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 TREATY WITH THE MENOMONIES. 1832. 409 A P P E N D I X. To all to whom these presents shall come, the undersigned, Chiefs and Oct. 27, 1832. Headmen of the sundry tribes of New York Indians, (as set forth in "’_‘*’_’ the specifications annexed to their signatures,) send greeting: Whereas a tedious, perplexing and harassing dispute and controversy have long existed between the Menominee nation of Indians and the New York Indians, more particularly known as the Stockbridge, Munsee and Brothertown tribes, the Six Nations and St. Regis tribe. The treaty made between the said Menominee nation, and the United States, and the conditional ratification thereof by the Senate of the United States, being stated and set forth in the within agreement, entered into between the chiefs and headmen of the said Menominees, and George B. Porter, Governor of Michigan, commissioner specially appointed, with instructions referred to in the said agreement. And whereas the undersigned are satisfied, and believe that the best efforts of the said commissioner were directed and used to procure, if practicable, the unconditional assent of the said Menominees to the change proposed by the Senate of the United States in the ratification of the said treaty: but without success. And whereas the undersigned further believe that the terms stated in the within agreement are the best practicable terms, short of those proposed by the Senate of the United States, which could be obtained from the said Menominees ; and being asked to signify our acceptance of the modifications proposed as aforesaid by the Menominees, we are compelled, by a sense of duty and propriety to say that we do hereby accept of the same. So far as the tribes to which we belong are concerned, we are perfectly satisfied, that the treaty should be ratified on the terms proposed by the Menominees. We further believe that the tract of land which the Menominees in the within agreement, are willing to cede, in exchange for an equal quantity on the northeast side of the tract of five hundred thousand acres, contains a sufficient quantity of good land, favorably and advantageously situated, to answer all the wants of the New York Indians, and St. Regis tribe. For the Acceptance, purpose, then, of putting an end to strife, and that we may all sit down 0; ¥h€bP¤fP vf in peace and harmony, we thus signify our acceptance of the modifica- :,e:,£,;T$§' tions proposed by the Menominees: and we most respectfully request modifications that the treaty as now modified by the agreement this day entered into liu0D0S8d by lllé with the Menominees, may be ratified and approved by the President °m°m°meS’ and Senate of the United States. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, at the Agency House at Green Bay, this twenty-seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two. G. B. PORTER, Commissioner on behalf of the UZ S. For and on behalf of the Stoclrbridges For, and on behalf of the Brolhertowns. and Munsees. William Dick, John Metoxcn, £?;:;;l?;;k_ John W. Quinny, _ _ Austin Qujnny, For, and on behahf ofithe 'Sm; Nations Jacob (jhgcks, and St. Regis tnbe. Robert Konkopu, Daniel Bread, Thos. J. Hendrick, John Anthony Brant, Benjamin Palmer, Henry Powles, * Sampson Medyard, Nathaniel Neddy, Capt. Porter, Cornelius Stevens, Thomas Ncddy. 52 2 K