The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-05-15
ST. PAUL MINNESOTA TERRITORY THURSDAY, MAY 15

limits their present lands and possessions and thus the,
will again be surrounded by citizens of the United States.
After n full consultation with their People and upon
tnre reflection the undersigned, representatives OF the
Wsundot nau entertain the belief, that the evil effects
always to he unprecedented from such state o things,
will be avoided by their becoming citisens of the United
states and having the lands and other property accruing
under treat, spuiaons now held in common their
people, fairly and equally divided among the individual
owners, and secured TO them in seueraHys
Aud whereas by the first article of tho treaty conclud
ed between The Limited STATES and the Wandot nation
tribe of intla the l1th day oi March Thousand
eight hundred and ortyiwo, the said nation ceded and
relnquished 10 the United States, all the lands and pos
sessions owned claimed by them, within the limits oi
the States OF Ohio and Mchgan--in consideration ol
which csion, The i.ed States by the seeoud article OF
the treaty sinTesai spulae and agree to grant the
W!andot nation tract of land west of the Mississippi
river, to contain hundred and forty-eght Thousand
acres, and to be located upon any lands owned by the
United States, apart, may in future set
aaait, for Indian Use, and not already assigned to
any oihrr tribe or naon- And in further
Of the aforesaid Ccssion by the Wyandot nation, the
United States by the third and succeeding articles of said
treaty. agree so pay the Wyando nation perpetual
nuty OF seventeen thousand five hundred dollars, (S
5oo) in specie besides making other provision for the
benefit Of said nation follows: Blacksmith and assist
ant s75o-iron and steel for shop, s270and for educa-
tion PURPOSES SJOVsli of which he furnished and
paid annually 1t being expressly stipulated in the third
article OF the treaty before mentioned that the annuity
OF seventeen thousand Gvc hundred dollars should In
clWle "taH former dhh,tities."
Ard whereas the Wyandot tribe Of Indians were not
put in Possession of the hundred and forty eight
sand of land, stipulated in the second
the treaty aforesaid; and they that in
OF the United States having failed to comply with
stipulation by not designating and convey ing them
country lii for farming purposes and suited their
they were compelled to purchase home, of which they
were then destitute from another tribe of Indians. Ao
cOrdinsi, the fourteenth day # December one
sand eight hundred and foryhres, they entered into
contract with the Delaware nation of Indians by which
they purchased of the last mentSned nation Of
land containing thrtysiN sections twenty three thou
sand and forty acres and had granted them q do
nion three sections Tor nnetesn hundred and twenty
LIST rttrias
of said contract treaty, wherein these tracts
sections OF lsnd described follows: "1ree sections
oi land containing six hundred and forty each ly-
ns and being situated al the point Of the junction OF the
Missouri and Kansas riversand the hirv-sx sections
oi land each containing 6f0 acres, situated between the
aforesaid Missouri and Kansas rivers ard adjoining on
the West the Aforesaid three donated sections making in
all thirty sections Of land bounded follows viz
Commencing al the point the junction of the aforesaid
Missouri and Kansas rivers, running along the Kan
river sufficiently far include the aforesaid thrty-
nine sections' thence running north the Missouri
thence down the said river with its neaers the place
OF beginnings 10 be surveyed in square form
the rivers and territory ceded will admit Of"
And, whereas, this said contract Of treaty IA 'el
and confirmed y the United States by joint resolution
OF Congress, approved July 2 o46; and which contains
only h following proviso: That the Wyandot Indian
naon shall take no better right interest and said
lands than is now vested i'll the Delaware nation of In
dians."
! The Representatives of The Wyandot nation there
FORE present claim against the United States for the
price of hundred and frty eight thousand acres Of
land granted by the second article of the aorc treaty
twenty five cents per acsc-aHd which claim, they
ceive, is strengthened ii rendered valid, by
milton Of their purchase from the Delaware Indians ON
the part oi the United States shown by the resolution
ccnfirTfiatory thereof above cited And they ask
that ,i, snm of hundred and eighty five thousand
doars;he allowed and paid to the W yand0t people in
c0nmGation Of said claim.
And4 whereas, the commissioner behalf Of the Uni
ted States having carefully and attertvey examined tho
application presented TO him behalf of the Wyandot
nation both in regard their desire become citizens
the Uitited States and of their claim for payment in
M fil.l
1872 md having, also, examined the public documents
and other proofs having reference the subject he
duced 10 believe rstthat the Wysndot people have
lar advanced IN CIVILIZATION as TO be capable generally of
managing their aias, and qualified and calc,i-
lated To become useful cirizens large portion whereof
being already engaged III agricultural pursuits; and
ondly, that they have equitable claim the United
States for the value Of the lands granted them BY the
treaty of Si2 aiore SAID of which lands they
not possessed, in compliance with the stpula,ons of
said treaty In arriving AT this conclusion, however,
Is expressly understood that II i. mn IN hc co,silereS as
an admission by The United States Of either the policy or
expcdiency of committing lands granted Indian tribes
under treaty sipuations, for money in fixing The VAL
We oi Sih lands so rs 10 precedent hereafter
nut, under the peculiar circumstances of this case, and
especially view OF the ai.of tribe Iuass agree
ze's of the United States thereby rtnqushrg all claims
now held IN their national collective capacity against
The United STATES, the Commissioner aforesaid las agreed
with The Wyando Chief ami Deputies parties hereto,
conclude the following articles, to wit:
ARTIcLEI.
For and in consideration of the s,puations forth in
NE oI0Wig articles. t1e tandot tribe of III
dams, hereby cede relnqnish ard forever quit claim
the United States all the right title and in,cre,, in the
lands they row possess aud occupy, have possess
ed and held III common, either original occupants OF
the soh or acTrrcd by virtue of treaty s,inusiions
ARrcLE IL.
The Wy ando; nation aforesaid in further consideration
of the s,ipuations contained the following articles
hereby sipuiae and agree that their existence
ton tribe shall terminate and become upon the
ratification Of ts treaty by the President aud Senate Of
the United States, and by the Chiefs National ou,-
Gil Of their nation. And in like manner do they relin-
qns all claims held by the Wyandot people. in their
tional collective capacity against the United states
either account Of aDnuitifs arising of stp,-
latons, of other character description what
ever; and. that after The ratification of this the
manner before nenoGed they will have claim
recognized by the Government of the United in
their tribal national capacity; except may
be necessary to into effect the several stpuatios
OF this treaty.
In consideration OF the foregoing grants and conditions
aud for the purpose of grat ing the laudale desire c.
pressed by the Wyando people to become citizens ithe
United States it is hereb, stipulated and agreed that HI,
United States viii pay them dhe Wyandot pcopIr) for
the one hundred and forty eight thousand land
promised 20 them by the treaty of March IL. 1872 at the
of dollar and five per acre amount
ing TO the Of one hundred and eighty thousand
delnrs, IN The manner following, 10 Wit One hundred
thousand dollars shall be invested in United States
to bear interest from the ratification of this treaty az the
rate OF five per cent per annu, redeemable the plea
sure of the Government OF the United Satescer,ifcates
OF which stock shall be issued the inv com,
posing the sndot nation manner and form here
Nyandot indans preparatory TO their becoming citizens
OF the United Stacs TO pay and extingus all their just
debts and liabilities contracted in their national Or
lective capacity either of the purchase
their lands from the Delaw nation otherwise the
balance of eighty five thous and dollars shall, lhe
caon of this treaty by the Senate We by the
United States in specie to the Chief and Deputies
hereto, upon the draft drafts drawn BY them or
any of them. And the said Chief and Deputies
hereby made accountable for the faithful apple alton
OF this fund.- each and every dsa order they may draw
it, will explicitly state the nature character
the claim, and show that the debt debts fairly
contracted by the properly constituted authorities OF the
Wyandot nation and of the business of said
nation; and after discharging all the national debts and
liabilities Of their tribe they will distribute balance
ifany, among their people, per captfa.
The United States further agree TO a Communication of
the annuity and other claims Of the yandot Indians
rising Of former treaty stipuatiOns and which arc to
be considered being MI embraced in the March
Ia, 1912. These annuiies and other claims produ an
annual payment 10 the Wyandot nation eighteen tou-
sand nine hundred and ninety dollars, hereby
mued for the sum Of three hundred and -nne
thousand eight hundred dollars ($379 s00 And this sum
of three hundred and mine thousand eight hun
dTed dollars, shall be added the Of one hundred
thousand dollars stipulated be funded by sd article
of this treaty; and the aggregate of our hundred
and scventynine thousand eight hundred dollars shall
constitute general fund, to be equally divided among
the Wyahdot people, and certificates Of stock be issued
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