American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-06-13
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
mo 81 AN ACT TO aid certain Indians Of the Creek
Nation. in their removal to the west of the Mississpp

mo 81 AN ACT to aid certain Indians Of the Creek
Nation, in their removal to the west of the Mississippi
BE enacted By The Senate and House IF Representatives Of
the United STATES IF .4merlca in Congress assemb That
the United States w give each Of the nation Of
Creek Inds who shall any time within two years.
to the Of the Mississippi, according article
six in the treaty made and concluded at Washington City
the Goth day Of January, thousand eight hundred
and twenysx, between the United States and the Creek
Indians rifle gun and ammunition, butcher knife,
blanket, brass KETTLE and beaver trap; and shall
further aid them with provisions the wa and with trans
poration The Mississippi river aud other streams
and furnish them with provisions for their support for
year afer their arrival in the country which may be set
apart them, to the westward of the territory of Arkan-
sas or State Of Missouri and the United States will pay
all such emgIants, the actual value of all the improvements
left by them, and which o nature to add to the real
value of the land, which is TO be asceraned by Commits
soner appointed by the President Of the United States for
that purpose and paid for as soon as practicable after the
passage of this act exceeding twenty thousand dollars
Sec g. .ind be further enacted, That the agent to be
appointed to accompany and reside with the aforesaid
emgrating Greeks according to article eight Of the treaty
last aforementioned, shall receive annual salary OF f
teen hundred dollars
Sec g. Ind be further enacted That there shall be de.
yeed the said agent each and every year, fair and
full oporton of all the annuities heretofore stipulated to
be pad the Creek Indians according to the number OF
emgrans who may and to enable the Govefnment
divide the annes fairly, the agents shall make annual
of the whole number OF such emgrants and the
be paid, under the ninth article OF the lreay
aforesaid, may be extended to any number OF emgans
over and above three thousand persons.
Sec A. And be ii further enacted That, for the purpose
Of making known the beneficial objects of the Government,
and for carrying into effect the objects OF this act the
srent 10 be appon ed to reside with the emgratng Creeks,
shall have f liberty for the space of two years, to %
among the Indians of the Creek naion and explain them
the policy of the Government and to give to such ndvi
duals families and parties, may determine, from time to
time all the aids which are contemplated by this act and
shall designate proper place at which the emerans may
cross the Miss ssipp river and shall establish Of pro-
visions at one places, under the care of suitable
persons, 10 support them on their march.
Sec s. And 5e further enacted, That the of sixty
thousand olars be paid out Of any money in the Trea.
sry not otherwise appropriated shall be- and the same is
hereby. appropriated, to defay the expense OF carrying
this ACT into effect
ArrRovEn-May 20, 1876.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.