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 574 TBEATY BETWEEN THE CHOCTAWS AND CHICKASAWS. JAN. 17, 1837. stocks, under the direction of the Government of the United States, redeemable within a period of not less than twenty years ; and the Government of the United States shall cause the interest arising therefrom to be paid annually to the Choetaws, in the followin manner: twenty thousand dollars of which to be paid, as the present Choctaw annuity is paid, for four years, and the residue to be subject to the control of the General Council of the Choctaws ; and, after the expiration of the four years, the whole of said interest to be subject to the entire control of the said council. Differences as ARTICLE IV. To provide for the future adjustment of all complaints or memwbe gm., have so long and so happily existed between the Choctaws and Chickarcd to the Choc- saws, it is hereby agreed by the parties that all questions relative, to the BW “$°'"" construction of this agreement shall be referred to the Choctaw agent, to be by him decided; reserving, however, to either party, should it feel Appeal to the itself aggrieved thereby, the right of appealing to the President of the P"°‘ °“°‘ United States, whose decision shall be final and binding. But, as considerable time might elapse before the decision of the President could be had, in the moan time, the decision of the said agent shall be bindmg. Both. to have. ARTICLE V. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the parties °*l};*;}°;"éh*’° Md hereto, that equal rights and privileges shall pertain to both Choctaws and pu °°B` Chickasaws to settle in whatever district they may think proper, and to be eligible to all the different offices of the Choctaw Nation, and to vote on EX°°P*· the same terms in whatever district they may settle, except that the Choctaws are not to vote in any wisc for officers in relation to the residue of the Chickasaw fund. Si8¤atm·es. In testimony whereof; the parties hereto have hereunto subscribed their names and affixed their seals, at Doaksville, near Fort Towson, in the Choctaw country, on the day and year first above written. In the presence of- WM. ARMSTRONG, Act. Supt. Wesfn Tony, HENRY R. CARTER, Conductor of the C/zickw. Delegn, JOSIAH S. DOAK, VIN CT. B. TIMS, DANIEL McCURTAIN, ZZ S Interpreter, P. J. HUMPHREYS, J. T. SPRAGUE, Lieut. UC »SC M Corps, THOMAS LAFLOOR, his x mark, Chief of Oaklafalaya district, NIT UCHACHUE, his x mark, Chiglgf Pushmwtahaw district, JOSEPH KIN CAID, x his mark, hiqf of Mushalatubbee district, Commissioners of the Choctaw Nation- P. P. PITCHLYNN, [sen,.] GEORGE W. HASKINS, snnn.] ISRAEL FOLSOM, sean. R. M. JONES, SEAL. SILAS D. FISHER, SEAL. SAMUEL WOWSTER, SEAL. JOHN MGKENNEY, x EYACHAHOFAA, x NATHANIEL FOLSOMZ, x LEWIS BRASHEARS, x JAMES FLETCHER, 1; GEORGE PUSLEY, x Captains- OAK-CHLA, x THOMAS HAYS, x
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