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 350 TREATY WITH THE SENECAS. 1831. Annuity, &.c. improvements: it is agreed that any balance which may remain, of the avails of the lands after sale as aforesaid, shall constitute a fund for the future exigencies of the tribe, on which the Government of the United States consent and agree to pay to the Chiefs of the nation, for the use and general benefit of the nation, annually, five per cent on said balance, as an annuity: And if] at any time hereafter, the Seneca Chiefs, by and with the advice and consent of their tribe in General Council assembled, shall make known to the President, their desire that the fund, thus to be created, should be dissolved and given to the tribe; the President shall cause the same to be paid over to them, in such manner as he may direct; provided he shall become satisfied of the propriety of so doing. Annuities by Ama 9. It is agreed that any annuity, accruing to the Senecas, by f<>¤”¤¤•>¥ ¤¢¤¤i¢¤· former treaties, shall be paid to them at their intended residence, west of the Mississippi, under the direction of the President. p,6S,,,,,,_ Awr. 10. The United States hereby agree to give to the Senecas, as presents, one hundred rifles, as soon as practicable, and four hundred blankets, for the use of the tribe, to be delivered to them at such time and place as may be directed by the Secretary of War. Also fifty ploughs, fifty hoes and fifty axes, will be given to the tribe, as aforesaid, to assist them in commencing farming. Grant to H. Arvr. ll. The Chiefs of the Senecas, being impressed with gratitude C-Bti8h- towards Henry C. Brish, their sub-agent, for his private advances of money and provisions, and numerous other acts of kindness towards them, as well as his extra services in coming with them to Washington; and having expressed a wish that a quarter section of a hundred and sixty acres of the lands ceded by them, should be granted to him in consideration thereof: the same is hereby granted to him and his heirs to be located under the direction of the President of the United States. Lands granted, Amr. 12. The lands granted by this Agreement and Convention to rw! to be sold- the Seneca tribe of Indians shall not be sold or ceded by them, except to the United States. Advances to Awr. 13. It is communicated by the Chiefs here, that, in Council, chiefs. before they left home, it was agreed by the tribe, that, for their services in coming to the City of Washington, each should receive one hundred dollars, to be paid by said tribe: At the request of said Chiefs, it is agreed that the United States will advance the amount, to wit: live hundred dollars, to be hereafter reimbursed from the sale of their lands in Ohio. In testimony whereof the parties respectively have this twenty-eight of February signed the same and atlixed their seals. JAMES B. GARDINER. Comstick, Hard Hickory, Small Cloud Spicer, Capt. Good Hunter. Seneca Steel, Signed in presence of Henry C. Brish, Sub Agent. George Herron, Interpret. W. B. Lewis. Henry Tolan. P. G. Randolph. To tho Indian names are subjoined a mark and seal.