The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-02-17
ShatnQee treaty.

ShaWQee treaty.
Treaty Between the United States and
the Shawnee Tribe Of Indians.
Articles of agreement and convention
made and concluded In the city of
Washington, this tenth day of May,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty
four, by George w. Manypenny as
commissioner on the part of the United
States, and the following named dele
gates, representing the bands of Shaw
nees who were parties to the treaties of
seventh November, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty-five and eighth
August, one thousand eight hundred
and thirty-one, viz: Joseph Parks,
Black Hoof, George McDougal, Long
tail, George Blue jacket, Graham Rog-
ers, Wa-wah-che-pa-e-kar, or Black
Bob, and Henry Blue jacket, they be-
ing thereto duly authorized by the now
united tribe of said Shawnee Indians.
ART. 1. The Shawnee tribe of Indians
hereby cede and convey to the United
States, all the tract of country lying west
of the State of Missouri, which was des-
ignated and set apart for the Shawnees
in fulfllment of, and pursuant to, the sec
ond and third articles of convention
made between w. Clark, Superintendent
Of Indian Affairs, and the chiefs and head
men of the Shawnee nation of Indians, at
ST. Leuis, on the.seventh day of Novem-
Der, one thousand eight hundred and
twenty five, which said tract was convey
ed to said tribe-subiect to the right Sc
cured by the second article of the treaty
made at Wapaghkonetta on the eighth day
OF August, one thousand eight hundred
and thirty -one-by John Tyler, Presi-
dent of the United States, BY deed bear
ing date the eleventh day of May, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-four-
said tract being described by metes and
bounds as follows: Beginning at point
in the western boundary of the State Of
Missouri, three miles south of where said
boundary crosses the mouth of Kansas
river, thence continuing south and coin
Gliding with said boundary for twenty five
miles; thence due west one hundred and
twenty miles; thence due north unit
said line shall intersect the southern boun-
Diary of the Kansas reservation; thence
due east, coinciding with the southern
boundary of said reservation, to the term
ination thereof; thence due north, coin
Gliding with the eastern boundary of said
reservation, to the southern shore of the
Kansas river; thence along said southern
shore of said river, to where line from
the place of beginning drawn due west
shall intersect the same estimated to
contain sixteen hundred thousand acres,
more or less.
ART. 2. The United States hereby cede
to the Shawnee Indians two hundred
thousand acres of land to be selected be.
tween the Missouri Slate line, and par
allel line thereto, and west from the same
thirty miles distant; which parallel lin,
shall be drawn from the Kansas river t
the southern boundary line of the coun
try herein ceded; provided, however
that the few families of Shawnees wht
now reside on their own improvements il
the ceded country west of said parable
line, may, if they desire to remain, selec
there the same quantity of land for eacl
individual of such family, which is here
matter provided for those Shawnees re
siding east of said parallel line-the sale
selection, in every case, being so made a.
to include the present improvement o
each family or individual. OF the land.
lying east of the parallel line aforesaid
there shall first be set apart to the Mis-
sionary Society of the Methodist Episco
pal Church South, to include the i'm.
provements of the Indian Manual Labor
School, three sections of land to the
Friends Shawnee Labor School, includ
ing the Improvements there, three hun
dred and twenty acres of land and tc
the American Baptist Missionary Union
to include the improvements where the
Superintendent of their school now re
sides. one hundred and sixty acres ofland
also FIVE acres of land to the Shawnee
Methodist Church, including the meet
ing house and grave yard and two acre
of land to the Shawnee Baptist Church
including the meeting house and gray
yard. All the land selected, as herein
provided, west of said parallel line, an,
that set apart to the respective societie
for schools, and to the churches befor
named, shall be considered as part @
the two hundred thousand acres reserve,
by the Shawnees.
ALI Shawnees residing east ofsaid par
allel line shall be entitled to, out of tn
residue of said two hundred thousan'
acres. if single person, two hundre,
acres, and if the head of family, a quan
tity equal to two hundred acres for eael
member of his or her family, to include
IN every case, the Improvements On whicl
such person or family now resides ant
if two or more persons or families occup,
the same improvement, or occupy differ
ent Improvements in such close proximi
ty. that all such persons or families can
not have the quantity of land TO includ,
their respective improvements which
suSt oiS OHtittSu W, duu IL III Sucn case
the parties should be unable to make Al
amicable arrangement among themselves
the oldest occupant or settler shall hay
the right to locate his tract so as to in
ciude said Improvements, and the other
must make selection elsewhere, adioin
ing some Shawnee settlement and il
every such case, the person or family re
taining the Improvement, shall pay thos
leaving it, for the interest of the latte
therein-the value of the same to b
fixed, when theparties cannot agree there
upon. By such tribunal, aud in sucl
mode. Is may be prescribed by the Shaw
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