Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-19
EVENING STAR.
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ANDREW JOHNSON.

snts Shall Come, Greeting:
Whereas treaty was made and concluded
ct the city of Washington. in the District of
Columbia, on Tie twenty third day OF February,
IN the year oil our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-seven, by and bet veen
Lewis '. Bogy, William ii. Watson. Thomas
Murphy. George G.. Snow and q A C,Itop
tOHmlssIopers, on The part Of The Uuttei
States, and certain Chefs, ID legates, and Had
men OF Senecas, mixed ) necas, and Shawnpes.
Suapd"s, conf. derItsd PsoTIas, KaskaskIss,
Neas, and PIankeshaws, Mi,mils % tlvyas of
Blanc haTds Fork ard Roche de RpuE aud
certain WyandOttes, GU the part OF said In
olahs, and duly authorized thereto by them,
WHEN Treaty. is Ia the words ana figures toll
LOWING, to Wit:
ARlICLEs OF AGREEMENT CONCLUDED at Wash.
lngton, ID. O., the 2}d day of February. I-57,
bttween the u lit-d States, reprrsentsd Dy
Lewis '. Bogy. COmmiss Toner OF Indian AT.
fairs, ". III. Watson, Special CJnmi-stoarr
iLomas Murphy, SaptTinteHdrEJ o. Indian
AEalfs. GeOTSe 4. snow, and q. "A Coi rpn
y. - Indian agents, duly auth 1riY &, and
the Seneeas, repre>en 81 by George Spi,er
and John Mush; the mixed SrUects lud
Shaw nees. by John WbItetree, Joun Young,
aid Lewis Davis; Jhe Qu3paWs. by =. O.
Waller and ka-ZGe-C3h toe con fsieraiad
PeOrias, kaskaskias. W-as. and PItuke.
shaws. by BaptIste Peoria. John NteD.U
and Edward BiacE; the vi smies b. IT., mas
Aetosenyah and Thomas Richard vile. aud
The Ottowas of III inCdsTi's Fora Roche
de frui, by Joha " ate and J L. Jones,
ana including certain NyandO'ifels. reure-
tehttu oy IaurOmer, or John Hat. and John
ksraho
Whereas it is desirable that arrangements
shouid De made by which portions Oh CERTAIN
uIb-s. parties hereto. now residing in Kansas
sLoald be enabled to Remove To other LANDS m
the INDIAN country south Of that State, whlI,
DINER portions of said tribes desire [, dissolve
th"n Tribal relations aud become citZars: and
whereas II Is necessary to provide certain
mo- - parties hereto, now residing in the In
dlan country, with means OF rebuilding tler
nOnses reopening their ftrns. and supporting
heir families, they haying been driven from
thelr reservation early in the late war. and SUI
tered greatly forseyeral years, and being will
ing 10 sell portion OF their lands to procure
such relief: and whereas portion OF the
Nyandottes, parties % the treaty of ISL
although taking LANDS in seyeralIty, have sold
said lands and are still poor. aud haya not
been compelled to become citizens, but have
r. manned without clearly recognized organiza-
uUn, while others who did become citizens ara
untitled for the responsibilities of citizenship;
ana whereas the Wyandottes treated with 10
1e55, have Just claims against the government
which will enable the portion of thaIr pa1pla
berein referred 10 To begin anew a trioal exist.
ence: Therefore it is agreed:
ARTICLE.
The Senecas Cede TO the United States A strin
OF land on the north side OF their present reser.
yat'on IN the Indian country; the land so caIed
To be bounded On tn east bv the State of Mis-
sour. on the north by the north line OF tha
reservation, on tine west by the Neosho river
and running south for the necessary distance,
10 contain 2tLOtD acre; for winch the govern.
ment is to pay S2O,NVd upon In. ratification of
this treaty: the south line of said tract 10 he
aseertained by survey, a. the cost of the United
States.
ARTIcLR2
The Senecas now confederated with the
Shawn rs. and owning an undivided half of n
Reservation In the Indian country Immediately
north OF the Seneca reservation mentioned in
the preceding article. cede TO the United states
one-half OF sad Seneca and Shawnee reserve.
which II is mutually agreed shall be the north
nail. bounced on the east by the STATE Of Ms
sour. north by the Quapaw reserve. we, bv
the Neosho rIyer, and south by an east aud
west line bisectIng the present S.neca and
Shawnee reserve into equal parts, the SAID line
10 De- determined by survey. at the expense of
the United states; FOL WHICH tract of land.
estimated TO contaiR about 3 ,0Si ares. tue
L niisd States viii pay the sum of S2.,OOD.
ARTICLE
The Shawnees. heretofore confedera.ed with
TIE Senects, cede TO the United States that Dor.
ton OF their remaining lands. bounded rs FOL.
lows, beginning a, a POINT where Spring jyar
crosses the south line of the q in the second
article ceded 10 the United States, thence do gu
said riyer TO the south line of the Shawnee re-
serve. thence west 10 the Neosho river, thence
mp said river TO the south line 81 the ira L ced.d
III the second article, ard thence east to the
place OF beginning; supposed to contain ABOUT
l2,toO acres, the area 20 be ascertaned by sur
yey, at the expense OF the United States: the
nited states TO pay for thu same at the rate Of
one dollar per acre, as soon as The area shall
De ascertalled.
Articles
The Quapaws cede TO the United States that
portion of their land lying in the State Of Kan.
sas being strip of land on the north line Of
tbelr Reservation, about one half mile ia width,
and containing ABOUT twelve sections in all,
excepting therefrOm one half section to be pa
tented To Samuel CT. NaIlier, including his i'm
prOvements- so the further tract within
their present reserve, boap ded as follows: Be.
ginning at point in the N-osho nver where
the south line Of the 9uapaw reserve strikes
that stream thence east three miles, thence
north TO the Kansas boundary line, theme wet
on said line to the Neosho river, tbenc e do yn
said river TO the place of beginning; aud the
United States will pay 10 the Quapaws for the
half mile strip lying in Kansas at the rate of
one dollar and twenry- five cents per acre. when.
ever the area OF the same shall be ascertained:
and for the other tract described in this article
al the rate OF one dollar and fifteen cents per
acre. whenever the area OF the same shall be
ascertained by survey, said survey to D. made
at the cost OF the tribe to which said tract is
herein provided TO b. sold; and the land 10
Kansas herein ceded shall be open TO entry
and settlement, the same rs other public Iauds,
within sixtys after the completion Of the sur
yey thereof.
PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SEN
ECAS
ARTICLE 5.
The Senecas now cOntederated with the
ShawIees, the said Sba wnees thereto CONSENT
ing. agree 10 dissolve their connection with the
said Shawnees, and to unite with the Senecas,
parties to the treaty OF February Is, 1881, upon
their reservation described In article second of
said treaty; and the several bands OF Senecas
will unite their FUNDS into one common fund
for the benefit of the whole tribe: and an equi-
table division shall be made Of all funds or an.
Duities now held in common by the Ssuecas
and Shawnees.
ARTICLR 6.
or the sum Of S2i,0yO to be paid TO the Sen.
ecas, as provided In the second article, the sum
OF four thousand dollars shall be paid to them
Immediately after the ratification Of this treaty,
10 enable them TO Re. staHI>h their homes aud
provide themselves with agricultural imple.
ments, seed, and provisions for themselves and
their families and the balance of the said first.
mentioned sum, being twenty thousand dol
lars, shall be consolidated with the twenty
thousand dollars in the first article provided TO
be paid, and invested for the tribe Of Senecas,
as constituted by this treaty, at five per cent.
interest, TO be paid per capita semi-annually:
and their annuity Of five hundred dollars in
specie. provided by article four Of the treaty of
common property of the tribe.
ARTICLE7.
The amount annually due the Ssnecas under
the provisions of article four OF the treaty OF
February y, 1881, for blacksmith, after their
SEPARATION from the Sha wnees. shall be annu.
ally paid TO them as national fund, to en- able
them TO purchase such articles for their wants
and improvements in agriculture as the chiefs,
and this provision shall apply also to the fund
ecas heretofore occupying the southerumost
shall be added to the said fund whate yer
an nj hal 10 fhar Of