Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1837-05-17

Geo. Davenport.
Nathl. Knapp.
w. r. Mcpherson.
Geo. w. Atchison.
Jeremiah Smith.
Nathan Smith.
Robt. Serrell Wood.
Geo. Catlin.
Richard ]. Lockwood.
Enoch Gilbert.
courtlandt Lawson.
George Miller, jr.
Courllandt Lawson.
Now, THEREFORE, BE IT KNOWN,
THAT /, ANDREW JACKSON, President
Of the United States Of America, hav.
ing seen and considered the said treaty,
do,in pursuance Of the advice and con-
sent Of the senate, as expressed in their
resolution of the twenty-fifth day of
February, one thousand eight hundred
and thirty-seven, ACCEPT, ratify, and
confirm the same with the following
amendments thereto, as expressed in
the aforesaid resolution Of the senate:
Altar the word ":sla,a'' in the third line Of the
sseo,d arteis, insert the o.lo wing woIis: Or such
oihsr place as may IL designated BY the Presidents
oftse United States.
After the word "dollars" in the third
line Of the second article, strike out
the residue Of said article in the follow.
ing words: To pay to the following
named persons the sums set opposite
to their names respectively, being the
one-half Of the amount agreed to be due
and owing by the confederated tribes
Eof Sacs and Foxes to their creditors,
provided said creditors will wait for
the other half until the same can be
paid out of their annuities. for which
purpose the Sacs and Foxes will SET a.
part the sum Of five thousand dollars
each year, beginning in one thousand
eight hundred and thirty.eight, out Of
their annuities, to be paid upon said
debts in the proper proportion until
the wholeamount is discharged, to wit:
to John Campbell ten thousand dollars,
to jeremiah Smith six hundred and for
Ity dollars, to Stephen Dubois three
hundred and FIVE dollars and twenty
cents, to Nathaniel Knapp one hum
dred dollars, to Wharton K. McPher.
son two hundred and fifty dollars, to
IS. S. Phelps & Co. four thousand dol
lars, to Jesse w. Shull Eve hundred
dollars, to James Jordan one hundred
and fifty dollars, to John r. Campbell
fifteen dollars, to Amos Farrar one
hundred dollars, to the owners Of the
steamboat Warrior, one hundred & six
|ty.two dollars and seventy~tive cents, to
George Davenport two thousand five
hundred sixty-threc dollars and City
cents, to Madame ST. Ament Eve hun.
dred dollars, 70 Madame Joseph Gun
vile FIVE hundred dollars, to Madame
lie Claire one hundred and twenty-five
dollars, to Miss Blondeau one huns
dred and twenty-five dollars, to An
tome lie Claire two thousand four hun.
dred and thirty-six dollars and fifty
cents, TO Francis Labachiere one thou.
sand one hundred and sixty.seven dol.
lars and sevcnty-6ve cents, to Pratte,
Chouteau, 8. Co, twenty thousand
three hundred and sixty.two dollars
and forty-two and half cents, 10 Ma.
|thaniel Patterson four hundred and. 81.
|ty-six dollars.
After the word sslollars'' in the
third line Of the second article insert
the following inlieu ofthe words strick.
en out:
And also to pay the sum OF forty.
eight thousand four hundred and fifty.
EIGHT dollars, eighty-seven and ! half
cents to enable said Indiansto nav such
debts as may be asccrtained by their
superintendent TO be Justly due from,
them to individually, and Il said debts
so asccrtained to be Just, amount Is
more than said sum, then the same
shall be divided among. said creditors
pro rata; and if less, then the over
plus 10 be paid to said Indians for their
own use. r
The Ioway Indians having set IN !.
claim to : part Of the lands coded bv
this treaty, i IS therefore hereby bro
vided, that the President Of the Uni
ted States shall cause the. validity and
extent Of said claim TO be ascertainad.
andupon REIMBURSEMENT Of said claim
70 the United staies,h shall cause he
reasonable and fair value thereof to s.
paid to aeaid Iowa Indiana. and 4hn