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TREATY WITH THE MIAMI INDIANS. JUNE 5, 1854. 1095 November twenty-eight, one thousand eight hundred and forty, or by vir- V0]-VH- P- 583- tue of two resolutions of Congress, approved March third, one thousand eight Hundred and forty-five, and May first, one thousand eight hundred and fifty, or otherwise, are permitted to draw or have drawn in the State 0f Indiana, their proportion of the annuities of the Miami tribe. ARTICLE 4. It is agreed that the remaining instalments of the limited NW6 of Pal" annuity of twelve thousand five hundred dollars, stipulated to be paid by mw- °f tr "` the second article of the treaty of November twenty-eighth, one thousand millsngueldhgi eight hundred and forty, shall be divided and paid to the said Indians *’°*“5’°fN°"·28» hereafter as follows : to the Indiana Miamis, six thousand eight hundred 1w` and sixty-three dollars and sixty-four cents, and to the Western Miamis, V°l·"ll·P· 583- five thousand six hundred and thirty-six dollars and thirty-six cents, per annum; subject, however, to the deductions provided for in the sixth article of this instrument; and that the permanent annuity Blacksmith stipulated in the fifth article of the treaty of October sixth, one wd Millvthousand eight hundred and eighteen, as modified by the fifth article V<>l· VU- P- l9°· of the treaty of October twenty-third, one thousand eight hundred and V<>l·Vii·P-464- thirty-four, for a. blacksmith and miller, shall be continued for the benent Release of of said Western Miamis ; but the said Miami Indians hereby relinquish claims “¤'l°¤` and forever absolve the United States from the payment of the perma- °u$rlmllm€sé00 nent annuity of twenty-five thousand dollars, stipulated in the fourth article 0vu'? ' of the treaty of October twenty-third, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, of the permanent provisions for money in lieu of laborers, for agricultural assistance, for tobacco, iron, steel, and salt, and from the pay- ment of any and all other annuities of every kind or description, if any there be, to which said Indians may now be entitled by virtue of the stipulations of any former treaty or treaties; and they also release and discharge the United States from all claims or damages on account of the non-fulfilment of the stipulations of any former treaties, or of injuries to, or destruction or loss of property by, the wrongful acts of citizens 011 agents of the United States or otherwise; and in consideration of the relinquish- payment for ments and releases aforesaid, the United States agree to pay to the said $¤<=h1‘¤1¤¤S¤- Miami Indians, the sum of four hundred and twenty-one thousand four hundred and thirty-eight dollars and sixty-eight cents, in manner as follows, viz: one hundred and ninety thousand four hundred and thirty- four dollars and sixty-eight cents, to the Miami Indians residing on the ceded land ; and two hundred and thirty-one thousand and four dollars, to the Miami Indians in the State of Indiana; to be paid under the direction of the President, and in such manner and for such objects as he may prescribe, in six equal annual instalments, the first of which shall be paid in the month of October, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four. And in full payment and satisfaction of a balance of eight thousand dollars and sixty-eight cents, heretofore appropriated by Congress to pay for the valuation of certain improvements, or to make others in lieu of them, but which, not having been expended, has gone to the surplus fund; and of the accumulation of the appropriations for the support of the poor and infirm, and the education of the youth of the tribe, as provided by the treaties of October twenty-third, one thousand eight hundred and twenty- Vo1.vii. p. 800. six, and November sixth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, v°;_v,,_p_569_ amounting to fourteen thousand two hundred and twenty-three dollars and fifty cents; and of the claims of the Miamis who live on the ceded land, for damages and loss of stock and other property, caused by their removal west, and their subsequent loss by removal from Sugar Creels-— it is agreed that the United States will pay to the Miami Indians residing on said ceded lands, the sum of thirty thousand dollars, to be paid as follows, viz : fourteen thousand two hundred and twenty-three dollars and fifty cents, in three equal annual instalments, the first of which shall be paid in the month of October, one thousand eight hundred and fiftyrfour; and the sums of eight thousand dollars and sixty-eight cents, in lieu of