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Treaty with the New York Indians as
amended by the Senate, and assented to by
the several Tribes 1838.
Articles of a treaty made and concluded at Buffalo
Creek, in the State of New York, the fifteenth day of January,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
thirty-eight, by Ransom H. Gillett, a commissioner on the part
of the United States, and the chiefs, head men and warriors of
the several tribes of the New York Indians, assembled in
council; witnesseth;
"Whereas, The Six Nations of New York Indians, not long
after the close of the war of the Revolution, became convinced,
from the rapid increase of the white settlers around, that the
time was not far distant when their true interest must lead them
to seek a new home among their brethren in the West: and,
"Whereas, This subject was agitated in a general
council of the Six Nations as early as 1810, and resulted in
sending a memorial to the
President of the United States, inquiring whether the Government
would consent to their tearing their habitations, and removing
into the
neighborhood of their western brethren, and if they could
procure a home there, by gift or purchase, whether the
Government would acknowledge their title to the lands so
obtained in the same manner it had acknowledged it in those from
whom they might receive it; and further, whether the existing
treaties would in such a case remain in full force, and their
annuities be paid as heretofore: and,
"Whereas, With the approbation of the President of the
United States, purchases were made by the New York Indians from
the Menomonee and Winnebago Indians of certain lands at Green
Bay, in the Territory of Wisconsin, which, after much difficulty
and contention with those Indians concerning the extent of the
purchase, the whole subject was finally settled by a treaty
between the United States and the Menomonee Indians, concluded
in February, 1831, to which the New York Indians gave their
assent on the seventeenth day of October, 1832: and
"Whereas, By a provision of that treaty, five hundred
thousand acres of land are secured to the New York Indians of
the Six Nations and the St. Regis tribe, as a future home, on
the condition that they all remove to the same within three
years, or such reasonable time as the President shall prescribe,
and
"Whereas, The President is satisfied that various
considerations have prevented those still residing in New York
from removing to Green Bay, and among other reasons, that many
who were in favor of emigration
preferred to remove at once to the Indian Territory; which they
were fully persuaded was the only permanent and peaceable home
for all the Indians. And they therefore applied to take their
Green Bay lands and provide them a new home among their brethren
in the Indian Territory: and
"Whereas, The President, being anxious to promote the
peace, prosperity and happiness of his red children, and
determined to carry out the humane policy of the Government in
removing the Indians from the east to the west of the
Mississippi, within the Indian Territory, by bringing them to
see and feel, by his justice and liberality, that it is their
true policy and for their interest to do so without delay,
"Therefore. Taking into consideration the foregoing
premises, the following articles of a treaty are entered into,
between the United States of America and the several tribes of
the New York Indians, the names of whose chiefs, head men and
warriors are hereto subscribed, and those who may hereafter give
their assent to this treaty in writing within such time as the
President shall appoint."
General Provisions:
Article I. The several tribes of the New York Indians,
the names of whose chiefs, head men, warriors and
representatives are hereunto annexed, in consideration of the
premises above recited, and the covenants hereinafter contained,
to be performed on the part of the United States, hereby cede
and relinquish to the United States all their right, title and
interest, in the lands secured to them at Green Bay by the
Menomonee treaty of 1831, except the following tract on which a
part of the New York Indians now reside: Beginning at the
southwesterly corner of the French grants at Green Bay, and
running thence southwardly to a point and line to be run from
the little Cocalin, parallel to a line of the French grants, and
six miles from Fox river; from thence, on said parallel line,
northwardly six miles; from thence eastwardly to a point on the
northeast line of the Indian lands, and being a right angle to
the same. Article II. In consideration of the above cession and
relinquishment on the part of the tribes of the New York
Indians, and in order to manifest the deep interest of the
United States in the future peace and prosperity of the New York
Indians, the United States agree to set apart the following
tract of country, situated directly west of the State of
Missouri, as a permanent home for the New York Indians now
residing in the State of New York, or in Wisconsin, or elsewhere
in the United States, who have no permanent homes; which said
country is described as follows: Beginning on the west line of
the State of Missouri, at the northeast corner of the Cherokee
tract, and running thence north along the west line of the State
of Missouri twenty-seven miles to the southerly line of the
Missouri lands: thence west so far as shall be necessary, by
running a line at right angles and parallel to the west line
aforesaid, to Osage lands; and thence easterly along the Osage
and Cherokee lands to the place of beginning; to include one
million eight hundred and twenty-four thousand acres of land,
being three hundred and twenty acres for each soul of said
Indians, as their numbers are at present computed. To have and
hold the same, in fee simple, to the said tribes or nations of
Indians, by patent from the President of the United States,
issued in
conformity with the third section of the act entitled, An act to
provide for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in
any of the States or Territories, and for their removal west of
the Mississippi, approved on the 28th day of May, 1830, with
full power and authority in the said Indians to divide said
lands among the different tribes, nations or bands in severalty,
with the right to sell and convey to and from each other, under
such laws and regulations as may be adopted by the respective
tribes, acting by themselves or by a general council of the said
New York Indians, acting for all the tribes collectively. It is
understood and agreed that the above described country is
intended as a future home for the following tribes, to-wit: The
Seneca,
Onondaga, Cayuga,
Tuscarora,
Oneida, St. Regis,
Stockbridge,
Munsee and
Brotherton, residing in the State of New
York, and the same is to be divided equally among them according
to their respective numbers, as mentioned in a schedule hereunto
annexed. Article III. It is further agreed that such of the tribes
of the New York Indians as do not accept and agree to remove to
the country set apart for their new homes, within five years, or
such other time as the President may from time to time appoint,
shall forfeit all interest in the lands so set apart, to the
United States. Article IV. Perpetual peace and friendship shall exist
between the United States and the New York Indians; and the
United States hereby guarantee to protect and defend them in the
peaceable possession and enjoyment of their new home, and hereby
secure to them, in said country, the right to establish their
own form of government, appoint their own officers, and
administer their own laws; subject, however, to the legislation
of the United States, regulating trade and intercourse with the
Indians. The lands secured to them by patent under this treaty
shall never be included in any state or territory of this Union.
The said Indians shall also be entitled in all respects to the
same political and civil rights and privileges that are granted
and secured by the United States to any of the several tribes of
emigrant Indians settled in the Indian Territory. Article V. The Oneidas are to have their lands in the
Indian Territory, in the tract set apart for the New York
Indians, adjoining the Osage tract, and that hereinafter set
apart for the Seneca; and the same shall be so laid off as to
secure them a sufficient quantity of timber for their use.
"Those tribes whose lands are not specially designated
in this treaty are to have such as shall be set apart by the
President. Article VI. It is further agreed that the United States
will pay to those who remove west, at their new homes, all such
annuities as shall properly belong to them. The schedule
hereunto annexed shall be deemed and taken as a part of this
treaty. Article VII. It is expressly understood and agreed that
the treaty must be approved by the President and ratified and
confirmed by the Senate of the United States, before it shall be
binding upon the parties to it.
"It is further expressly understood and agreed that the
rejection, by the President and Senate, of the provisions
thereof, applicable to one tribe or distant branch of a tribe
shall not be construed to invalidate as to others; but as to
them, it shall be binding and remain in full force and effect. Article VIII. It is stipulated and agreed that the
accounts of the commissioner and expenses incurred by him in
holding a council with the New York Indians, and concluding
treaties at Green Bay and Duck Creek in Wisconsin, and in the
State of New York in 1836, and those for the exploring party of
the present treaty, shall be allowed and settled according to
former precedents."
Special Provisions for the St. Regis.
Article IX. It is agreed with the American party of the
St. Regis Indians, that the United States will pay to the said
tribe, on their removal west, or at such time as the President
shall appoint, the sum of five thousand dollars, as a
remuneration for moneys laid out by the said tribe and services
rendered by their chiefs and agents in securing the title to the
Green Bay lands, and in removal to the same, to be apportioned
out to the several claimants by the chiefs of the said party,
and a United States commissioner, as may be deemed by them
equitable and just. If is further agreed that the following
reservation of land shall be made to the Rev. Eleazar Williams
of said tribe, which he claims in his own right and that of his
wife, which he is to hold in fee simple by patent from the
President, with full power and authority to sell and dispose of
the same, to-wit. Beginning at a point in the west bank of the
Fox River, thirteen chains above the old mill-dam at the rapids
of the little Kockalin, thence north fifty-two degrees and
thirty minutes west, two hundred and forty chains, thence north
thirty-seven degrees and thirty minutes east, two hundred
chains, thence south fifty-two degrees and thirty minutes east,
two hundred and forty chains to the bank of the Fox river,
thence up along the bank of the Fox river to the place of
beginning."
Special Provision for the Seneca.
Article X. It is agreed with the Seneca that they shall
have for themselves and their friends the Cayuga and Onondaga
residing among them, the easterly part of the tract set apart
for the New York Indians, and to extend so far west as to
include one-half section (three hundred and twenty acres) of
land for each soul of the Seneca, Cayuga and Onondaga residing
among them; and if on removing west they find there is not
sufficient timber on this tract for their use, then the
President shall add thereto timber land sufficient for their
accommodation and they agree to remove from the State of New
York to their new homes within five years, and to continue to
reside there. And Whereas, At the making of this treaty, Thomas
L. Ogden and Joseph Fellows, the assignees of the State of
Massachusetts have purchased of the Seneca Nation of Indians, in
the presence and with the approbation of the United States
Commissioner, appointed by the United States to hold said treaty
or convention, all the rights, title, interest and claim of the
said Seneca Nation to certain lands by a deed of conveyance, a
duplicate of which is hereunto annexed, and whereas, the
consideration money mentioned in said deed, amounting to two
hundred and two thousand dollars, belonging to the Seneca
Nation, and the said nation agrees to receive the same, to be
disposed of as follows, The sum of one hundred thousand dollars
to be invested by the President of the United States in safe
stock, for their use, the income of which is to be paid to them
at their new homes annually, and the balance, being one hundred
and two thousand dollars, is to be paid to the owners of the
improvements on lands so deeded according to an appraisement of
said improvements, and a distribution and award of said sum of
money among the owners of said improvement, to be made by
appraisers hereafter to be appointed by the Seneca nation, in
the presence of the United States' Commissioner hereafter to be
appointed, to be paid by the United States to the individuals
who are entitled to the same, according to said appraisal and
award, and their severally relinquishing their respective
possessions to the said Ogden and Fellows."
Special Provisions for the Cayuga.
Article XI. The United States will not set apart for
Cayuga, on their removing to their new homes at the west, two
thousand dollars, and will invest the same in some safe stocks,
the income of which shall be paid them annually at their new
homes. The United States further agrees to the said nation on
their removal west, two thousand five hundred dollars, to be
disposed of as the chiefs shall deem just and equitable."
Special Provision for the Onondaga on the Seneca Reservations.
Article XI. The United States agreed to set apart for the
Onondaga residing on the Seneca Reservation, two thousand five
hundred dollars, on their removing west, and to invest the same
in safe stock, the income of which shall be paid to them
annually, at their new homes. And the United States further
agrees to pay to the said Onondagas, on their removal to their
new homes in the west, two thousand dollars, to be disposed of
as the chiefs shall deem equitable and just."
Special Provisions for the Oneida Residing in the State of
New York.
Article XIII. The United States will pay the sum of four
thousand dollars, to be paid to Babtist Powlis, and the chiefs
of the first Christian party residing at Oneida, and the sum of
two thousand dollars shall be paid to William Day, and the
chiefs of the Orchard party residing there, for expenses
incurred and services rendered in securing the Green Bay
country, and the settlement of a portion thereof; and they
hereby agree to remove to their new homes in the Indian
Territory as soon as they can make satisfactory arrangements
with the Governor of the State of New York for the purchase of
their lands at Oneida."
Special Provision for the Tuscarora.
Article XIV. The Tuscarora Nation agree to accept the
country set apart for them in the Indian Territory, and to
remove there within five years, and continue to reside there. It
is further agreed that the Tuscarora shall have their lands in
the Indian country, at the forks or the Neasha River, which
shall be so laid off as to secure a sufficient quantity of
timber for the accommodation of the nation. But if on
examination, they are not satisfied with this location, they are
to have their lands at such a place as the President of the
United States shall designate. The United States will pay to the
Tuscarora Nation, on their settling at the west, three thousand
dollars, to be disposed of as the chiefs shall deem most
equitable and just.
"Whereas, The said nation owns, in fee simple, five
thousand acres of land lying in Niagara county, in the State of
New York, which was conveyed to the said nation by Henry
Dearborn, and they wish to sell and convey the same before they
remove west.
"Now, therefore, in order to have the same done in a
legal and proper way, they hereby convey the same to the United
States, and to be held in trust for them; and they authorize the
President to sell and convey the same, and the money which shall
be received for the said lands, exclusive of the improvement,
the President shall invest in safe stock for their benefit, the
income from which shall be paid to the nation at their new homes
annually; and the money which shall be received for improvements
on said lands shall be paid to the owners of the improvements,
when the lands are sold. The President shall cause the lands to
be surveyed, and the improvements shall be appraised by such
persons as the nation shall appoint; and said lands shall also
be appraised, and shall not be sold at a less price than the
appraisal, without the consent of James Cusick, William Mount
Pleasant and William Chew, or the survivor or survivors of them.
And the expenses incurred by the United States in relation to
this trust are to be deducted from the moneys received before
investment. And whereas, at the making of this treaty, Thomas L.
Ogden and Joseph Fellows, the assignees of the State of
Massachusetts, have purchased of the Tuscarora Nation of
Indians, in the presence and with the approbation of the
commissioner appointed on the part of the United States, to hold
a treaty or convention, all the right, title, interest, and
claim of the Tuscarora Nation to certain lands, by a deed of
conveyance, a duplicate of which is hereunto annexed; and
whereas, the consideration money for said lands has been secured
to the said nation to their satisfaction, by Thomas L. Ogden and
Joseph Fellows. Therefore the United States hereby assent to the
said sale and conveyance, and sanction the same. Article XV. The United States hereby agree that they will
appropriate the sum of four hundred thousand dollars, to be
applied from time to time, under the direction of the President
of the United States, in such proportions as may be best for the
interests of the said Indians, parties to the treaty, for the
following purposes to wit: To aid them in removing to their new
homes, and supporting themselves the first year after their
removal; to encourage and assist them in education, and in being
taught to cultivate their lands, in erecting mills and other
necessary houses; in purchasing domestic animals and farming
utensils, and acquiring a knowledge of the mechanical arts."
Schedule A.
Census of the New York Indians as Taken in 1837.
Number residing on the Seneca Reservations:
Seneca
2,309
Onondaga
194
Cayuga
130
Onondagas at Onondaga, 300
Stockbridge, 217
Munsee, 132
Brotherton, 360
Oneida in New York, 620
Oneidas at Green Bay, 600
St. Regis in New York, 350
Tuscarora, 273
The above was made before the execution of the treaty.
R. H. Gillet, Commissioner.
Schedule B.
The following is the disposition agreed to be made of
the sum of three thousand dollars provided in the treaty for the
Tuscarora by the
chiefs, and assented to by the Commissioner, and is to form a
part of the treaty:
To Jonathan Printess, ninety-three dollars.
To William Chew, one hundred and fifteen dollars.
To John Patterson, forty-six dollars.
To Wm. Mt. Pleasant, one hundred and seventy-one dollars.
To James Cusick, one hundred and twenty-five dollars.
To David Peter, fifty dollars.
The rest and residue thereof is to be paid to the Nation.
The above was agreed to before the execution of the treaty.
R. H. Gillet, Commissioner.
Schedule C.
Schedule applicable to the Onondaga and Cayuga residing on
the Seneca Reservations.
It is agreed that the following disposition shall be made of the
amount set apart to be divided by the chiefs of those nations in
the preceding part of this treaty, anything to the contrary
notwithstanding:
To William King, one thousand five hundred dollars.
To Joseph Isaac, seven hundred dollars.
To Jack Wheelbarrow, three hundred dollars.
To William Jacket, five hundred dollars.
To Buton George, five hundred dollars.
The above was agreed to before the treaty was fully executed.
R. H. Gillet, Commissioner.
At a treaty held under the authority of the United
States of America at Buffalo Creek, in the county of Erie and
the State of New York, between the chiefs and head men of the
Seneca Nation of Indians, duly assembled in council, and
representing and acting for the said Nation, on the one part,
and Thomas Ludlow Ogden, of the city of New York, and Joseph
Fellows, of Geneva, in the county of Ontario, on the other part,
concerning the purchase of the right and claims of the said
Indians in and to the lands within the State of New York,
remaining in their occupation.
Ransom H. Gillet, Esq., a commissioner appointed by the
President of the United States to attend and hold the said
treaty, and also Josiah Trowbridge, Esq., the superintendent on
behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being severally
present at the said treaty, the said chiefs and head men, on
behalf of the Seneca Nation, did agree to sell and release to
the said Thomas Ludlow Ogden and Joseph Fellows, and they, the
said Thomas Ludlow Ogden and Joseph Fellows, did agree to
purchase all the right, title and claim of the said Seneca
Nation of, in and to the several tracts, pieces or parcels of
land mentioned and described in the instrument of writing next
hereinafter set forth, and at the price or sum therein
specified, as the consideration or purchase money for such sale
and release; which instrument, being read and explained to the
said parties and mutually agreed to, was signed and sealed by
the said contracting parties, and is in the words following:
This indenture, made this fifteenth day of January, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
thirty-eight, between the chiefs and head men of the Seneca
Nation of Indians, duly assembled in council, and acting for and
on behalf of the said Seneca Nation, of the first part, and
Thomas Ludlow Ogden, of the city of New York, and Joseph
Fellows, of Geneva, in the county of Ontario, of the second
part, witnessed:
That the said chiefs and head men of the Seneca Nation
of Indians, in consideration of the sum of two hundred and two
thousand dollars to them in hand paid by the said Thomas Ludlow
Ogden and Joseph Fellows, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold, released and
confirmed, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell,
release and confirm unto the said Thomas Ludlow Ogden and Joseph
Fellows, and to their heirs and assigns, all that certain tract
or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the county of Erie
and State of New York, commonly called and known by the name of
Buffalo Creek Reservation, containing by estimation forty-nine
thousand nine hundred and twenty acres, be the contents thereof
more or less. Also all that certain other tract or parcel of
land, situate, lying and being in the counties of Erie,
Chautauqua and Cattaraugus, in said State, commonly called and
known by the name of
Cattaraugus Reservation, containing by estimation
twenty-one thousand six hundred and eighty acres, be the
contents thereof more or less. Also all that certain other tract
or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the said county
of Cattaraugus, in said State, commonly called and known by the
name of the
Alleghany Reservation, containing by estimation thirty
thousand four hundred and sixty-nine acres, be the contents more
or less. And also all that certain other tract or parcel of
land, situate, lying and being partly in said county of Erie and
partly in the county of Genesee in said State, commonly called
and known by the name of the
Tonawanda Reservation, and containing by estimation
twelve thousand eight hundred acres, be the same more or less:
As the said several tracts of land have been heretofore reserved
and are held and occupied by the Seneca Nation of Indians, or by
individuals thereof, together with all and singular the rights,
privileges, here ditaments and appurtenances to each and every
of the said tracts or parcels of land belonging or appertaining;
and all the estate, right, title, interest, claim and demand of
the said party of the first part, and of the said Seneca Nation
of Indians, of, in and to the same, and to each and every parcel
thereof; to have and to hold all and singular the above
described and released premises unto the said Thomas Ludlow
Ogden and Joseph Fellows, their heirs and assigns, to their
proper use and behalf forever, as joint tenants, and not as
tenants in common.
At the before-mentioned treaty, held in my presence, as
superintendent on the part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
and this day concluded, the foregoing instrument of writing was
agreed to by the contracting parties therein named, and was in
my presence executed by them, and being approved by me, I do
hereby certify and declare such my approbation thereof.
Witness my hand and seal, at Buffalo Creek, this 15th day of,
January, in the year 1838.
Josiah Trowbridge.
I have attended a treaty of the Seneca Nation of
Indians, held at Buffalo Creek, in the county of Erie, in the
State of New York, on the fifteenth day of January, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, when
the within instrument was duly executed in my presence, by the
chiefs of the Seneca Nation, being fairly and properly
understood by them. I do therefore certify and approve the same.
R. H. Gillet, Commissioner.
At a treaty held under and by authority of the United
States of America, at Buffalo Creek, in the county of Erie, and
State of New York, between the sachems, chiefs and warriors of
the Tuscarora Nation of Indians, duly assembled in council, and
representing and voting for the said Nation, on the one part,
and Thomas Ludlow Ogden, of the city of New York, and Joseph
Fellows, of Geneva, in the county of Ontario, on the other part,
concerning the purchase of the rights and claim of the said
Indians in and to the lands within the State of New York
remaining in their occupation. Ransom H. Gillett, Esq., a
commissioner appointed by the President of the United States to
attend and hold the said treaty, and also Josiah Trowbridge,
Esq., the superintendent on behalf of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, being severally present at the said treaty, the
said sachems, chiefs and warriors, on behalf of the said
Tuscarora Nation, did agree to sell and release to the said
Thomas Ludlow Ogden and Joseph Fellows, and they, the said
Thomas Ludlow Ogden and Joseph Fellows, did agree to purchase
all the right, title and claim of the Tuscarora Nation of, in
and to the tract, piece or parcel of land mentioned and
described in the instrument of writing next hereafter set forth,
and at the price or sum therein specified as the consideration
or purchase money for such sale and release; which instrument
being read and explained to the said parties, and mutually
agreed to, was signed and sealed by the contracting parties, and
is in the words following:
This indenture, made this fifteenth day of January, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
thirty-eight, between the sachems, chiefs and warriors of the
Tuscarora Nation of Indians, duly assembled in council, and
acting for and on behalf of the said Tuscarora Nation, of the
first part, and Thomas Ludlow Ogden, of the city of New York,
and Joseph Fellows, of Geneva, in the county of Ontario, of the
second part, witnesseth:
That the said sachems, chiefs and warriors of the
Tuscarora Nation, in consideration of the sum of nine thousand
six hundred dollars to them in hand paid by the said Thomas
Ludlow Ogden and Joseph Fellows, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold, released and
confirmed, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell,
release and confirm to the said Thomas Ludlow Ogden and Joseph
Fellows, and to their heirs and assigns, all that tract or
parcel of land situated, lying and being in the county of
Niagara, and State of New York, commonly called and known by the
name of the Tuscarora Reservation, or Seneca grant, containing
nineteen hundred and twenty acres, be the same more or less,
being the lands in their occupancy, and not included in the land
conveyed to them by Henry Dearborn, together with all and
singular the rights, privileges, here ditaments and
appurtenances to the said tract or parcel of land belonging or
appertaining, and all the estate, right, title, interest, claim
and demand of the said party of the first part, and of the said
Tuscarora Nation of Indians of, in and to the same, and to every
part and parcel thereof; to have and to hold all and singular
the above described and released premises unto the said Thomas
Ludlow Ogden and Joseph Fellows, and their heirs and assigns, to
their proper use and behalf forever, as joint tenants and not as
tenants in common.
At the above-mentioned treaty, held in my presence as
superintendent on the part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
and this day concluded, the foregoing instrument was agreed to
by the contracting parties therein named, and was in my presence
executed by them; and being approved by me, I do hereby certify
and declare such my approbation thereof.
Witness my hand and seal at Buffalo Creek, this 15th
day of January, in the year 1838,
J. Trowbridge, Superintendent.
I have attended a treaty of the Tuscarora Nation of
Indians, held at Buffalo Creek, in the county of Erie, in the
State of New York, on the fifteenth day of January, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, when
the within instrument was duly executed in my presence by the
sachems, chiefs and warriors of the said nation, being fairly
and properly understood and transacted by all the parties of
Indians concerned, and declared to be done to their full
satisfaction. I do therefore certify and approve the same.
R. H. Gillet, Commissioner.
Supplemental article to the treaty concluded at buffalo
creek, in the State of New York, on the 15th day of January,
1838, concluded between Ransom H. Gillet, Commissioner, on the
part of the United States, and Chiefs and head men of the St.
Regis Indians, concluded on the 13th of February, 1838.
The undersigned, chiefs and head men of the St. Regis
Indians, residing in the State of New York, having heard a copy
of said treaty read by Ransom H. Gillet, the commissioner who
concluded that treaty on the part of the United States, and be
having fully and publicly explained the same, and believing the
conditions of the said treaty to be very liberal on the part of
the United States, and calculated to be highly beneficial to the
New York Indians, including the St. Regis, who are embraced in
its provision, do hereby assent to every part of the said
treaty, and approve the same. And it is further agreed that any
of the St. Regis Indians who wish to do so shall be at liberty
to remove to the said country at any time hereafter within the
time specified in this treaty, but under it the Government shall
not compel them to remove.
The United States will, within one year after the
ratification of this treaty, pay over to the American party of
said Indians one thousand dollars, part of the sum of five
thousand dollars mentioned in the special provisions for the St.
Regis Indians, anything in the article contained to the
contrary, notwithstanding.
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Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations and History of the Tuscarora Indians
