The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-15

FRANKLIN PIERCE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA

70 al and singular 10 uhom these presents shall come
gysaing;
whereas treaty was ade and concluded IL the city
Washington, the twenty-seyenth day OF February,
eighteen hundred and fiy-bye, BY George w Manypenny,
Commissioner the part of the United States, and the fol-
ownp named chiefs and delegates representing the Win
nebaQo tribe OF Indians viz Observation-Disclosures,
me Coming Thunder, kinnoshik Sbo-go-nA-kaw, or
Iitle Hin kaw one that Stands
md Reaches the Skies Little Decorie Waw-konehaw-
tao-no-kaw or Little Thunder Hoonk hoo- no-kaw Lit
~ Chief or Little Priest Honch-hnttakaw Big Bear
Waich-ha-a-ksw, Big Canoe Northumberland, or
One Horn Ha-zee-kaw, or Yellow Bank and Bapste Las
sler they being thereto duly authorized by said tribe
shieh treaty Is la the words following, to wit
,ees of agreement and convention made aud concluded
II Washington city, the twenty day Of Feb
mary eighteen hundred and hy-iye, between George
Manypeuny, commissioner on the part OF the U nlted
States aud the following named chiefs and delegates
epresenng the Winnebago tribe OF Indians viz: Waw-
koa-chaw- koo-kaw The Coming Thunder or kinnoshik
sho-go-nik-kaw or Little Hill Maw-he-eoo-shal-naw-
hkaw one that Stands and Reaches the Skies Lit
NE Decorie ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF Little Thun-
der Hoonk hoo-no-kaw, Little Chief or Little Priest
Ionch-hutt+kaw or Big Bear Watch-ha-ta-kaw, or
Big Canoe Ha-zhnm-kee-kaw, or One Horn Ha-lee-
kaw or Yellow Bank and Baptste i.assallieri they
being thereto duly authorized by said tribe;
ARTICLE L. The Winnebago Indians hereby cede, sell,
and convey to the United States all their right ute ana
in and TO- the OF land granted TO them purs
ami TO the third article Of the treaty concluded with SAID
be at Washington city the thirteenth DAY OF ocope
ue thousand eight hundred and ortysix lying north OF
territory Minnesota and estimated to contain about
SIGHT hundred and NINETY thousand and nine hum
lred (s97900) acres the boundary lines OF which
are thus described in the second article Of the treaty
oncluded between the United States and the Chppe-
wa indians Of the Mississippi and Lake Superior on
The second day of August, one thousand eight hun
s,sa and forty-seven viz Beginning at the junction
r the Crow Wing and Mississippi rivers thence up the
Crow Wing river TO the Junction OF that river with the
Long Prairie rivers thence up the Long Prairie river to
the boundary line between the Sioux aud Chippewa Indians
tnaIx aI.. fbp lin Ia lulx
Al the head Of long Prairie river thence in direct line to
the sources OF the Wab river thence down the Watab to
The Mississippi river thence up the Mississippi TO the place
of beginning Y provided however, that the portious OF
aid tract embracing the improved lands of the Indians
the ps and MILL and all other improvements made
far or by them shall be specially reserved from pre-empo
s or settlement until the said mills and improvements
Including the improvements to the land shall have been APP
praised and sold public sale TO the highest bidder for the
benefit Of the Indians bat aale thereof shall be made for
less than the appraised value And the President may
prescribe such rules and regulations in relation TO said
sale as he may deem proper; and the person per-
sons purchasing said mills and improvements shall have
the right when the land is surveyed to enter the legal sub
divisions thereof including the improvements purchased
BY them at dollar and twenty-five cents per
ARTICLE O. In consideration of the cessons aforesaid,
and full compensation therefor the United States agree
10 nav to the said Indians the Of seventy thousand
dollars ls70,000,) and 10 grant them, permanent
home tract Of land equal TO eighteen miles square the
Blue Earth river in the Territory Of Minnesota which shall
selected aad located by the agent of the government
and delegation of the Winnebagoes immediately after
the ratification of this instrument and after the necessary
appropriations carry effect shall have been made;
and report OF such selection and location shall be made
writing TO the superintendent OF Indian affairs for the
Territory of Minnesota who shall attach his official sigma
lure 10 the same and forward it to the Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs and the country thus selected shall be the
permanent home OF the said Indians provided said tract
shall approach the Minnesota river than the
mouth of the La Srrrer fork of the Blue Earth river
ARTICLE II is agreed that the moneys received from
e sale Of the Indian improvements provided for the
Tho 18th IN he hy The
pad article Of this instrument shall be expended under the
direction of the President in removing the Indians to their
pew homes including those who now severed from the
main body Of the tribe living in Kansas Territory Wis
onsn elsewhere; in subsistng them reasonable time
her their removal; in making improvements, such as
reaking and fencing land and building houses; in pur-
chasing stock agricultural implements and household fur
ure and for such other objects may tend to promote
heir prosperity and advancement in civilization. And the
laid Winnebago Indians agree to remove to their new
Immediately after the selection of the tract herein
eiore provided for Is made
ARTICLE A. In order to encourage the Winnebago In
engage in agriculture and such other pursuits as
MI conduce to their wcll-being and Improvement it is
greed that at such time times the President may
em advisable the land herein provided to be selected as
heir future home such portion thereof may be neces
hry shall be surveyed and the President shall from time
time as the Indians mag desire it, assign to each head
family, or single person tweny-one years Of age
reasonable quantity OF land, in body not to exceed
ghy acres in any for their separate and he may
his discretion the occupants thereof become capable Of
anagng their business and affairs issue patents them for
PC tracts SO assigned to them respectively said tracts TO
exempt from taxation, levy sale, or forfeiture until
herwse provided by the legislature of the State in which
Fey may be situated, with the assent Of Congress nor
al they be sold or aenated in fee within fifteen years
Ter the date OF the patents, and then without the
nt OF the President of the United States being first OBJ
(ned Prior to the patents being issued the President
ai make such rules aud regulations he may deem
ary and expedent respecting the disposition of any of
tracts in case OF the death of the person persons TO
nom they may be assigned, that the same shall be
ea 10 the families of such deceased persons and should
OF Tue Indians to whom tracts may be assigned there
yer abandon them the President may take such action in
ahon to such abandoned tracts in his Judgment may
necessary and proper.
ARTICLE s. All unexpended balances now in the hands
n agent Of The tribe arising under former treaties for
o pay OF interpreter therefor, support Of blacksmhs
assistants, and also the Of ten thousand dollars
apart BY the treaty of October thirteenth eighteen
iaisd and fortysx for n'anua-abor schools shall be
eaued and applied in the opening of FARMS building
furnishing houses, and the purchase of stock for said
ah And the sipuations ia former treaties providing
he application or expenditure of particular sums of
W or specific purposes hereby so far modified and
ed as to confer upon the President the power in his
teuon to cause such sums Of money in whole or in
70 be expended for applied to such other objects
purposes and in such manner, ms he shall deem best
ans
ARTICLE g. No part Of the money stipulated to be paid
~e "innebago Indians by these articles of agreement
sVn'enon nor any of the future instruments due and
s uader former treaties between them and the Uni
yates shall ever he TAKEN by direction Of the chiefs to
ne ueos Of individual Indians contracted in their pri-
ueaings known as national or tribal debts.
AItLk Z The missionaries other persons who are,
authority oflaw, residing the lands coded by
~ article OF this agreement shall each have the priv-
y entering one hundred and sixty of the said
lshds TO include any improvements they may have,
~ aolar aud twenty-five cents per acre and such of
mixed hlcods are heads Of families and have
al residences and improvements of their in the