The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-05-08
By AUTHORITY.
ANDREW JACKSON.

ANDREW JACKSON.
pnEsrpENr or THE UNITED States or y
MERicA.
To all and singular TO ,chsm these presents
shall come, Cresting;
WHrREAs a Treaty between the United
States Of America and tho Ottoway Indians
was made and concluded. at the Indian Re-
servo, on tho Mani OF Lake Erie, on the
thirtieth day Of August, in the rear Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty.
ane, by James 3. Gardiner. Commissioned
on the part of the United States. and certain
Chiefs, Head mon. and Warriors ofthe Band
of Ottoway Indians residing within the
State Of Ohio. on the part OF said Band;
which Treaty is in the words following. 70
wit:
Articles Of agreement and convention, mode
and concluded this .hirtie,h day Of August,
In the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and thirty-one, by and be.
tween James B. GsTdiner. specially ap.
pointed commissioner on the part Of the
United States. on the one part. and the
chiefs, head men and warrio,s Of tho
band Of Ottoway Indians residing within
the State Of Ohio. on the other part. for
q cession of the several tracts Of land. nov
held and occupied by said Indians within
said State, by reservations made under the
tresty concluded at Detroit on tho i7th
day Of November. 1907, and the treaty
made At the foot of the Rapids Of the Mi.
ami river Of Lake Erie, on the 29th OF
September, 1917.
Where's the President Of the United
States, under the authority OF the act OF
Congress, approved May %, 1880, has ap,
poiuted a special commissioner 10 confer with
the different Indian tribes residing within the
constitutional limits Of the State OF Ohio, and
10 offer for their acceptance theprovisions Of
the aforementioned act: And whereas the
band of Ouowsys residing on Blapcherd's
fork of the Great Auglaize river, and on the
Little Auglsize river At Opuanoxs's village.
have expressed their consent to the con-
1,ions Of said act, and their willingness to
remove west Of the Mississippi, in order to
obtain a more permanent and advantageous
bone for themselves and their pos,crity:
Therefore, in ordor to carry into effect the
aforesaid objects, the following articles Of
convention have been agreed upon, BY the
aforesaid contracting parties, which. when
ratified by the President ofthe United States.
by and with the consent Of the Senate there.
III. shall be mutually binding upon the Unit
cd States and the aforesaid band Of O:;oway
indians.
ARTICLE
The hand of O,towsy ladians fssidiaa on
|Banchards fork Of tho Great Auglaize riv
er. and st Oqusuoxa's village on the Littsr
|Auelaize river, in consideration If the siipu-
iations herein made on tho part Of the Unit
ed States. do for ever cede. release and quit
claim to tho United States, the lands reserv =.
ed to them by the last clause OF the sixth ar
,icle Of the treaty made at the loot Of the Ra.
pids of the Miami Of the Lake, on the 29,h Of
|Septembcr, 1877 which clause is In the FOL.
lowing words. "Thcre shall DO reserved
for the use of the Otowsy Indians. but not
granted 10 them. tract Of land on Bisn-
hard's fork Of the Great Anglaizc river, to
contain five miles square, the centre OF which
tract 10 to be where the old trace crosses the
said fork; and one other tract, to contain
three miles square m the Little Arglsize riv
or, tn include Oqnanoxa's village" making,
in said cession, twenty.one Thousand seven
hundred and sixty acres.
ARTICLE
The chiefs, head men. and warriors OF tho
hand Of Ottoway Indisns residing al and
near the places called Roche de Boeuf and
Wolf rapids, on the Miami river Of Lake
Erie, and within the State Of Ohio. wishing to
become parties to this convention, and not
being wiling, at this time. to stipulste for
their removal west Of the Mississippi, do
hereby agree. in consideration Of tho stipu.
lstions herein made for them on the part Of
the United States, 10 cede, release and forev.
er Quit claim to the United States, the follow.
ing tracts Of land, reserved to them BY the
treaty made il Detroit on the 18th day OF No.
yembcr. 1907. to wit, the tract Of six miles
square above Roche de Boeuc to include the
village where Pondagonie for Dog) formerly
lived and also three miles square at the
Wolf rapids aforesaid, which was substituted
for the three miles square granted by the
said treaty OF Detroit TO the said Getaways.
''to inclnle Presque Esle," but which could
not be granted asstipulated in said treaty OF
Detroit, 10 consequence Of its collision with
the grant Of twelve miles square TO the Unit'
ed States by the treaty of ireenville max
ing in the whole cession made BY this ar.
.ticle, twenty eight Thousand one hundred snd
fifty seven acres, which is exclusive Of
grant made to Yellow Hair Tor Peter Minor
by the 9th article Of tho treaty at the foot Of
the Rapids Of Miami, on the 29,h Of Sep
iember, 1917, and for which said Minor
holds patent from the General Land Once
for 643 acres.
In consideration Of the cessiors made in
the first article Of this convention, the Unit.
cd States. agree TO cause tho band Of Otto
ways residing on Blanchsrd's fork, and at
Oqus noxs's vilsgs, as aforesaid, consisting
Of about two hundred souls, to bs removed,
ia convenient and suitable manner, to the
western side Of the Mississippi river and
will grant. by patent, in fee simple, to them
and their heirs for ever, 40 long % they shall
exist 80 nation, and remain upon the same,
. tract oflsnd, 10 contain thirty. four thou.
sand acres, to be located adjoining the south
or west line Of the reservation. equal TO &c.
" milcs square, granted to the 6hswnees Of
Missouyi and Ohio on the Kupzas river and