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 TREATY WITH THE SHAWNEES. 1825. 285 Shawnee tribe had valuable and lasting improvements within the tract of land hereby ceded, and moreover will have to incur expenses in their removal; it is further stipulated, that, for the purpose of rendering a fair Further stipugquivalent for the losses and inconveniences which said tribe will sustain l¤*i°¤· by removal, and to enable them to obtain supplies in their new settle~· ments, the United States agree to pay to the tribe emigrating from the lands herein ceded, the sum of fourteen thousand dollars, which amount shall be paid to said party of the second part, as soon as practicable after the ratification of this treaty; five thousand dollars of which amount shall be furnished in domestic animals, implements of husbandry, and provisions, as soon as the said tribe remove upon the lands assigned them. ARTICLE 3. It is further stipulated, that a deputation of the said parties of the Adevutation second part may be sent to explore the lands assighned to them in the {;’n‘:,’;Pl°'° ‘h° preceding article; and if the same be not acceptable to them, upon an ` examination of the same, which shall be had, and made known to the Superintendent of Indian affairs at St. Louis, on or before April next, who shall, in lieu thereof, assighn to them an equal quantity of land, to be selected on the Kansas River, and laid off either south or north of that river, and west of the boundary of Missouri, not reserved or ceded to any other tribe. ARTICLE 4. It appearing that the Shawnee Indians have various claims against Paymentpf the citizens of the United States to a large amount, for spoliations of °l?""S agpgsg various kinds, but which they have not been able to support by the testi- cl mum' mony of white men; the United States, in order to a final settlement of all such claims, do hereby agree to pay to the Shawnee nation, the sum of (11,000) eleven thousand dollars, to be distributed by them in such way as may be deemed equitable; and to support and keep a blacksmith for their use on the lands hereby assighned, for the term of nve years, or as long as the President may deem advisable; and it is further stipu- Tools,'&.c. for lated, that the United States shall furnish for the use of the Shawnees, {E6 (1* Qfhu the tools necessary for the blacksmith’s shop, and (300) three hundred bca?u;:`;;,,a}° pounds of iron annually, to be furnished at the expense of the United States. ARTICLE 5. The friendship heretofore existing between the United States and the Friendship re. Shawnee N ation, is, hereby, renewed and perpetuated. “°“’°d· ARTICLE 6. These articles shall take effect, and become obligatory on the con- Treaty obligatracting parties, so soon as the same shall be ratified by the President, gg'! when mm by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States. ' In testimony whereof, the said William Clark, and the said Delegates of the Shawnee Nation, have hereunto set their hands, at the City of St. Louis, the seventh day of November, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five. WILLIAM CLARK. Wawelainni, N apawita, Kishkalwa, Pepamousse, Maywathekeha, Pemitacamchika, Capt. Reed, or Pathecoussa, Peter Cornstalk, or Wyawimon, Interp’r, Nelawachiku, Quamapea, Waquiwais, Pelmetachemo.