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 TREATY WITH THE MENOMONIES. 1831. 347 Now, therefore, as a proof of the sincerity of the professions made by the Menomonee Indians, when they declared themselves anxious to terminate in an amicable manner, their disputes with the New York Indians, and also as a further proof of their love and veneration for their great father, the President of the United States, the undersigned, representatives of the Menomonee tribe of Indians, unite and agree with the Commissioners aforesaid, in making and acknowledging the following supplementary articles a part of their former aforesaid agreement. Mrgt, It is agreed between the undersigned, commissioners on behalf Presidentto of the United States, and the chiefs and warriors representing the Me- £_ffj;’;;’° "{“° d nomonee tribe of Indians, that, for the reasons above expressed, such settlemgriliofn parts of the jirst article of the agreement, entered into between the New York Inparties hereto, on the eighth instant, as limits the removal and settle- d“‘“s· ment of the New York Indians upon the lands therein provided for their future homes, to three years, shall be altered and amended, so as to read as follows: That the President of the United States shall prescribe the time for the removal and settlement of the New York Indians upon the lands thus provided for them; and, at the expiration of such reasonable time, he shall apportion the land among the actual settlers, in such manner as he shall deem equitable and just. And if within such reasonable time, as the President of the United States shall prescribe for that purpose, the New York Indians, shall refuse to accept the provisions made for their benefit, or having agreed, shall neglect or refuse to remove from New York, and settle on the said lands, within the time prescribed for that purpose, that then, and in either of these events, the lands aforesaid shall be, and remain the property of the United States, according to said jfrst article, excepting so much thereof, as the President shall deem justly due to such of the New York Indians, as shall actually have removed to, and settled on the said lands. Second. It is further agreed that the part of the sixth article of the agreement aforesaid, which requires the removal of those of the New York Indians, who may not be settled on the lands at the end of three years, shall be so amended as to leave such removal discretionary with the President of the United States. The Menomonee Indians having full confidence, that, in making his decision, he will take into consideration the welfare and prosperity of their nation. Done and signed at Washington, this 17th of February, 1831. JOHN H. EATON, S. C. STAMBAUGH. Kaush—kau-no-naive, Sha-wan-noh, A-ya·ma-taw, Mash-ke-wet, Ko-ma-ni—kin, Pah-she~na-sheu, Ko-ma-ni·kee-no-shah, Chi·mi-na·na-quet, O-ho-pa-sha, A-na-quet-to-a-peh, Ah-ke-ne-pa-weh, Sha-ka-cho-ka-mo. Signed in presence of R. A. Forsyth, C. A. Grignon, Law. L. V. Kleeck, John T. Mason, P. G. Randolph, A. G. Ellis. To the Indian names are subjoined a mark and seal. [Nora.-—This treaty was ratified with the following Proviso contained in the Resolution of the Senate: _ _ Provided, That for the purpose of establishing the rights of the New York Indians, on a permanent and just footin, the said treaty shall be ratified with the express under- Slafldlhg that two townshi s ofland on the east side of the Winnebago lake, equal 1.0 forty-six thousand and ei lity acres shall be laid oil] (to commence at some point to be agreed on,) for the use of; the Stockbridge and Munsee tribes; and that the improvements made on the lands now in the possession of the said tribes, on the east side of the Fox river, which said lands are to be relinquished, shall, after bemg_valued by a commissioner to be appointed by the President of the United States, be paid for by the Government: Provided, however, that the valuation of such improvements, shall not