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 w T R E A T I lt S. Treaty between the United States and the Oonfederated Tribes of Sacs and Foxes of the Mississzppi; Made October 1, 1859; Rattfied July 9, 1860. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: October 1, 1859; A PROCLAMATION. ro str. nm sxnonnsu ro wnom runsn rmesuurs snem. coun, examine- WHEREAS a treaty was made and concluded at the Sac and Fox Agency Preamble in the Territory of Kansas, on the first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, by and between Alfred B. Greenwood, commissioner on the part of the United States, and certain chiefs and headmen hereinafter named representing the confederated tribes of Sacs and Foxes of the Mississippi, which treaty is in the following words, to wit : ——- Articles of agreement and convention made and concluded at the Sac and Fox agency, in the Territory of Kansas, on the first day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, by and between Alfred B. Greenwood, commissioner on the part of the United States, and the following named chiefs and delegates, representing the confederated tribes of Sacs and Foxes of the Mississippi, viz. C9¤l¤¤¤li¤z Ke-o-kuk, Mack-a-sah-pee, Sha-bah-caw-kah, Matrtah-tab, My-ah- pml°°' pit, Kaw-ah-kee, Kah-sha-mob-mee, Maw-mee-won-e-kah, and Cheko-skuk, they being thereto duly authorized by said oonfederated tribes. ARTICLE I. The Sacs and Foxes of the Mississippi having now more Part of preelands than are necessary for their occupancy and use, and being desirous €;‘g;°§g;‘;’·*;’;'• of promoting settled habits of industry and enterprise amongst themselves P by abolishing the tenure in common by which they now hold their lands, and by assigning limited quantities thereof, in severalty, to the individual members of the tribe, to be cultivated and improved for their individu- }’~¤1,1¤· ~>~· al use and benefit, it is hereby agreed and stipulated that the portion of their present reservation contained within the following boundaries, that is to say: beginning at a point on the northern boundary line of their B<>¤¤d¤¤‘l¤¤· reservation, six miles west of the northeastern corner of the same ; running thence due south, to the southern boundary of the same, twenty miles; thence west, and along said southern boundary, twelve miles; thence due north, to the northern boundary of said reservation, twenty miles; and thence east, along said boundary line, twelve miles, to the place of beginning-estimated to contain about one hundred and fifty- three thousand and six hundred acres — shall be set apart and retained by them for the purposes aforesaid.