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 TREATY WITH THE SHAWNEES. MAY 10, 1854. 1059 And whereas the said treaty having been submitted to the Senate of Asscntof Sm,- the United States, for its constitutional action thereon, the senate did, on ate with amendthe second day of August, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four,‘“°“ts‘ advise and consent to the ratification of its articles with amendments thereto proposed, by a resolution in the words and figures following. To wit ; " IN Exacurxvm SESSION, SENATE Or THE UNITED STATES, August 2d, 1854. Resolved, (two thirds of the Senators present concurring,) That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the articles of agreement and convention, made and concluded at the City of Washington, this tenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, by George W. Manypenny, as commissioner on the part of the United States, and the following named delegates, representing the bands of Shawnees who were parties to the treaties of seventh of November, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, and eighth of August, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, viz: Joseph Parks, Black Hoof, George McDougal, Longtail, George Blue Jacket, Graham Rogers, Wa-wah-che-pa-e-kar, or Black Bob, and Henry Blue Jacket, they being thereto duly authorized by the now united tribe of said Shawnee Indians— with the following AMENDMENTS 2 Amendments, Anrrcrn 1. Strike out the following words: "Excepting and reserving therefrom two hundred thousand acres for homes for the Shawnee people, which said two hundred thousand acres is retained, as well for the benefit of those Shawnees, parties to the treaty of August eighth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, as for those parties to the treaty of November seventh, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five." Anrxorn 2. Strike out the following words where they first occur: " The two hundred thousand acres of land reserved by the Shawnees, shall," and insert the following in lieu thereof : The United States hereby cede to the Shawnee Indians two hundred thousand acres of land to be ARTICLE 10. Strike out the word " small "-—and after the word “ character," insert the following: and for the payment of national or tribal debts. Attest : ASBURY DICKINS, Secretary. And whereas the amendments proposed by the Senate in their Resolution of August second, as above recited, were duly presented for consideration, to the Chiefs, Councillors, and head men of the Shawnee nation, in full council assembled, and were in said council, accepted, ratified, and confirmed, in manner following, to wit: " We the undersigned chiefs, Councillors, and head men of the United tribe of Shawnee Indians, on behalf of said united tribe, now in fullecuneil assembled, having had fully explained to us the amendments made on the 2d of August, 1854, by the Senate of the UnitedStates, to the articles of agreement and convention which were concluded at the City of lVashington, on the 10th day of May,1854, between George W. Manypenny, as Commissioner on the part of the United States, and Joseph Parks, Black Hoof, George McDougal, Longtail, George Blue Jacket, Graham Rogers, Wa-wah—che-pa-e-ka1·, or Black Bob, and Henry Blue Jacket, delegates representing the bands of Shawnees who were parties to the treaties of Nov. 7th, 1825,and of August 8th, 1831,and which bands compose the now united band assembled, WVhich are in the following words, viz: