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 TREATY WITH THE CHICKASAWS. 1832. 389 orphan girls in the nation or whose families do not provide for them, and also some widows in the same situation,it is determined to allow to each of them a reservation of one section, on the same terms and conditions in all respects, with the other reservations for the nation generally, and to be allowed to the same ages, as to young men. Colbert Moore and family have always lived in the Chickasaw nation, C. Moore. and he requests the liberty to continue with the nation. The Chiefs and nation agree to his request, and they also agree to allow him and hisfamily a reserve tract of land to live on and occupy in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions as is provided for the Chickasaw families, in the nation generally, during his good behavior. The Chiefs of the nation represent that they in behalf of the nation Sectionof land gave a bond to James Colbert for a debt due to him, of eighteen hun- *0 Ri G¤¤l<>¤· dred and eleven dollars, ninety-three and three fourth cents principal, that James Colbert transferred said note to Robert Gordon and that said _note, and the interest thereon is yet due and unpaid, and the said Robert Gordon has proposed to take a section of land for said note, and interest up to this date. It is therefore agreed by the nation to grant him a section of land, to be taken any where in the nation, so as not to interfere with any reserve which has been provided as a residence for the Chickasaws, which shall be in full for said note and interest. The Treaty, to which this is a supplement provides that there shall Section of land be offices kept some where central in the nation, at such place as the Y0? land <>Hi<><>, President shall determine, for transacting the business of the nation in &°‘ selling their lands &c. It is now agreed to by the nation, that the President may select a section of land, or four quarter sections adjoining, at such place as he may determine agreeably to that provision of the Treaty, to establish the said offices on, and for all the necessary uses thereto attached, and he is permitted to improve the said tract of land in any manner, whatsoever, but when it shall cease to be used for the purposes, for which it is set apart—for offices &c.——theu the same shall be sold 'under the direction of the President—and the proceeds thereof shall be paid to the Chickasaw nation, after deducting therefrom the value of all the improvements on the land, which value shall be assessed by the President, and in no case shall it exceed one half the sale of the land. The Chickasaw nation request the Government to grant them a cross Mail route. mail route through the nation as follows, one to pass from Tuscumbia in Alabama, by the Agency, and by the place to be selected for the offices to be kept and to Rankin in Mississippi on horse back, once a week each way. The other to run from Memphis in Tennessee, by the offices and to the Cotton Gin in Mississippi—to pass once a week each way. They conceive these mails would be useful to the nation, and indispensible to the carrying on the business of the nation when the oflices are established, but they would respectfully solicit the mails to be started as soon as possible, to open the avenues of information into their country. _ _ John Donley has long been known in this nation, as a mail carrier; section Oflimd he rode on the mails through our nation when a boy and for many years W J- D°¤l€Y· after he was grown; we think he understands that business as well, if not better than any other man--and we should prefer him to carry our mails to any other person—and if he is given the contract, the nation will set apart a section ofland for his use while we remain here in this country, which section he may select with the advice of the Chiefs any where that suits him best, so as not to interfere with any of the reserves, and he may use it in any manner to live on, or make such improvements as may be necessary for keeping his horses, or to raise. forage for them. But when the nation shall move away and leave this country this tract ofland must be sold for the benefit of the nation, m the same 2 rr 2