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 584 TREATY WITH THE MIAMIES. 1840. In cue nf the Ama 9. It is further stipulated, that should there be an unexpended Sum ¤¤¢ ¤i>¤¤ ballance of the "two hundred and fifty thousand dollars," after the pay- f‘;»r,§h° p°Y'¥‘°"° ment of the debts of the tribe as provided in the second article of this 0 ebts being, _ . . anim mo great treaty; such ballance is to be paid over to the Miamies at the next pay- ¤f¤0¤ ¤m¤U· ment of annuities after the amount of said ballance shall have been §;§,:‘3"°“d' ascertained. And, should the sum so set apart for the purpose afore- ` said, be found insufficient to pay the said debts, then the ascertained ballance due on the same, to be paid out of the annuity arising from this treaty. Rem-various ART. 10. It is stipulated and agreed between the contracting parties, <>£l¤¤d•Q I-B- that there shall be, and hereby is granted and reserved to John B. §:§h;.'d££}gun_ Ricliardville, principal chief, seven sections of land, from the land mmceded in the first article of this treaty; at such point or points as he may select (not less than Oli? section at any Xue point,) to ge conveyed to him b atent from the nited States. nd also, in li e manner, one sectfori) of land to Francis Lafountain, at the rapids of Wildcat, to be surveyed under his direction. Provisions of Ama 11. Nothing in this treaty shall be so construed as to impair
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0,.,,,,, &c_ ’ United States and th? Miami_ trébe of Indians, fno;] altered by nor coming wit 1in t ie purvieu 0 any 0 the provisions 0 t is treaty. Expenses of ART. 12. It is hereby stipulated, that the United States provide for mi? “°*“Y *2 b° the payment of the expence which may be necessarily incured in the pwd by U'b' negociation of this treaty. Treaty binding A1z·1·. I3. This treaty shall be bindin on the United States, and on “’h°¤ Y¤*m<`>d· the Miami tribe of Indians, from and gfter the date of its ratification by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States. But, if the same shall not be so ratified before the 4th day of March next, it shall be of no binding force or validity. Assent of the Am. 14. We the chiefs warriers, and headmen of the Miami tribe I¤di**“¤'° this of Indians, having examined and considered the foregoing articles, after treaty. - - - · · the same had been interpreted and explained to us to our satisfaction, do hereby agree and request, that the said articles shall be taken and held as a treaty between the parties thereto; and when ratified as provided in the last preceding article, be binding on our tribe, and on the United States, as fully to all intents and purposes as though the same had been officially and formally made on the part of the United States. In testimony whereof, we, Samuel Milroy, and Allen Hamilton, on behalf of the United States, (as aforesaid,) and the chiefs, warriers, and headmen of the Miami tribe of Indians, have hereunto set our hands. Done at the Forks of the Wabash, in the State of Indiana, this pwenty-eighth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and orty. SAMUEL MILROY, ALLEN HAMILTON. John B. Richardville, Pe-wan- e-oh, Prin. Chiefi Ilia-ze-qiib, gVau-pit-pip-shaw, Iyfalgou-zah,h .zan e-a, es e-a-wan , Cha-pine, Po-qua-Godfrey, Me-shin g-go-me-zia, N a-kun-ssh, Wauk-a-shing-guah, Ko-es-say, To-pe-ah, Shin-go-me-zia,