J. Varnum Hamilton, Sutler U. John A. Ewell, S. Drag. and Act. Sec'y, William J. Martin, William Steele, Martin Dorion, his x mark. Ratified with the following amendments: Strike out that part of the third article following the word "convention," in the following words: "And that there shall be a suitable person employed as farmer, to assist and instruct them in cultivating the soil so soon, and for such time, as the President of the United States may deem proper.' Strike out the fourth article in the following words: "Article 4. The undersigned, chiefs, braves, and head men of the tribes herein before named, feeling sensible of the many acts of kindness and liberality manifested towards them and their respective tribes, by their good friends, Joseph Roubadoux, senior, and Lucien Fontenelle, during an intercourse of many years; aware of the heavy losses sustained by them, at different times, by their liberality, in extending large credits to them and their people, and which have never been paid, and which (owing to the impoverished situation of their country, and their scanty means of living) never can be; are anxious to evince some evidence of gratitude for such benefits and favors, and compensate the said individuals in some measure for their losses. To this end, at the earnest solicitation of said tribes, it is agreed that the said Joseph Roubadoux, senior, shall have the privilege of selecting three sections of land, any where within the ceded territory, so soon as the same shall be surveyed; and the said Lucien Fontenelle shall be permitted to select two sections in like manner, which shall be conveyed to them by the United States without cost, whenever the land so selected shall be reported by them, their agents, or legal representatives, to the register and receiver of the land office of the district in which they lie. It is, however, distinctly understood, that if the President and Senate of the United States should refuse to ratify this and the last preceding article, or either of them, or any part thereof, that such refusal shall in no way affect the relinquishment and cession made by the tribes, parties hereto in the first article of this convention." SIOUX. [CONCLUDED NOVEMBER 30, 1836-RATIFIED FEBRUARY 18, 1837.] In a convention, held this thirtieth day of November, 1836, between Lawrence Taliaferro, Indian agent at St. Peters, and the chiefs, braves, and principal men of the Wahpaakootah, Susseton, and Upper Medawakanton tribes of Indians, it has been represented, that according to the stipula ions of the first article of the treaty of Prairie du Chien, of the 15th July, 1830, the country thereby ceded, is "to be assigned and allotted under the direction of the President of the United States, to the tribes now living thereon, or to such other tribes as the President may locate thereon, for hunting and other purposes." And whereas, it is further represented to us, the chiefs, braves, and principal men of the tribes aforesaid, to be desirable, that the lands lying between the State of Missouri and the Missouri river should be attached to, and become a part of the said State, and the Indian title thereto be entirely extinguished; but that, notwithstanding, as these lands compose a part of the country embraced by the provisions of said first article of the treaty aforesaid, the stipulations thereof will be strictly observed until the assent of the Indians interested is given to the proposed measure. Now we, the chiefs, braves, and principal men of the Wahpaakootah, Susseton, and Upper Medawakanton tribes of Sioux Indians, fully understanding the subject, and well satisfied from the local position of the lands in question, that they can never be made available for Indian purposes, and that an attempt to place an Indian population on them must inevitably lead to collisions with the citizens of the United States; and further, believing that the extension of the State line in the direction indicated, would have a happy effect, by presenting a natural boundary between the whites and Indians; and willing, moreover, to give the United States a renewed evidence of our attachment and friendship, do hereby, for ourselves, and on behalf of our respective tribes, (having full power and authority to this effect,) forever cede, relinquish, and quit claim to the United States all our right, title, and interest of whatsoever nature in, and to, the lands lying between the State of Missouri and the Missouri river, and do freely and fully exonerate the United States from any guarantee, condition, or limitation, expressed or implied, under the treaty of Prairie du Chien aforesaid, or otherwise, as to the entire and absolute disposition of the said lands, fully authorizing the United States to do with the same whatever shall seem expedient or necessary. As a proof of the continued friendship and liberality of the United States towards the Wahpaakootah, Susseton and Upper Medawakanton tribes of Sioux Indians, and as an evidence of the sense entertained for the good will manifested by said tribes to the citizens and Government of the United States, as evinced in the preceding cession or relinquishment, the undersigned agrees, on behalf of the United States, to cause said tribes to be furnished with presents to the amount of five hundred and fifty dollars, in goods, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged. In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, the day and year first above written. Law. Taliaferro, SUSSETONS. Ese-tah-ken-bah, or the sleepy eyes, his x mark, WAHPAAKOOTAS. Tah-sau-ga, or the cane, his x mark, UPPER MEDAWAKANTONS. Wahkon-Tunkah, or the big thunder, his x mark, L. S. L. S. L. S. L. S.. L. S. L. 8. L. S. L. S. L. S. L. S. L. S. L. S. L. S. Tah-chunk-pee-sappah, or the black tomahawk, his x mark, L. S. Marc-pee-wee-chas-tah, or chiefs of the clouds, his x mark, L. S. Executed in presence of J. McClure, Lt. 1st Inf. S. M. Plummer, Lt. 1st Inf. J. N. Nicollet, L. S. L. S. L. S. Scott Campbell, U. S. Interpt'r. POTAWATAMIES. [CONCLUDED FEBRUARY 11, 1837-RATIFIED FEBRUARY 18, 1837.] Articles of a treaty, concluded in the city of Washington on the eleventh day of February, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, between John T. Douglass, commissioner on the part of the United States, and Chee-chaw-kose, Ash-kum, Wee-saw or Louison, Muck-kose, and Qui-qui-to, chiefs of the Potawatamie tribe of Indians. ART. 1. The chiefs and head men above named do, for themselves and their respective bands, sanction and give their assent to the provisions of the treaties concluded between A. C. Pepper, commissioner on the part of the United States, and certain chiefs and young men of the Potawatamie tribe of Indians, on the 5th day of August, and 23d day of September, 1836, in which were ceded to the United States certain lands in the State of Indiana, in which the chiefs and head men above named have an interest, the same having been reserved for them and their bands, respectively, in the treaties of October 26th and 27th, 1832. And the chiefs, and head men above named, for themselves and their bands, do hereby cede to the United States all their interest in said lands, and agree to remove to a country that may be provided for them by the President of the United States, southwest of the Missouri river, within two years from the ratification of this treaty. ART. 2. The United States agree that the several sums for the payment of which provision is made in the treaties of August and September, 1836, referred to in the preceding article, shall be paid to the respective chiefs and bands, for whose benefit the lands, ceded by the said treaties, were reserved. ART. 3. The United States further agree to convey by patent to the Potawattamies of Indiana, a tract of country on the Osage river, southwest of the Missouri river, sufficient in extent, and adapted to their habits, and wants; remove them to the same, furnish them with one year's subsistence after their arrival there, and pay the expenses of this treaty, and of the delegation now in this city. ART. 4. It is further stipulated, that the United States will purchase the "five sections in the prairie, near Rock village," reserved for Qui-qui-to, in the second article of the treaty of October, 1832, for the sum of $4,000; to be paid to said chief at such times and places as the president of the United States may think proper. ART. 5. This treaty to be obligatory upon the contracting parties, when ratified by the President and Senate of the United States. In witness whereof, the contracting parties have hereunto set their hands and seals, the day and year above written. John T. Douglass, Commissioner, L. S. CHOCTAWS AND CHICKASAWS. [CONCLUDED JANUARY 17, 1837-RATIFIED MARCH 24, 1837.] Articles of convention and agreement made on the seventeenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, between the undersigned chiefs and commissioners, duly appointed and empowered by the Choctaw tribe of Red People, and John McLish, Petman Colbert, James Brown, and James Perry, delegates of the Chickasaw tribe of Indians, duly authorized by the chief's and head men of said people for that purpose, subject to the approval of the President and Senate of the United States. ART. 1. It is agreed by the Choctaws that the Chickasaws shall have the privilege of forming a district within the limits of their country, to be held on the same terms that the Choctaws now hold it, except the right of disposing of it, which is held in common with the Choctaws and Chickasaws, to be called the Chickasaw district of the Choctaw nation, to have an equal representation in their General Council, and to be placed on an equal footing in every other respect with any of the other districts of said nation, except a voice in the management of the consideration which is given for these rights and privileges; and the Chickasaw people to be entitled to all the rights and privileges of Choctaws, with the exception of participating in the Choctaw annuities, and the consideration to be paid for these rights and privileges, and to be subject to the same laws to which the Choctaws are; but the Chickasaws reserve to themselves the sole right and privilege of controlling and managing the residue of their funds, as far as is consistent with the late treaty between the said people and the Government of the United States, and of making such regulations and electing such officers for that purpose as they may think proper. ART. 2. The Chickasaw district shall be bounded as follows, viz: beginning on the north bank of Red river, at the mouth of Island bayou, about eight or ten miles below the mouth of False Wachitta, thence running north along the main channel of said bayou to its source; thence along the dividing ridge between the Wachitta and Low Blue rivers, to the road leading from fort Gibson to fort Wachitta; thence along said road, to the line dividing Mushalatubbee and Pushmatahaw districts; thence, eastwardly, along said district line, to the source of Brushy creek; thence, down said creek, to where it flows into the Canadian river, ten or twelve miles above the mouth of the south fork of the Canadian; thence, west, along the main Canadian river, to its source, if in the limits of the United States, or to those limits; and thence, due south, to Red river, and down Red river to the beginning. ART. 3. The Chickasaws agree to pay the Choctaws, as a consideration for these rights and privileges, the sum of five hundred |