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 ARTICLES OF A TREATY SWL 3, Iggy_ Jllade at Stockbridge in the Territory of Wisconsin, on the third clay if September in the year if our Lord one thousand eight May 16, 1g4g_' hundred and thirty-nine, between the United States of America, by their commissioner Albert Gallup, and the Stockbridge and .[PIunsee tribes of Indians, who reside upon Lake Vwnnebago in the territory of Vldsconsin. Land ceded to Arvrrcrm 1. The Stockbridge and Munsee tribes of Indians (formerly im U· S· of New York) hereby cede and relinquish to the United States, the east half of the tract of forty-six thousand and eighty acres of land, which was laid off for their use, on the east side of Lake Winnebago, in pursuance of the treaty made by George B. Porter commissioner on the part of the United States, and the Menominee nation of Indians, on the twenty-seventh day of October eighteen hundred and thirty-two. The said east half hereby ceded, to contain twenty-three thousand and forty acres of land ; to be of equal width at the north and south ends, and to be divided from the west half of said tract of forty-six thousand and eighty acres, by a line to be run parallel to the east line of said tract. Paymem The United States to pay therefor, one dollar per acre at the time and in therefor. the manner hereinafter provided. Payment to Am-. 2. Whereas a portion of said tribes, according to a census or the emigrating roll taken, and hereunto annexed, are desirous to remove west and the pu"}" others to remain where they now are; and whereas the just proportion of the_emigrating party in the whole tract of forty-six thousand and eighty acres is eight thousand seven hundred and sixty-seven and threefourths acres oflandg it is agreed that the United States pay to the said emigrating party, the sum of eight thousand seven hundred and sixty- seven dollars and seventy-Five cents, as a hill compensation for all their interest in the lands held by the party who remain, as well as in the lands hereby ceded to the United States. I,,,,,,0,,e,,,,,,,s Aivr 3. Whereas the improvements of the emigrating party are all on of emigrating_ that part of the original tract which is reserved and still held by the ?$‘Y *° be Pm party who remain in Stockbridge, and it is but equitable that those who ` remain should pay those who emigrate for such improvements; it is agreed that the United States shall pay to the emigrating party the sum of three thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine dollars and thirty cents, the appraised value of said improvements; and it is hereby agreed and expressly understood, that the monies payable to the emigrating party shall be distributed among the heads of families according to the schedule hereunto annexed, the whole amount to be paid to the emigrating party under this and the preceding article being the sum of twelve thousand six hundred and forty-seven dollars and five cents. Balance of the Awr, 4. The ballance of the consideration money for the lands hereby ¢¤¤¤ldmlQ)>¤ ceded, (after deducting the sums mentioned in the second and third ,:'3Q;Lf:°&;_ articles,) amounting to the sum of ten thousand three hundred and ninety-two dollars and ninety-five cents, is to be paid to, and invested for the benefit of such of the Stockbridge and Munsee tribes of Indians (55*0)