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 ARTICLES OF A TREATY jilade and concluded at Ulzijope-way-naung in the State if Lzdi- Sept. 23, 1836. ana, on the twenty-third day of September in the year one Proclamation, thousand ezght hundred and thirty-six, between Abel C. Pepper F°b- 1*% 1837- conzmzsszoner on the part of the United States, and the chiefs, warriors and headmen of the Potawattamie Indians of the IVabas/z. Anr. 1. The chiefs, warriors and headmen of the Potawattamies of Cession to the the Wabash hereby cede to the United States, all the land belonging to U"“°d S‘“‘°"·· the said tribe, in the State of Indiana, and designated in the treaty of 1832, (between Jonathan Jennings, John W. Davis and Marks Crume, Ame)? gpg_ commissioners of the United States, and the chiefs and warriors of the Potawattimies of the State of Indiana, and Michigan Territory) as reservations for the use of the following bands viz. For the band of Kin-krash, four sections ~-·- 4 sec. For the band of Che-chaw·kose, ten sections — - - 10 do. For the band of Ash-kum and \Vee-si-o-nas, sixteen sections 16 do. For the band of We-sarv, four sections 4 do. For the band of Mo-ta, four sections ——--- 4 do. For the bands of Mi-no-quet, four sections -—-- 4 do. 42 Anr. 2. In consideration of the cession aforesaid the United States Payment stipulate to pay the above chiefs, warriors and headmen of the Potawat- *h€¥€Y0Y· timie nation one dollar and twenty-tire cents per acre or thirty-three thousand six hundred dollars, (33,600) in specie, on or before the first of May, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-seven. ART. 3. The above-named chiefs, warriors and headmen of the Poto- Indians to rewattimies of the \Vabash agree to remove to the country west of the wvé Within Mississippi river, provided for the Potawattimie nation by the United OY8ms` States within two years. Aer. 4. At the request of the above-named chiefs, warriors and head- Payment of men of the Potawattimies aforesaid, it is stipulated that after the ratifi- I¤d¤¤¤ debtscation of this treaty, the United States shall appoint a commissioner who shall be authorized to pay such debts of said Wabash Potawattimies as may be proved to his satisfaction to be just, to be deducted from the amount stipulated in the 2d article of this treaty. ART. 5. The United States stipulate to provide for the payment of the U_ s_ ii, pay necessary expenses attending the making and concluding this treaty. explepsesroft `° · _ DIG Hg G8 y. Am. 6. This treaty shall be binding upon the parties aforesaid from Treaty binding the date of its ratification by the President and Senate of the United Whw ¤1*¤H¢d· States. In testimony whereof the said Abel C. Pepper, commissioner as aforesaid and the said chiefs, warriors and headmen of the Potawattimics of the Wabash, have hereunto set their hands the day and year first above written. ABEL. C. PEPPER, Commissioner. (515T