEL C. PEPPER. 1836. Witnesses: Geo. W. Ewing, J. B. Duret, sec'y, Peter Barron, Joseph Bamont, interpreter. NOW THEREFore be it knowN, THAT I, ANDREW JACKSON, President of the United States of America, having seen and considered the said Treaty, do, in pursuance of the advice and consent of the Senate, as expressed in their resolution of the twentieth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirtysix, accept, ratify, and confirm the same, with the exception of the fourth article, as excepted in the aforesaid resolution of the Senate; which fourth article is as follows: "Art. 4. At the request of the above named bands it is stipulated that after the ratification of this Treaty, the United States shall appoint a commissioner, who shall be authorized to pay such debts of the said bands as may be proved to his satisfaction to be just, to be deducted from the amount stipulated in the second article of this Treaty." In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed, having signed the same with my hand. [SEAL.] Done at the city of Washington, this twenty-fifth day By the President: JOHN FORSYTH, ANDREW JACKSON. Secretary of State. ANDREW JACKSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. To all and singular to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: WHEREAS a Treaty was made and concluded at the Indian Agency, in the State of Indiana, between Abel C. Pepper, commissioner on the part of the United States, and Nas-wawkee, and Quash-quaw, chiefs and head men of the Potawattamie tribe of Indians and their bands, on the twenty-second day of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, which treaty is in the words following, to wit: Articles of a treaty made and concluded at the Indian agency, in the State of Indiana between Abel C. Pepper commissioner on the part of the United States and Nas-waw-kee 1836. Three sections of land ceded to the U. S. for. Payment there. Indians to remove within two years. Commissioner to be appointed to the Indians. and Quash-quaw chiefs and head men of the Potawattamie tribe of Indians and their bands on the 22d day of April, 1836. ART. 1. The above named chiefs and head men and their bands hereby cede to the United States three sections of land reserved for them by the second article of the treaty between the United States and the Potawattamie tribe of Indians on Tippecanoe river on the 26th day of October, 1832. ART. 2. In consideration of the cession aforesaid the United States stipulate to pay the above chiefs and head men and their bands nineteen hundred and twenty dollars at the first payment of annuity after the ratification of this treaty. ART. 3. The above named chiefs and head men and their bands agree to give possession of the aforesaid three sections of land, and remove to the country west of the Mississippi river provided by the United States for the Potawattamie nation of Indians within two years from this date. ART. 4. At the request of the above named chiefs and head pay the debts of men and their bands, it is stipulated that after the ratification of this treaty, the United States shall appoint a commissioner who shall be authorized to pay such debts of the said bands as may be proved to his satisfaction to be just, to be deducted from the amount stipulated in the 2d article of this treaty. ART. 5. The United States stipulate to provide for the payment of the necessary expenses attending the making and concluding this treaty. ART. 6. This treaty, after the same shall be ratified by the President and Senate of the United States, shall be binding upon both parties. In testimony whereof, the said Abel C. Pepper, commissioner as aforesaid, and the said chiefs and head men and their bands, have hereunto set their hands this 22d day of April, A. D. 1836. A. C. PEPPER. Quash-quaw, his x mark. Me-cos-ta, Witnesses: his x mark. Nas-waw-kee, his x mark. NOW THEREFORE BE IT KNOWN, THAT I, ANDREW JACKSON, President of the United States of America, having seen and considered the said Treaty, do. in pursuance of the advice and consent of the Senate, as expressed in their resolution of the twentieth day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, accept, ratify, and confirm the same, with the exception of the fourth article, as excepted in the aforesaid resolution of the Senate |