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 TREATY WITH THE SENECAS. &o. FEBRUARY 23, 1867. 513 Treaty between the United States of America and the Senecas, 1lD':ced Senecas and Shawnees, Quapaws, Oottfederated Peorias, Kuskus/uias, Mm, and Piankeshaws, Ottawas of l)ild7Z(.‘]I(l7`ll’S For/e and Roche de Boeuj, and certain Wymtdottes ; Oonclue/ed February 23, 1867; Ratification advised, with Amendments, June 18, 1868; Amendments accepted September 1, 7, 8, and 15, 1868; Proclaimed October 14, 1868. ANDREW JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E.'23, 1887. ro Am. nm smoumin ro wnom rumen mmsaurs snrr. cons, onnarmo; Wnnnrcas a treaty was made and concluded at the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on the twenty-third day of February, in the Preamble. year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, by and between Lewis V. Bogy, WVilliam H. Watson, Thomas Murphy, George C. Snow, and G. A. Colton, commissioners, on the part of the United States, and certain chiefs, delegates, and headmen of the Scnecas, mixed Scnecas and Shawnees, Quapaws, confederated Peorias, Kaskaskias, W'eas, Contracting and Piankeshaws, Miamies, Ottawas of Blanéhard’s Fork and Roche de P“"“°°· Boeufi and certain Wyandottes, on the part of said Indians, and duly authorized thereto by them, which treaty is in the words and figures following, to wit : — Articles of agreement, concluded at Washington, D. C., the twenty-third day of February, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, between the United States, represented by Lewis V. Bogy, Commissioner of Indian Afhiirs, W. H. Watson, Special Commissioner, Thomas Murphy, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, George C. Snow, and G. A. Colton, U. S. Indian agents, duly authorized, and the Senecas, represented by George Spicer and John Mush; the mixed Senecas and Shawnees, by John Whitetree, John Young, and Lewis Davis; the Quapaws, by S. G. Vallier and Ka-zhe-cah ; the confederated Peorias, Kaskaskias, Weas, and Piankeshaws, by Baptiste Peoria, John Mitchell, and Edward Black ; the Miamies, by Thomas Metosenyah and Thomas Richardville, and the Ottawas of Blanchard’s Fork and Roche de Beeuf, by John \Vhite and J. T. Jones, and including certain Wyzindott[e]s, represented by Tauromee, or John Hat, and John Karaho. Whereas it is desirable that arrangements should be made by which portions of certain tribes, parties hereto, now residing in Kansas, should Preamble. be enabled to remove to other lands in the Indian country south of that State, while other portions of said tribes desire to dissolve their tribal relations and become citizens; and whereas it is necessary to provide certain tribes, parties hereto, now residing in the Indian country, with means of rebuilding their houses, reopening their farms, and supporting their families, they having been driven from their reservations early in the late Wal', and suffered greatly for several years, and being willing to sell a portion of their lands to procure such relief'; and whereas 2. portion of the Vol. x. p. 1I5S). Wy·andottes, parties to the treaty of one thousand eight hundred and fifty- five, although taking lands in severalty, have sold said lands and are still poor, and have not been compelled to become citizens, but have remained withvoi,. xv. '1`nnA·r.-— 33