Witnesses. Tal Mars Hadjo, J. S. McIntosh, Maj 7th Inf. S. W. Moore, Capt 7th Inf. G. H. Paul, 1st Lt 7th Inf, A. C. S. G. J. Rains, Cupt 7th Inf M. Stokes, Agent for Cherokee nation. Secretary to the Commission. 2d Now, THEREFORE, BE IT KNOWN, that I, MARTIN VAN BUREN, President of the United States of America, having seen and considered said treaty, do, in pursuance of the advice and consent of the Senate, as expressed in their resolution of the twenty-eighth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, 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. A DONE at the city of Washington, the second day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, and [L. S.] of the Independence of the United States the sixtythird. BY THE PRESIDENT: M. VAN BUREN. JOHN FORSYTH, Secretary of State. 1839. MARTIN VAN BUREN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WHEREAS, a treaty was made and concluded at Fort Gibson, west of Arkansas between Brigadier General M. Arbuckle, Commissioner on the part of the United States, and the chiefs, headmen and warriors of the Great and Little Osage Indians, duly authorized by their respective bands, on the eleventh day of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine; which treaty is in the words following, to wit: the Great and Articles of a treaty made and concluded at Fort Gibson, west 1839, of Arkansas between Brig. General M. Arbuckle, Commis- Treaty with sioner on the part of the United States, and the chiefs, Little Osage Inheadmen and warriors of the Great and Little Osage Indians, concluded dians, duly authorized by their respective bands. Jan. 11th, 1839. ARTICLE 1st. The great and Little Osage Indians make the Indians cede, following cessions to the United States. 1 First, Of all titles or interest in any reservation heretofore 1st. Reservaclaimed by them, within the limits of any other tribe. tions within limits of other 2d. Claims, &c,, treaties 2d, 1825, except, &c. Second, Of all claims or interests under the treaties of No- tribes. vember tenth, one thousand eight hundred and eight and June under of Nov. 10th, second, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, except so 1808, and June much of the latter as is contained in the sixth article thereof and the said Indians bind themselves to remove from the lands of other tribes, and to remain within their own boundaries. ARTICLE 2d. In consideration of the cessions and obligations In consideracontained in the preceding article, the United States agree to the following stipulations on their part. tion U. S. agree, 20 years an an First, To pay to the said Great and Little Osage Indians, for 1st. to pay for the term of twenty years an annuity of twenty thousand dollars nuity of $20,000, to be paid in the Osage nation, twelve thousand in money, and-how. eight thousand in goods, stock, provisions, or money as the President may direct. blacksmiths,&c. Second, To furnish the Osage nation, for the term of twenty2d. To furnish years, two blacksmiths and two assistants, the latter to be taken for 20 years. from the Osage nation, and receive two hundred and twentyfive dollars each, per year; each smith to be furnished with a dwelling house, shop and tools, and five hundred pounds of iron, and sixty pounds of steel annually. grist & saw mills, Third, To furnish the Osage nation with a grist and saw mill, 3d. To furnish a miller to each for fifteen years, and an assistant to each for miller, &c. for eleven years, the latter to be taken from the Osage nation and 15 years. receive each two hundred and twenty-five dollars per year; each miller to be furnished with a dwelling house, and the necessary tools. COWS, calves, Fourth, To supply the said Great and Little Osage Indians 4th. To furnish within their country with one thousand cows and calves, two breeding hogs, thousand breeding hogs, one thousand ploughs; one thousand ploughs, &c. sets of horse gear; one thousand axes, and one thousand hoes; to be distributed under the direction of their agent, and chiefs, as follows, viz: to each family who shall form an agricultural How to be dissettlement, one cow and calf, two breeding hogs, one plough, one set of horse gear, one axe, and one hoe. The stock tools And when de&c. to be in readiness for delivery, as soon as practicable after the ratification of this treaty, and the Osages shall have complied with the stipulations herein contained. tributed. livered. certain chiefs wagons, carts Fifth, To furnish the following named chiefs, vix: Pa-hu- 5th. To furnish sca, Clermont, Chiga-wa-sa, Ka-he-gais-tanga, Tawan-ga-hais, with houses, Wa-cho chais, Ni-ka-wa-chin-tanga, Tally, Gai-hira-ba-chais, oxen, &c. Baptisti Mongrain, each with a house worth two hundred dollars; and the following named chiefs, viz: Chi-to-ka-sa-bais, 1839. 6th. To pay claims against Wa-ta-ni-ga, Wa-tier-chi-ga, Chon-ta-sa-bais, Nan-gais-wa-haqui hais, Ka-hi-gais-stier-de-gais, Man-haie-spais-we-te-chis, Chow-gais-mo-non, Gre-tan-man-sais, Kan-sais-ke-cris, Cho-mika-sais, Man-cha-ki-da-chi-ga, each with a house worth one hundred dollars, and to furnish the above named chiefs with six good wagons, sixteen carts, and twenty-eight yoke of oxen, with a yoke and log chain to each yoke of oxen, to be delivered to them in their own country, as soon as practicable after the ratification of this treaty. Sixth, To pay all claims against said Osages, for depredations the Indians to committed by them against other Indians or citizens of the the amount of United States, to an amount not exceeding thirty thousand dollars, provided that the said claims shall be previously examined under the direction of the President. $30,000. 7th. To purchase certain Seventh, To purchase the reservations provided for indireservations. viduals in the fifth article of the treaty of June second, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, at not exceeding two dollars per acre, to be paid to the respective reservees, excepting however from this provision, the tracts that were purchased in the fourth article of the treaty with the Cherokees of December twenty-ninth one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five. 8th. To reim ducted from Eighth, To reimburse the sum of three thousand dollars deburse $3000 deducted from their annuity in one thousand eight hundred and their annuity. twenty-five, to pay for property taken by them, which they have since returned. Clermont's band 9th. To pay Ninth, To pay to Clermont's band, their portion of the antheir portion of nuity for one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine, which the annuity for was wrongfully withheld from them, by the agent of the Government, amounting to three thousand dollars. 1829. Treaty to be ART. 3d. This treaty shall be binding on both parties when binding when atified by U. S. ratified by the United States Senate. In testimony whereof the said Brig. General M. Arbuckle, commissioner as aforesaid, and the chiefs, headmen, and warriors, of the Great and Little Osage nation of Indians, have hereunto set their hands this eleventh day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine. M. ARBUCKLE, Brevt Brig. Genl. U. S. A. Wa-tier chi-ga, his x mark. Chon-ta-sa-bais, his x mark. Baptiste Mongrain, Osage interpreter, his x mark. Ratified March, 1839. Lt. S. G. Simmons, 7th Inf., secy to the commission. 2d Now, THEREFORE, BE IT KNOWN, that I, MARTIN VAN BUREN, President of the United States of America, having seen and considered said treaty, do, in pursuance of the advice and consent of the Senate, as expressed in their resolution of the twenty-eighth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, 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, the second day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States the sixtythird. [L. S.] BY THE PRESIDENT: M. VAN BUREN. JOHN FORSYTH Secretary of State. MARTIN VAN BUREN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WHEREAS, articles supplementary to certain treaties between the United States, and the Saganaw tribe of Chippewas, were |
