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Treaty between the United States and the Shaw.
nee Tribe Of Indians.

Treaty between the United States and the Shaw.
nee 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 commits
sioner on the part of the United States,
and the following named delegates, rep
resenting the bands of Shawnees who
were parties to the treaties of seventh
November, one thousand eight hun
dred and twenty-five; and eighth Au-
gust, one thousand eight hundred and
thirty-one, viz i: Joseph Parks, Black
Hoof, George McDougal, Longtail,
George Blue Jacket, Graham Rogers.
Wa-wah- che -e-kar, or Black Bob,
and Henry Blue jacket, they being
thereto duly authorized by the now
united tribe of said Shawnee Indians.
ART. /. The Shawnee tribes of Indi-
ans hereby csde and convey to the Unit
ed States, all the tract of country living
west of the State of Missouri, which was
designated and set apart for the Shaw
nees in fulfilment of, and pursuant to,
the second and third articles of conven-
ton made between W. Clark, Superin-
tendent of Indian Affairs, and the chiefs
and head men of the Shawnee nation of
Indians, at st. Louis, on the seventh day
of November, one thousand eight hun
Gfed and twenty-five, which said tract
was conveyed to said tribe-subject to the
right secured 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,
President of the United States, by deed
bearing 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 eoinciding with said boundary
for twenty five miles thence due west
one hundred and twenty miles thence
due north until said line shall intersect
the southern boundary of the Kansas res
ervation ; thence due east, coinciding
with the southern boundary of said reser-
yatlOn, to the termination thereof; thence
due north, eoinciding with the eastern
boundary of said reservation, to the south
ern 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.
Arr. 2. The United States hereby cede
to the Shawnee Indians two hundred
thousand acres of land, to be selected be-
tween the Missouri State line, and a par
allei line thereto, and west from the same
thirty miles distant; which parallel line
shall be drawn from the Kansas river to
the southern boundary line of the country
herein ceded; provided, however, that
the few families of Shawnees who now re-
SIDE on their own improvements in the
eeded country west of said parallel line,
may, II they desire to remain, select there
tne same quantity of land for each indi-
siduai OF such family, which is hereinaf-
'sf provided for those Shawnees residing
east OF said parallel line-the said selec-
eon, IN every case, being so made as to
include the present improvement of each
iamiiy or individual. Ofthe lands lying
east OF the parallel line aforesaid, there
saail nrst be set apart to the Missionary
Society 90 of the Methodist Episcopalian
oharch South, to include the improve
uaens OF the Indian Manual Labor School,
safee -, sections of lard to the Friends
oaAWnee Labor School, including the i'm
movements there, three hundred and
"enty acres OF land and to the Ameri-
can Baptist Missionary Union. to include
ue Improvements where the Superinten-
S Ssu, OF their school now resides, one hun
e1 and sixty acres of land also five
s OF land to the Shawnee Methodist
cn, including the meeting house and
SIase-yard and two acres of land to the
.ashee Baptist Church, including the
iaSs i'lhg- house and graveyard. All the
s.;5 selected, as herein provided, west OF
: t. IT, parallel line, and that set apart to
a. PeeaVe societies for schools, and to
.;s. ~ churches before named, shall be con-
tSond ed as a part of the two hundred
nsa. D.Ssnd acres preserved by the Shaw
,rs, Al L nShawnees residing east of said par
sss;s ass, nne shall be entitled to, out of the
ss. s.aae OF said two hundred thousand
...s II q single person, two hundred
t;,u ' and If the head of family, guam
S4uai to two hundred acres for each
i ;n.oef OF his or her family, to include,
sn.I S'eIy case, the improvements on which
~ person or family now resides; and
fbso. .. more persons or families occupy
imn,a ne improvement, or occupy different
a.. tb.opsements op in such close proximity,
h.-a ~. such persons OF families cannot
ti.:e me quantity of land Ito include