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 TREATY WITH THE WYANDOTS. Artur. 1, 1850. 989 Arvrrcnn I. i For and in consideration of the stipulations set forth in the following Thew sndcts articles, the Wyandot tribe or nation of Indians hereby cede,relin- °°‘}° mdy ’°“¤· quish, and forever quit claim to the United States all the right, title,  Thfhgggg and interest in the lands they now possess and occupy, or have ever Mid title in the possessed and held in common, either as original occupants of the soil, hgtgsghff ,;°" or acquired by virtue of treaty stipulations. possessed. W Arvrrcnn II. The Wyandot nation aforesaid, in further consideration of the stip- They surrender ulations contained in the following articles, hereby stipulate and agree *1*9* “°‘i°““g that their existence, as a nation or tribe, shall terminate and become sgi12s3f;; agp extinct upon the ratification of this treaty by the President and Senate ¤l¤i¤¤¤ ¤z¤i¤S¤ of the United States, and by the Chiefs and National Council of their of U' Sr °" . ., _ , _ pt such as are nation. And in like manner do they relinquish all claims held by the necessary to eer- Wyandot people, in their national or collective capacity, against the pigs ;'°‘*°Y m" United States, either on account of annuities arising out of treaty stip- ° B ec ` ulations, or of any other character or description whatsoever; and that, after the ratification of this treaty in the manner before mentioned, they will have no claim to be recognized by the government of the United States in their tribal or national capacity, except so far as it may be necessary to carry into effect the several stipulations of this treaty. Anrrcm III. 'In consideration of the foregoing grants and conditions, and for the The U, 5;,;,, purpose of gratifying the laudable desire expressed by the Wyaridot ;EP“l¤‘*$ wr? people to become citizens of the United States, it is hereby stipulated $1%5’000yg,`,l 3:; andagreed, that the United States will pay them (the Wyandot people) lands promised for the one hundred and forty-eight thousand acres of land, promised gllivlggchgigogaogg to them by the treaty of March 17, 1842, at the rate of one dollar and vested in gov. twenty-five cents per acre, amounting to the sum of one hundred and °"&m*;:** b;L*°k» eighty-five thousand dollars, in the manner following, to wit: One ggidt i,, ,,:1:,; hundred thousand dollars shall be invested in United States stock, to einer and depubear interest from the ratification of this treaty, at the rate of five per °‘°‘ "‘ °"h· cent. per annum, redeemable at the pleasure of the government of the United States—certilicates of which stock shall be issued to the individuals now composing the Wyandot nation, in the manner and form p hereinafter prescribed. And for the purpose of enabling the Wyandot Indians (preparatory to their becoming citizens of the United States) to pay and extinguish all their just debts and liabilities, contracted in their national or collective capacity, either on account of the purchase of their lands from the Delaware nation or otherwise, the balance of eighty-five thousand dollars shall, upon the ratification of this treaty by the Senate, be advanced by the United States, in specie, to the chief and deputies, signers hereto, or upon the draft or drafts drawn by them, or any two of them. And as the said chief and deputies are Disposition to hereby made accountable for the faithful application of this fund, each ggsfadsaigf ui: and every draft or order they may draw upon it, will explicitly state them. A the nature and character of the claim, and show that the debt or debts were fairly contracted by the properly constituted authorities of the Wyandot nation, and on account of the business of said nation; and after discharging all the national debts and liabilities of their tribe, they will distribute the balance, if any among their people, per capita.