The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-16
JAMES X. POLK,
President OF the United States Of America,

President of the United States of America,
To all and singular phom these present. shall come. greeting
Whereas a treaty was made and concluded at the
FondduLac OF Lake Superior, the second OF August
in the year thousand eight hundred and forty
between the United States by their commissioners Isaac
A. veplank and Henry M. Rice, and the Chippewa In
dams of the Mississippi and Lake Superior, by their
chiefs and headmen which treaty is word for word
follows:
Articles of treaty made and concluded the Fonddu
year thousand eight hundred and forty between
the United States by their eo%m nj, Isaac A. Yer
the Mississippi and Lake Superior, by their chiefs and
headnlen.
which exists between the people of the United States and
the Chippewa Indians shall be perpetual.
and Lake Superior cede and sell the United States all
the land within the following boundaries, viz Beginning
the JUNCTION of the Crow Wing and Mississippi rivers
thence up the Crow Wing river the junction of that river
with the Long Prairie river. thence up the Long Prairie
rves the boundary line between the Sioux and Chppe
wa Indians thence soa.hery along the said boundary line
lake at the head of Long Prairie river, thence in di-
line the the Watab river thence down the
Waab to the Mississippi river thence up the Mississippi
to the place of beginning and. also, all the interest and
claim which the induns parties to this treaty have in
of land lying upon and north of Long Prairie river
and called Onedays hunt; but, the boundary line be-
Indians, commonly called "Piase nds s IS
agreed that before the United States occupy the said
OF land north Of Long Prairie river, the boundary line
between the said and the Plager Lands shall be
fined and settled to the satisfaction of the Piagers
ARTICLE Ill In consideration of the foregoing cesson,
the United States agree pay the chiefs of the Chppe
of Lake Superior thousand dollars specie
and the chiefs Of the Chippewas of the Mississippi
thou sand dollars in specie the above be paid
at such place places the President shall direct and
by the President and Senate of the United States and the
United States further agree to pay to the chiefs of the Mis-
for forty years. but it is agreed that whenever the Chip
the Mississippi shall to the schools to be
established and the places at which they shall be located
the number and aborers employed for
them and shall request the United States to expend. from
The support Of schools backsmihs and aborers the same
shall be expended by the United States for such purposes
poyed teachers backsmiths and laborers when such
persons be employed who competent perform the
duties required them under this and all former treaties
ARTICLE Nv. 1t is stipulated that the half or mixed blood
of the Chppewas residing with them shall be considered
pate in all annuities which shall hereafter be paid to the
Chippewas of the Mississippi and Lake SUPERIOR due them
by this treaty. and by the treaties heretofore made and ra
ARTICLE v. The United States agree establish an
nens Tor the Cnippewas Of the Mississippi Immediately
the ratification of this treaty, thereafter
may be- to be located at such point as the President shall
direct and the of annuities which the Chippe-
OF the Mississippi entitled under this and all former
OF their proportion Of annuities resulting from
former treaties shall be determined by the President
ARTICLE VI This treaty shall be obligatory upon the
tractng parties when ratified by the President and Senate
of the United States.
In testimony Whereof the said Isaac A. verplank and
Henry M Rice, commissioners aforesaid and the Chiefs
headmen, and warriors of the Chppewas Of the Mssissp
p and Lake Superior have hereunto their hands,
gust the year thousand hundred and
ISAAC A. VERPLANK,
HENRY M. RICE.
X al ah- waneda, I'd chief, his mark, Crow-wing.
LIST chief, his mark, Gull lake.
Uttom-a uh, LIST warrior, his X mark, Crow-wing.
Shen -goob LIST warrior, his mark, Crow-wing.
. sh Ssh, LIST warrior, his K mark, Gull lake
I'd warrior, his x mark, Crowwing.
we guon warrior, his mark, Crow wing.
Nab uk-um-g, warrior, his mark, Crow wing.
NaQ-aun- q a. bon I'd chief, his mark, Sandy lake.
Wan-jc ke- stug-uk, chief, his K mark, Sandy lake.
Kow- IA rum g-ish kung, war.
ror, his marx, sandy lake
Kec-che- wash keenk, LIST ch'f, his mark Lapointe
ga b. inn ub-bc chief his mark, st. Crox lake.
Keeche- aub- ASH LIST chfhsx mark, Pelican lakes
Niq-rip I'd chief his mark, Pelican lakes
Ud-c-kum-ag, I'd Chief his mark, Lac -fambeau
II ache go onk, 3D. Chief his mark, LaPoinfe.
Muk o vvuk -und warrior his mark, Lapontc.
O-shogaz, warrior, his mark, St. CroiX
a -dow-c-reshR, WARRIOR his mark, Lapointe
kcesh- XII towng LIST warrior, his mark, Lapointc
l auh-ans chief, his mark, Rice lake.
lug wany ann y, ID chief, his mark, Lapointc.
Slhum 'de-kun, chief his mark, Onionngin.
heesh-reow no, I'd chief, his 4 mark, Ontonagin.
rat Wa-weclung, al chief, his mark, Puck guno.
Ne che wa nib osk, let chief his mark Puck guno.
Mongo-sit, Sd chief, his mark Fond-du.Inc