The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-16
JAMES X. POLK,

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President of The United States of .4msrica,
TO ALL AND SINGULAR TO WHOM THESE PRES
ENTs SHALL CONE. GREETING
WHEREAS, a treaty was made and concluded at tho
Methodist mission, in the Kansas Country, between
Thomas II. Harvey and Richard w. Cummins,
Commissioners Of the United States, and the Kan
sas tribe of Indians, on the fourteenth day Of Jan
uary, one thousand eight hundred and forty-sx;
which treaty is, word for word as follows, TO wit:
Articles Of treaty made and concluded at the
Methodist mission, in the Kansas country, between
Thomas III. Harvey and Richard w Cummins,
Commissioners Of the United States, and the Kan
sas tribe Of Indians.
ARTICLE |. The Kansas tribe of Indians cede to
the United States Two millions Of acres Of land on
the part Of their country embracing the entire
width thrty miles, and running west for quantity.
ARrIcLE2. In consideration ofthe foregoing cession,
the United States agree To pay 10 the Kansas In
dams two hundred and two thousand dollars, two
hundred thousand Of which shall be funded at five
per cent, the interest OF which TO be paid
nualy for thirty years, and thereafter TO be
diminished and paid pro rata should their
numbers decrease, but not otherwise-that is: the
government Of the United States shall pay them the
full interest for thty years on the amount funded,
and at the end Of that Time, should the Kansas tribe
be less than at the hrst payment, they are only to
receive pro rata the sums paid them at the first
nuity payment. One thousand dollars Of the interest
thus accfuing shall be applied annually TO the pur-
DOSES of education in their own country; one thou
sand dollars annually for agricultural assistance rn-
plements &c; but should the Kansas Indians at any
time be so far advanced in agriculture as 10 render
the expenditure for agricultural assistance unneces
sary then the one thousand dollars above provided
for that purpose shall be paid them in money with
the balance Of their annuity; the balance eight thou
sand dollars, shall be paid them annually in their
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funded shall be expended IN the following manner:
FIRST the necessary expenses in negotiating this trea
ty second four hundred dollars shall be paid TO the
missionary society OF the Methodist Episcopal
church for their improvements the land coded in
the first article; third six hundred dollars shall be
applied TO the erection Of a mill in the country IN
which the Kansas shall settle for their use, It bang
in consideration of their mill on the lands coded IN
the first article. The balance TO be placed in the
hands Of their agent, after the ratification OF
this treaty as practicable for the purpose OF furnish
ing the said Kansas Indians with provisions for the
present year. ...-.. .....
ARTICLE 3. In order that the Kansas Indians may
know the west line of the land which they have
ceded by this treaty, it is agreed that the United
Suites shall, as soon as may be convenient iu the
present year, the said line to be asccrtained
and marked by competent surveyors. ..... La,
ARTICLE 4. The Kansas Indians arc 70 move from
the land coded to the United States by the first art
Gle OF this treaty, by the hrst day Of May, Isa1.
ARTICLE s. As doubts exist whether there is a
sufficiency Of timber on the land remaining to the
Kansas after taking off the land coded In the first
article of this treaty, is agreed by the contracting
parties that after the western line Of the said ces-
sion shall be ascerained, and the President OF the
United States shall be satisfied that there is not a
suficiency Of timber, he shall cause to be selected
and laid off for the Kansas suitable country, near
the western boundary of the land coded by this
treaty, which shall remain for their use forever
In consideration Of which, the Kansas nation cede
TO the United States the balance of the reservation
under the treaty of June 3, 1885, and not coded in
the first article of this treaty.
ARTICLE 6. In consideration Of the great distance
which the Kansas Indians will be removed from
the white settlements, and their present agent and
their exposure to difficulties with other Indian
tribes is agreed that the United States shall cause
TO reside among the Kansas Indians sub-agent who
shall be especially charged with the direction Of their
farming operations, and general Improvement, and
to be continued long as the President Of the
United States should consider it advantageous to
the Kansas. $685..
ARTICLE. 7. Should the governmet OF the United
States be of opinion that the Kansas Indians are not
entitled to smith, under the 4th article OF the treaty
of June Sd, 1926, it is agreed that smith shall be
supported out fthe one thousand dollars provided in
the 4th article for agricultural purposes.
In testimony Whereof Thomas II. Harvey and
Richard w. Cummins, commissioners, and the
chiefs and principal men of the Kansas tribe Of In
dams have, this l4th day of January, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-six, set their hands and
seals at the Methodist Kansas mission.