Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-04-25

Made at the City Of Washington, betueen Le,0iS
Cass, thereto specially authorised blythe Presi-
dent of the United States, and the Greek tribe
/ of Indians.
1 ART L. The Creek tribe of Indians cede to
the United States all their land East of the Mis-
sissipp river.
ART. 2. The United States engage to survey
the said land as soon as the same can be conven-
iently done, after the ratification of this treaty;
and when the same is surveyed, to allow ninety
principal Chiefs of the Creek tribe 10 select one
section each, and every other head of Creek
family to select one half section EACH which
tracts shall be reserved from sale, for their use,
for the term of five years, unless sooner disposed
of by them A census of these persons shall be
taken under the direction of the President, and
1.-THE selections shall be made so as to include the
improvement of such person within his selection,
if the same can be so made; and if not then all
the persons belonging to the Same town, entitled
| to selections, and who cannot make the same s.
as to include their improvements, shall take them
in one body in proper FORM And twenty sec
tons shall be selected, under the direction of the
President, for the orphan children Of the Creeks,
and divided and retained or sold fol their benefit,
as the President may direct Provided, howev-
er, that no selections or locations under this re-
~, shall be so made as to include The agency re-
serve.
ART. 3. These tracts may be conveyed by
the persons selecting the same, to any other per-
son for a fair consideration, in such manner as
the President may dirict The contact shall be
certified by some person appointed FIR that pur-
pose by the President, but shall be valid till
| the President approves the same 4 title shall
he given by the United States on the completion
Of the payment.
ART. 4. At the end of five wears, all the
Creeks entitled TO these selections, who are desi
raus of remaining, shall receive patents therefor
| in fee simple, from the United States
| ART. s. All intruders upon the country here
| by coded, shall be removed theretrom in the same
manner as intruders may be removed by law from
other public land, until the country is surveyed,
and the selections made; excepting, however,
from this provision, those white persons who have
made their own Improvements, and not expelled
the Creeks from theirs. Such persons NAV re-
main till their crops gathered. After the
country is surveyed and the selections made, this
article shall not operate upon that part of it mott
included in such selections But intruders shall.
in the manner before DESCRIBED, be removed from
these seectlols rur 1srIn Oh HsS oui9 Hoii
the ratification o. this treaty, or until the samei
are conveyed to wh.te perstane.
ART. 6. Twenty mine sections, in addition tol
the foregoing nay be located, and patents for the
same shall then issue to those persons, being
Creeks, to whom the same may be assigned by
he Creek tribe. But whenever the grantees of
these tracts possess improvements, such tracts
shall be so located as to include the improve
ments, and as near as may be in the centre. And
there shall also be granted by patent to Benjamin
Marshall one section of land, to include his inn
provements on the Chatahoochee river, to be
bounded for one mile in direct line along the said
river, and to run back for quantity There shall
also be granted to Joseph Bruner, colored man,
one half section of land, for his services as an
Interpreter.
ART. T. All the locations authorised by this
treaty, with the exception of that of Benjamin
Marshall, shall be made in conformity with the
lines of the surveys; and the Creeks relinquish
all claim for improvements.
ART. g. An additional annuity of twelve thou
sand dollars shall be paid to the Creeks for the
term of FIVE years, and thereafter the said anHui-
ty shall be reduced 10 ten thousand dollars, and
shall be paid for the term of fifteen years. All
the annuities due to the Creeks shall be paid in
such manner as the tribe may direct.
ART. 9. For the purpose of paying certain
debts due by the Creeks, and to relieve them in
their present distressed condition. the sum of one
hundred thousand dollars shall be paid to the
Creek tribe; as soon as may be, after the ratiica-
.vn nereoI, 10 pe aPPieo 10 tne payments ol Acii
Just debts and then to their own relief, and to be
distributed as they may direct, and which shall
be IN full consideration of all improvements.
| ART. 10. The sum Of sixteen thousand dollars
shall be allowed as a compensation to the dele
cation sent to this place, and for the payment of
their expenses, and of the claims against them.
ART. H. The following claims shall be paid
by the United States
| For ferries, bridges and causeways, three thou
sand dollars; provided that the same shall become
the property of the United States:
| For the payments of certain Judgments obtain
ed against the chiefs, eight thousand i've hundred
and seventy dollars.
!, For losses for which they suppose the United
States responsible, seven Thousand seven hundred
and ten dollars.
For the payment of improvements under the
treaty of 1926, one thousand dollars.
The three following anauities shall be palo
for life:
To Tuskehew .haw Cusetaw, two hundred dol
lars.
j To the Blind Uchu King, one hundred dollars.
Al To Neah Mico, one hundred dollars.
r There shall be paid the sum OF fifteen dollars