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TREATY WITH THE CHICKASAWS. JUNE 22, 1852. 977 Kenton Harper, Commissioner on the part of the United States, and the said Treaty having been ratified on the 13th August, 1852, by the Senate of the United States, with certain amendments thereto, and said amendments having been duly considered and fully understood by the Council: Tlierefore, be it enacted by the Chickasaws in Council assembled, that the said Chickasaws do consent to and ratify said amendments and hereby make the same as binding on the Chickasaw people as tihough the same had been a part of the original Treaty. Approved by the Council unanimously, Oct. 16th, 1852. JAMES N. MeLISH, President of Council. Attest— DOUGHERTY COLBERT,Il O. H. Comsisnr, Secretary. Cnrcmsaw Aenucr, Dec. 25, 1852. I hereby certify that the foregoing act of the Council ratifying certain amendments to a treaty concluded at Washingtoii, on the 22d June, 1852, has been officially communicated to me by D. Colbert, Financial Chief of the Chickasaws, as an act passed by the late Chickasaw Council, and that the same is authentic. Given under my hand the day and year a ove written. A. J. SMITH, Chickasaw Agent. Now, therefore, be it known that I, MILLARD FILLMORE, President of the United States of America, do, in pursuance of the advice and consent of the Senate, as expressed in their resolution of the thirteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, accept, ratify, and confirm the said treaty as amended. In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the United States to be herewith afiixed, having signed the same with my hand. Done at the city of Washington, this twenty-fourth day of L February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight [ ‘ S'] hundred and fifty-three, and of the Independence of the United States the seventy-seventh. (Signed) MILLARD FILLMORE. Br rm: Pmzsmmsrz (Signed) EDWARD EVERETT, Secretary of State. v01.. x. TItEAT. ·- 123