1831 acres, which is exclusive of a grant made to Yellow Hair, or Peter Minor, by the 8th Article of the Treaty, at the foot of the Rapids of Miami, on the 29th of September, 1817, and for which the said Minor holds a patent from the General Land Office for 643

acres.

ART. III. In consideration of the cessions made in the 1st Article of this Convention, the United Sta tes agree to cause the Band of Ottoways residing on Blanchard's Fork and at Oquanoxa's Village as aforesaid, consisting of about 200 souls, to be removed, in a convenient and suitable manner, to the western side of the Mississippi River; and will grant, by pa tent in fee simple, to them and their heirs for ever, as long as they shall exist as a Nation, a Nation, and remain upon the same, a tract of land to contain 34,000 acres, to be located adjoining the south or west line of the reservation equal to 50 miles square, granted to the Shawnees of Missouri and Ohio on the Kansas River and its branches, by the Treaty made at St Louis, 7th November, 1825.

ART. IV. The United States will defray the expense of the removal of the said Band of Ottoways, and will moreover supply them with a sufficiency of good and wholesome provisions to support them for 1 year after their arrival at their new residence.

ART. V. In lieu of the improvements which have been made on the lands ceded by the 1st Article of this Convention, it is agreed that the United States shall advance to the Ottoways of Blanchard's Fork and Oquanoxa's Village, the sum of 2,000 dollars, to be reimbursed from the sales of the lands ceded by the said 1st Article. And it is expressly understood that this sum is not to be paid until the said Ottoways arrive at their new residence, and that it is for the purpose of enabling them to erect houses and open farms for their accommandation and subsi stence in their new Country. A fair and equitable distribution of this sum shall be made by the Chiefs of the said Ottoways, with the consent of their People in General Council assembled, to such Individuals of their Band as may have made improvements on the lands ceded by the 1st Article of this Convention, and may be properly entitled to the same,

ART. VI. The farming utensils, live stock, and 1831 other chattel property, which the said Ottoways of Blanchard's Fork and Oquanoxa's Village now own, shall be sold, under the superintendence of some suitable Person appointed by the Secretary of War, and the proceeds paid to the owners of such property res pectively.

ART. VII. The United States will expose to sale to the highest bidder, in the manner of selling the Public Lands, the tracts ceded by the 1st Article of this Convention, and, after deducting from the proceeds of such sales the sum of 70 cents per acre, exclusive of the cost of surveying, and the sum of 2,000 dollars advanced in lieu of improvements, it is agreed that the balance, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be hereby guaranteed for the payment of the debts which the said Ottoways of Blanchard's Fork and Oquanoxa's Village may owe in the State of Ohio and the Territory of Michgian, and agree to be due by them, as provided in the 16th Article of this Convention; and any surplus of the proceeds of said lands, which may still remain, shall be vested by the Presi dent in Government Stock, and 5 per cent. thereon shall be paid to the said Ottoways of Blanchard's Fork and Oquanoxa's Village, as an annuity, during the pleasure of Congress.

ART. VIII. It is agreed, that the said Band of Ottoways of Blanchard's Fork and Oquanoxa's Village shall receive, at their new residence, a fair proportion of the annuities due to their Nation by former Treaties, which shall be apportioned under the direction of the Secretary of War, according to their ac ual numbers.

ART. IX. The lands granted by this Agreement and Convention to the said Band of Ottoways residing at Blanchard's Fork and Oquanoxa's Village, shall not be sold nor ceded by them, except to the United States. And the United States guarantee that said lands shall never be within the bounds of any State or Territory, nor subject to the Laws thereof; and further, that the President of the United States will cause said Band to be protected at their new residence, against all interruption or disturbance from any other Tribe or Nation of Indians, and from any other Per

1831 son or Persons whatever: and he shall have the sa care and superintendence over them in the Count to which they design to remove, that he now has their present residence.

ART. X. As an evidence of the good will kind feelings of the People of the United States wards the said Band of Ottoways of Blanchard's F and Oquanoxa's Village, it is agreed that the foll ing articles shall be given them as presents, to 80 blankets, 25 rifle guns, 35 axes, 12 ploughs, sets of horse gears, and Russia sheeting sufficient tents for their whole Band; the whole to be deliver according to the discretion of the Secretary of W

ART. XI. In consideration of the cessions ma in the 2nd Article of this Convention, by the Chi Head Men, and Warriors of the Band of Ottow residing at Roche de Boeuf and Wolf Rapids, i agreed that the United States will grant to said B by patent in fee simple, 40,000 acres of land," of the Mississippi, adjoining the lands assigned to Ottoways of Blanchard's Fork and Oquanoxa's Villa or in such other situation as they may select, on unappropriated lands in the district of Country desi ed for the emigrating Indians of the United Sta And whenever the said Band may think proper to cept of the above grant, and remove west of Mississippi, the United States agree that they s be removed and subsisted by Government, in the s manner as is provided in this Convention for brethren of Blanchard's Fork and Oquanoxa's Villa and they shall receive like presents, in proportion their actual numbers, under the direction of the cretary of War. It is also understood and agre that the said Band, when they shall agree to rem west of the Mississippi, shall receive their propor of the annuities due to their Nation by former Treat and be entitled in every respect to the same privile advantages, and protection, which are herein exten to their brethren and the other emigrating Indians the State of Ohio.

ART. XII. The lands ceded by the 2nd Art of this Convention shall be sold by the United Sta to the highest bidder, in the manner of selling public lands, and, after deducting from the avails t

of 70 cents per acre, exclusive of the cost of surying, the balance is hereby guaranteed to discharge ch debts of the Ottoways residing on the River Bay of the Miami of Lake Erie, as they may rein acknowledge to be due, and wish to be paid. d whatever overplus may remain of the avails of dlands, after discharging their debts as aforesaid, all be paid to them in money, provided they shall use to remove west of the Mississippi, and wish to k some other home among their brethren in the ritory of Michigan. But should the said Band agree remove west of the Mississippi, then any overplus which remain to them, after paying their debts, shall invested by the President, and 5 per centum paid them as an annuity, as is provided for their brethby this Convention.

ART. XIII. At the request of the Chiefs residing Roche de Boeuf and Wolf Rapids, it is agreed there shall be reserved for the use of Waube-ga(one of the Chiefs) for 3 years only, from the ing of this Convention, a section of land below adjoining the section granted to and occupied Yellow Hair or Peter Minor; and also there is rved in like manner, and for the term of 3 years, no longer, for the use of Muck-qui-on-a, Bearskin, one section and a half, below Wolf Raand to include his present residence and improents. And it is also agreed that the said Bearskin have the occupancy of a certain small Island in Maumee River, opposite his residence, where he raises corn, which Island belongs to the United es, and is now unsold; but the term of this ocncy is not guaranteed for 3 years; but only so as the President shall think proper to reserve the from sale. And it is further understood, that of the temporary reservations made by this Armay be surveyed and sold by the United States, ect to the occupancy of 3 years, hereby granto the aforesaid Indians.

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ART. XIV. At the request of the Chiefs of Roche Boeuf and Wolf Rapids, there is hereby granted Hiram Thebeault (a half blooded Ottoway,) a quarsection of land, to contain 160 acres and to ine his present improvements at the Bear Rapids of

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1831 the Miami of the Lake. Also, one quarter sectio of land, to contain like quantity, to William M'Nab (a half blooded Ottoway,) to adjoin the quarter sectio granted to Hiram Thebeault. In surveying the abov reservations, no greater front is to be given on th River, than would properly belong to said quarte sections, in the common manner of surveying the Public Lands.

ART. XV. At the request of the Chiefs of Rock de Boeuf and Wolf Rapids, there is granted to th children of Yellow Hair, or Peter Minor, one ha section of land, to contain 320 acres, to adjoin th north line of the section of land now held by sa Peter Minor, under patent from the President of th United States, bearing date the 24th of Novembe 1827, and the lines are not to approach nearer th 1 mile to the Miami River of the Lake.

ART. XVI. It is agreed by the Chiefs of B chard's Fork and Oquanoxa's Village, and the Chie of Roche de Boeuf and Wolf Rapids, jointly, that th are to pay out of the surplus proceeds of the sever tracts herein ceded by them, equal proportions of claims against them by John E. Hunt, John Hollister, R bert A. Forsythe, Payne C. Parker, Peter Minor, The dore E. Phelps, Collister Haskins and S. and P. Carla The Chiefs aforesaid acknowledge the claim of John Hunt to the amount of 5,600 dollars; the claim of Jol Hollister to the amount of 5,600 dollars; the claim Robert A. Forsythe to the amount of 7,524 dollars, which is included the claims assigned to said Forsythe by Isaa Hull, Samuel Vance, A. Peltier, Oscar Whit and Antoine Lepoint. They also allow the claim of Pay C. Parker to the amount of 500 dollars; the claim Peter Minor to the amount of 1000 dollars; the clai of Theodore E. Phelps to the amount of 300 dollars the claim of Collister Haskins to the amount of 5 dollars, but the said Haskins claims 50 dollars mor as his proper demand: and the claim of S. and Carlan to the amount 398 dollars and 25 cents. The aforesaid Chiefs also allow the claim of Joseph Laro ger to the amount of 200 dollars, and the claim Daniel Lakin to the amount of 70 dollars. Notwith standing the above acknowledgments and allowances it is expresly understood and agreed by the respectiv