Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-03-30
MARTIN VAN BUREN,.

greeting: r
WHEREAS, treaty made and concluded at the 8
Forks Of the Wabash, in the State Of Indiana, be-
tween the United States Of America, by her Commits C
sioner, Abel &. Pepper, and the Miami tribe Of Indi
the sixth day of November, in the year Of
Lord eighteen hundred and ry-egit; which treaty Il
is in the following words, to wit o
articles Of treaty made md eonc'ied 1T tie Forhs n
the obash in the State If Hdiona, betceen ne Init
ed States Of 4n,erica, BY her l1,nmissioncr qtl T.
Pepper, and Ire fa,ni t,jbc # Indians, the sirh
day IF .Nouember. in TIE year i onr Lord eighteen
hundred and Mirfy-eigh1.
Arr. /. The Miami Tribe Of Indians hereby cede
the United States all that OF land lying south
of the Wabash river and ineluted within the follow
ing bounds wit Commencing point said
river where the western boundary line Of the Miami
ntersects the same, tile mouth Of Pipe
creek thence south two miles; thence mile;
thence south along said boundary line, three miles;
thence TO the Msslssinnewa river thence the
said river with the meanders thereof to the eastern
boundary line of the said Miami thence north
along said boundary line to the Wabash river;
thence down the said last named river with the
defs thereof to the place of beginning
The said Miami tribe of Indians do also hereby |
cede the United States, the three following
of land made for the of the Miami nation of
Indians by the I'd article Of treaty made and con-
cluded st. Marys in the State of ohio, the 9th
Of October, 1918, to wit
The reservation on the Wabash river below the |
forks thereof:
The residue Of the reservation opposite the mouth
Of the river Abonette
The reservation the mouth of a creek called Flat
Rock, where the road to White river crosses the
Also other reservation of land made for the use
Of said tribe at Seeks village on Eel river, by the I'd
article of treaty made and concluded the 23d
October, 1926.
ART. 3 From the cesson aforesaid, the Miami
tribe for the band Of Ne-to-sin-a, the follow
ing tract of land, wit Beginning the eastern
boundary line of the big where the Missssln
river crosses the thence down said river
with the meanders thereof to the mouth of creek
called Forked Branch thence north TIVE miles; thence
in direct line point the eastern boundary line
two miles north OF the place of beginning thence
south to the place OF beginning, supposed 10 contain
ten square miles.
Arr. ,. In consideration of the cession aforesaid,
the United States agree pay the Mani tribe of lndi
ans, three hundred and thty-fve thousand, SIX hun
bred and eighty dollars sixty thousand dollars of
which to be paid Immediately after the ratification of
this treaty and the appropriation carry provis
ions effect; and the residue of said after the
payment Of claims herein after stipulated be paid
in ten yearly instruments of twelve thousand five nun
dred and sixty eight dollars per year.
ART. 4. 1t is further stipulated that the of
six thousand eight hundred dollars. be paid John b.
Richardville; and the of two thousand six hun
bred and twelve dollars be paid Francis Godfrey
which said their respective claims against
said tribe, prior October 49, 1873 1, excluded from
vestgation by the late commissioner of the United
States BY of their being Indians Of said tribe.
ART. 5. The said Miami tribe Of Indians being
anxious pay all their just debts, :her request it is
stipulated that Immediately after the ratification of
this treaty, the United States shall appoint commits
sioner commissioners, who shall be authorized to
investigate all claims against said tribe which have
accrued since the 23d day of October, 1884, without
ret ard distinction of blood i'll the claimants and
to pay such debts having accrued since the said
PERIOD shall be proved to his or their satisfaction,
be legal and just.
ART. 6. 1t is further stipulated that the OF
ono hundred and fifty thousand dollars out of the a.
mount agreed be paid said tribe the third article
Of this treaty. shall be for o.
any balance ascerained to he due from said tribe b,
the investigation under the provisions of the treaty
1884; and should there be an unexpended balance il
the hands of said commissioner commissioners af
ter payment of said claims, the shall be paic
over to the said tribe at the payment of their mex
subsequent annuity; but should the said sum so Sc
apart for the purpose aforesaid, be found insufficient
pay the same, then the ascertaned balance due oil
said claims shall be paid in three equal insalment
from the annuities of said tribe.
And the said Miami tribe of Indians through thi
public instrument proclaim to all concerned, that n
debt debts that any Indian Indians of said trib
may contract with any person persons, shall ope
rate a lien on the annuity annuites on tn
land of the said tribe for legal enforcement. No
shall person persons, other than members
said Miami tribe, who may by suferance live tn
land of, intermary in, said tribe. have any right
the land any interest In the annuities of said tribe
until such person persons shall have been by gene
raj council adopted into their tribe.
ART. J. 1t Is further stipulated, that the Unite
States will cause the buildings and improvements o
the land hereby coded, to be appraised, and hav
buildings and improvements of a corresponding valu
made at such places the chiefs of said tribe, ma
des gnate and the Indians Of said tribe RENAL
in the peaceabe occupation of their present improve
'ments, until the United States shall make the said co
responding Improvements.
ART. 9. 1t is further stipulated, that tho Unite
States patent to Beaver The five sections of land,
to Chapine the one section of land, reserved to the
respectively in the second article of the treaty mac
Anno Domni 1896, between the parties the preso
treaty.
ART. g. The United States agree to cause IL
boundary lines of the land of said tribe the State
Indiana. to be surveyed and marked within the pei
Cd of one year after the ratification of this treaty.
ART 10. The United States stipulate TO posse
the Miami tribe of Indians of, and guaranty TO the
forever, country OF the Mississippi river, to r
to and settle ,chen the said tribe mag d
posed to CRATE from their present country, and
q nd Tho SaiIco
shall be sufficient III extent, and suited their wan
and condition, and be in region contiguous that
the occupation OF the tribes which emigrated fro
the States of Ohio and Indiana And when the sa
tribe shall have emgrated. the United States sha
protect the said tribe and the people thereof in The
rights and possessions the injuries. encroac
ments and expressions OF any person or PERSONS ri
tribes whatsoever
ART. IL. 1t is further stipulated, that the Unit