The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-04-11
The Half Breed Relinq uishlnent,

The Half Breed Relinquishment.
Previous to the Sioux Half Breeds leceiy
ing their Scrip, they are compelled to sigr
the following REIMBURSEMENT:
The Half Breeds mixed bloods Of the Dacota or Sion,
Nation OF Indians, to all whom these presents shall
| come, Greeting: '"N'
WHEREAS, In accordance with the stipu.
!ations of the Act of Congress, approved 7th
July, 1854, " to authorize the President OF
the United States to cause to be surveyed
the tract of land in the Territory of Mime
sofa, belonging to the half breeds or mixed
bloods of the Dacota or Sioux Nation of In
dams, and for other purposes" and in con-
sideratiOn of the Certificates of Scrip. 81
which the said act authorizes to be awarded
to Us, the undersigned, to wit: Those being
the half breeds or mixed bloods aforesaid
who sign for themselves, relnquishing in
their own right, and those as signing for 9TH
ers, relinquishing as {" the legal representa-
tives of such as may be Minors" as referred
to in said act, do hereby relinquish, transfer
and forever quit claim to the United States.
all right, title, and interest of whatsoever
nature which they may have, either Tribal,
or as I~ticbua's, of, in and to ".le tract of
land lying on the west side OF Haaesf4 gin,
and the Mississippi River, in the Territory of
Minnesota, which was set apart and granted
for their use and benefit, by the ninth article
of the Treaty of Prairie du Chen, of the
fifteenth day Of July, one thousand eight
hundred and thirty" the said tract being
particularly described in the manner follow
ing, to wit: Beginning at place called
the Earn, below and near the village of the
Red Wing Chief, and running back fifteen
miles, thence in parallel line with Lake
Pepin and the Mississippi about thirty-two
miles, to point opposite Beef. or O'pmuf
River. thence fifteen miles to the Grand En-
campment opposite the river aforesaid"
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto
signed our names at the times and places,
and in presence Of the witnesses, as hereunto
certified.
The f; flowing is correct and Der 6atina
copy of the Scrip:
SlorN liALF-BREED RESERVE AT LAKE PEPIN
(Nor TRANSFERABLE OR AssIGxaBLE)
Issued in accordance will
fetf.Ht"te or scrap the provisions of the Ac
ACRES. ......... of Congress, approved
July Eth, 1854 entitled An Act to authorize the Presi
dent of he United States to cause to be SURVEYED b
tract OF land in the Territory of Minnesota belonging
the hafbreeds mixed bloods of the Dacota or Sou,
nation Of Indians, and for other purposes"
e*7 Five Certificates or pieces of Scrip, No.. go. A
to No. f., and being each for 40, for So anc
and f. each for 100 issued in satisfaction of thi
claim for $50 acres.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. !
ONCE of Indian Affairs. ,
Vhrrrss, it has been duly reported to this
Office, hy the Commissioners appointed by
the President to ascertain the number anC
names of the halt-breeds and mixed blOods
entitled to share in the benefits of the gram
or reservation above particularly mentioned
that----of about the age o.
years, is one Of the said f-breeds or mixed
boods of the said Dakota or Sioux nation o
indians, specified in the said Act of Con
gress, and as such is entitled to receive
Certificate or Scrip, pro rata, in exchange fol
fright, title, and interest in and to tn,
said reservation of land, lying on the ives
side of Lake Pepin and the Mississippi river
in the said Territory of Minnesota, which
was set apart for the benefit of said halt
breeds and mixed bloods by the 9th articl
of the treaty of Prairie du Chen, of Jul,
Is, 1880:
14nd Hherens, tho said report of the sal,
Commissioners has been approved and con
firmed by the President of the United States
and the duly and form
ally relinquished to the United States al
flight, title, and interest in and to tn
said reservation of land, as by - instru
ment of REIMBURSEMENT sufficiently appears
Therefore be 1t knorn, that this Certifcat
or Scrip, issued by authority aforesaid, will
entitlc the said to locate a
the proper land office, the quantity of
acres OF land, as part of - four hundred
and eighty acres claim upon any Of the land
within the said reservation that were not oc
cupied on the 18th of July, 1854, by aetna
and bona fide settlers of the said half-breed
or mixed blOods, or such other persons a
had at that date, or prior thereto, gone int
the said Territory, by authority of law,--o
/ upon any other unoccupied hnds subject t
presumption or private sale, or upon an,
other unsurveyed lands not reserved by gov
eminent, upon which they have rcspectivel.
made improvements.
THIS Certificate or Scrip is not BY lar trims
/ .terabie, and any assignment or Conveyance Of III
same is therefore roid.
Given under my hand and the seal O
rc.a,, the Department, at Washington
i'I this-day of---A. ID. eight
cen hundred and fifty
/ COMMISSIONER.
/ Gen. Shields writes to the Pioneer as fol
lows in regard to his future movements i,
the distribution of the scrip:
WABAsHAw, MIY. TER; }
March %, Is.
To the Editors ofNe Pioneer and Democrat:
GENTLEMEN-I wish that you would state
through the columns of your paper that
will issue no more scrip at Wabashaw.-
Next week will leave for Faribault, where
will issue scrip to applicants who may FIND
it convenient to come to that place until the
roads are fit to be Travelled. Soon after nav
ication opens, mean to 60 to St. Paul. il
order to accommodate those who may fine
that point more accessible than Farbault.-
Public notice will be given of the time viii
issue scrip at St. Paul. Next week | viii
send you some explanations in relation tc
the mode of application, which hope you
will publish for the benefit of parties at a
distance.
Yours respectfully,
JAS. SHIELDS.