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 1134 TREATY WITH THE DELAWARE INDIANS. MA! 30, 1860. the surplus lands shall be disposed of by the Secretary of the Interior at public auction, in quantities not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres; but in no case for a sum less than the appraised value, the net proceeds to be applied in the same manner as hereinbefore specified. And provided further, That the said railroad company shall finally and m good faith sell and dispose of all said lands within seven years after receiving the patent therefor, except what may be necessary for railroad purposes; and in default thereof, so much thereof as may remain nndisposed of shall revert to the Delaware nation, to be disposed of as is herein provided for other forfeited lands. Do hereby accept and consent to the said amendments to the articles of agreements and convention aforesaid, and agree that the same shall be considered as a. part thereoil Signatures, In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and afiixed our J“lY @1860- seals, this twenty-first day of July, Anno Domini 1860. JOHN CONNOR, Head 0ki% his x mark. [s1s:n.x..% SAR-COX-IE, Chief' of Turtle band, his x mark. [s11x1.. NE-CON-HE-CON, Ohiq"of Wl2U` band, his x mark. [san,.] ROCK-A-TO-WHA, Chic/` of Turkey band, his x mark. {sean. JAMES CONNOR, Delegate, his x mark. sean. Witness :-— Hmmr Tnsnow, United States Interpreter, Tnos. S. Grwnmo, Smunn Pmnsrnnr, Wu. G. Bnsnsmw. I do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument of writing was fully explained by me to the Delaware tribe of Indians in council assembled in the day and year last above written, and that they did accept and consent to the said foregoing instrument of writing, and subscribed their names and aihxed their seals thereto in my presence. Given under my hand this twenty-first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and sixty. THOS. B. SYKES, U S Agent for the Delawares. new md Now, therefore, be it known that I, JAMES BUCHANAN, President P2<><=l¤;¤2¢<h860 of the United States of America, do, in pursuance of the advice and con- "' ’ ‘ sent of the Senate, as expressed in their resolution of the twenty-seventh of June, eighteen hundred and sixty, accept, ratify and confirm said treaty with the amendment as aforesaid. In testimony whereof; I have caused the seal of the United States to be hereto atiixcd, having signed the same with my hand. Done at the city of Washington, this twenty-second day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred [L. s.] and sixty, and of the Independence of the United States the eighty—£ftl1. JAMES HAN. By the President: BUG AN W1:. Hmmr Tnnscor, Acting Secretary of State.