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TREATY WITH THE WYANDOT IN
DIANS.
ANDREW JACK SON,

AMEhlCAs
To all and singular to whom these pres
ents shall come, Greeting:
Whereas Treaty was made and con
cluded between John A Bryan, Commis
sioncr on the part of the United States,
and William Walker. John Barnett, and
Peacock, Chiefs and Prin ,ipaI Men ofthe
Wyandot tribe of Indians in Ohio, acting
for and on behalf Of said tribe-Which
treaty isI the following, to wit:
Articles ofa Treaty made Gnd concluded
betpeen John A. Bryan, Commissioner
on the part OF the Unttci States, and
William Walker, John Barnett, and
Peacock, Chiefs and Principal Men, of
the Wydndot tribe of Indians in Ohio,
acting for and on behalf of tie said
Tribe.
Article l. The Wyandot Of In
dIans in Ohio cede to the United States a
strip of land five miles in extent, on the
east end Of their Reservation in Crawford
county,l said State-alSo, one section of
land, lying in Cranberry Swamp, on
Broken Sword creek, being the one mile
square specified and sci forth IN the trea
ty made with the said tribe on the TWEEN
ty'nlnth dav ofSeptember, in the year of
our Lord l8H-also, one hundred and
sixty acres ofand, which is 10 be received
in the place and stead Of an equal quaint
ty SET apart in supplemental treaty made
with the said Indians on the seventeenth
day of September IN The following year;
all situate and being ia the said county Of
Crawford.
Art. 2. The said five mile tract, as also
the additional quantities herein set forth,
are each 10 be surveyed as other public
lands are surveyed, by the Surveyor
General, and to be sold at such time and
place, allowing sixty days notice Of the
sale, as the President may direct.
Art, 3. A Register and Receiver shall
be appointed by The President and Sen
ate, in accordance with the wishes Of the
delegation Of chiefs, whose duties shall
he similar TO those Of other Registers and
Receivers. They shall receive such
compensation for services rendered, not
exceeding five dollars per day for every
day necessarily employ in the discharge
of their duties, as the President may de
lermine.
Art. 4. All expenses incurred in the
execution ofthis treaty, and in the sale oI
the lands included in it, shall be betrayed
out of the funds raised therelrom, incIu
ding such expenses and disbursements as
NAV have beenincurrod by the delegation
to Washington; and such allowance to
individuals who have assisted IN the nego
talion, as the cheIs'n council, after a
full aud ADMINISTRATION, may adjudge
10 be reasonable and just, shall in all
cases be made,
Art. 5. Such portion OF The moneys
arising from the sales as the chiefs may
deem necessary for the rebuilding of mills
ropOir aud improvement Of roads, estao
fishing schools, and other lauddb'e public
objects for the Improvement of their con
dlliou, shall be properly applied under
their direction, and the remainder to be
distributed among the individuals oi said
tribe as dnnuilies are distributed.
Art. &. The moneys raised by the sales
of the lands for all the above mentioned
objeC,s, except the last, shall be paid by
the Receiver on the order Of the chiefs;
and such order, together with the receipt
of the person TO whom payment shall be
made, shall be the proper voucher Tor the
final settlement Of the accounts of the Re
ceiver; but The funds for the tribe shall be
distributed by the Register and Receiver
10 each person entitled thereto.
Ar.7. BY the 2lst article ofthe treaty
concluded at tho foot Of tho Raplds of the
Miami of Lake Erie, dated the twenty.
ninth day of September, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and seventeen,
and the schedule lhereunto attached, there
was granted 10 Laonquot, or Halt King,
Rontondee, or WarpoIe, Tayarrontoyea,
,r Between the Logs, Danwawtout, or
Iohn Hicks, Mononcue, or Thomas,
Iuyondoltauseh, or George Punch, Hon.
Ian a waugh, or Matthews, chiefs of the
Vyandol nation, two sections Of land each
within the Wyandot Reservation The
foresdid chiefs, their heirs, or legal repre-
enlatives. are entitled TO, and allowed
ne section of land Zach, Ia the above de
iguoted tract of five miIe9, to bo selected
y them PrevtoGs to sale; and tho same
hall be sod as the other lands are sold,
nd ihoy allowed TO receive the respective
ums arising from said sale.
Art. 8. lfduring the progress of the
ale, the Indians are not satisfied with the
rces at which the lands sell, the Regis.
er aud Receiver shall, on the written ap
Iication of The chiefs, close the sale, and
eport the proceedings to the War Depart
nentj and the President may appoint
uch other tlme for the sale as he may
eCm proper,