The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-05
JAMES BUCHANAN,

,,' NM. on tt romava"lo rseryato,, in ire county
- ard state ~ N.,S ynrk on tbe 6fth dav of
Noynber ,,no thous,nd eirht hundred and 6f oven,
Inv Charles . Nix ns Commissioner on behalf Of tho
Jfntsd stotes and tha CoIIovn,s ne,snns Viz Tabez
Grnnnd Iess snrino Isasc ,Sbanks Georre sky anI
nv Parker lnIy aborized thereto by the Tonnwanda
ba1d a. sn Tnlians ,ybic tr,atv n IN tbo following
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Articles oil agreement ana convention inie s nun ag
oi NVNemoefi III Vne ye'' o.io .'ouHeiii o'sr' m , ~
ana hity-seVen tine meeting houseoh 'he iena~elue
reservation, ln 'no county 81 ueeseo anu 3ss. y
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nan o tle ohneu o'l'es, anu ,ho oiioNinh p'sJ'
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Whereas certain treaty was heretofore made between
the Six Nations Of New York Indians and the United
States the 18th day of January 1893, and another
between the Seneca nation of Indians and the United
States on the goth day OF May, 1872 by which, among
other things, the Seneca nation Of Indians granted aud
the two certain Indian reservations in the State Of New
York known as the Buffalo creek and the Ionawanda
reservations To be surrendered TO the SAID ogden ana
Fellows, the performance of certain conditions ptece-
dent defined in said treaties and
Whereas in and by the said treaties there surTen
dered and relinqushed to the United States 900 900
Of land in the then Territory OF Wisconsin and
Whereas the United States in and by said treaties,
agreed to set apart for said Indians certain lands in the
,D'nt a., an, q, tha,r - 10 MIA and enio,ed IN fs
;I tho at;t,, - so,t I.nd h.,,, co,,,,,,ed .o
aerd aoo ac,es ~ ocb sn,, NJ said Indians aud ,ld
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e. s,. .e .,, y =. - -, -, ~ s;, ~ ' , ,,su, ~ an,;
.p5 a. ~ III J 80; ;J l,,s 80 a5 an III lenyets ~
;J tties aceardoo "a n,nhc,s rasnactvoIv. ana
''y Whas H. ITn,5 ctatas 5d hrhor ,crco ~ nav
a o 90 s4oo ooo sr the rc,nnvaI ns the Indians y
New York to tbe mid territory and for ther snpprt and
s.,n ,,,pi,o ~ s,st ,os, 70 t,n;r rcsilonna h, said
assl. a,u 'u' '''' se'' u '"0''
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.. th aa;a snao Nto &c I,d;ans - ,l rnv sda,ati,
oS ths M ren, and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES s th sa;J t,yn rss
,;ors Lno,sn 90 tla Tiraaio r,ne, ana Ionaxyanda
cota;, o,,n,s ~ ,o,., ,oc ,,rt of v.tch
,yos IN be nad 10 the ;ndv;dpaI Indians res;dn unon
sJ a,taton ror tn i,,,rn, an,ents hold and owned
| h th l.; srnraJt ~, ,nonnt of ,vhich ..;,,nrove
mont ,ona, berotoore on,ortionad 70 those residing
unon tbc Tonawanda reservation being sl5 ols 3G
which money has bn paid into and sll remains In the
treo.,,ry of tJ,c limited states !. and
Whereas for divers reasons and differences The said
treot;fs remain unexecnted as 10 the saI lonawnndn
reservation and the band Of senecas residing thereon
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Wbereos II IL nqccroineJ az The date r tlese articc
tbat the senec, Indians CONFUSING the Tonawnnda land
and rain mon the 1onawando reservation amount to
! G50 souls in number and
Whereas the United States arc willing TO exercise th
liberal noIicv which has beretoor been I'd in re-
card To tbe senccas and far tbe prrnose f M
onawandas Of the difficulties and troubles unr which
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! These articles are entered into
ARTICLE l. The said PERSONS authorized as y the cap
on hereof stated hereby surrender and relinqnish to
the United States all claims severay and in common as
band OF Indians ana as pari OF the Seneca nation to
the lands west oi inc stare OF missouri ana all Ilat aud
claim to be removed hlther and for support and assist
ance after such removal and all other CLAIMS against the
United States under the aforesaid treaties OF 1888 and
lS4Z except however such moneys as they may be en-
titled to under said treaties paid or payable by the said
Ogden and Fellows
ARTICLE T. IN consideration OF which aforesaid surren
der and REIMBURSEMENT the United States agree TO pay
and invest III the manner hereinafter spehed the SUM
OF 500 ooo for the SAID Ionawada band OF Indians
ARTICLE s. lt Is hereby agreed that The 1onnwandH
band may purchase OF tho sad ogden ana feliows, or
the survivor OF the or OF their ciS or assigns, the en-
tire Ionawanda reservation, or such portions thereof aS
they may he wiling to sell ana sad band may be willing
to purchase and the United States undertake. and agres
10 pay Tor the same out OF the SAID sum OF SZab,Ooo
upon the express condition that the rate OF purchase shall
not exceed ON an average, $40 per acre
The land so purchased shall be taken by deed of CON
veyance to the Secretary OF the Interior OF the United
States and his successors IN office ia fec to be beid by
him in trust for the said Ionawanda band of Indians and
their exclusive se occupation and enjoyment until the
Legislature OF the state OF New York shall pass an act
designating some persons, or public officer OF that State,
to take and hold said land upon similar trust for said
Indians whereupon they shall be granted by the said
Secretary to such persons or public officer
ARTICLE A. And the said Tonawanda band of Indians
hereby agree TO surrender elnqusb aud give up TO the
said Ogden aud Fellows, the survivor of them or their
assigns the whole reservation shall not be
purchasedthe unmproved lands which they shall not
purchase, aforesaid within thirty days after this treaty
shall be proclaimed by the President OF the United States
and the improved lands which they shall not purchase
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