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 446 TREATY WITH THE CHIPPEWAS, ETC. 1833. purport of the instrument had been inserted in the body of theltreaty ;-- with the understanding that the rejection of it by the President and Senate of the United States shall not aifect the validity of the treaty. G. B. PORTER, TH. J. V. OWEN, WILLIAM WEATHERFORD. (Copy of the instrument referred to in the above certificate.--) M 18 ,830 Know all_men by these presents that we the undersigned Chiefs and l.;; Young men of the Potawatamie tribe of Indians living at N a-to-wa-se-pe in the Territory of Michigan,for and in consideration of the friendship and sundry services rendered to us by Peter and James J. Godfrey we do hereby by these presents give, grant, alien, transfer and convey unto the said Godfroys their heirs and assigns forever one entire section of land situate lying and being on our reserve of Na-to-wa-se-pe, in the Territory aforesaid to be located by said Godfroys wherever on said reserve they shall think it more to their advantage and benefit. It is moreover the wishes of the undersigned Chiefs and Young men as aforesaid, that so soon as there shall be a treaty held between the United States and our said tribe of Pottawatamies,that our great father the President confirm and make good this our grant unto them, the said Godfroys by issuing a patent therefor to them and to their heirs forever.—- In so doing our great father will accomplish the wishes of his children. Done at Detroit this eighteenth day of May,A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty.- In witness whereof we have hereunto signed, sealed and set our hands and seals the day and year last above written. Penenchese, Ce-ce-baw, Pit-goit-ke·se, Na-wa·po-tc, Nah-o-tenan, To-ta-gas, Ke·a·sac-wa, Pierre Morin alias Perish, Sho-paw-ka, Wa-say-gah. Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of us, R. A. Forsyth, Robt. A. Kinzie, G. Godfroy, Witnesses to the signatures of Pierre Morin alias Perish and Wasa-gah. Richard Godfrey. Francis Mouton. To the Indian names are snbioined a mark and seal. V O E Chicago, Illinois, Oct. 1, 1834. Tno. J.. wm: sqr. U. S. Indian Agent. i OGL 1, 18% Fnnnn: Feeling a disposition to comply with the resolution of -—-—————— Senate of the United States, and the views of the Government in relation to an alteration in the boundaries of the country ceded to the United nation of Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatamie Indians at the treaty at Chicago in the State of Illinois, concluded on the 26th and 27th days of September 1833 :—we therefore propose as the chiefs of the said united nation, and for and on their behalf that we will accept of the following alteration in the boundaries of the said tract of country viz :·-Beginning at·the mouth of Boyer’s river; thence down the Missouri river, to a point thereon; from which a due east line would strike the northwest corner of the State of Missouri; thence along the said east line, to the