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408 TREATY WITH THE MENOMONIES. 1832. five hundred thousand acres in the treaty aforesaid, the quantity of two hundred thousand acres; and thence running northeast until it will intersect the line, forming the southwestern boundary line aforesaid; and from thence along the said line to the old mill dam, or place of beginning, containing two hundred thousand acres. Excepting and reserving Reservation. therefrom the privilege of Charles A. Grignon, for erecting a mill on Apple creek, &.c. as approved by the Department of War on the twenty- second day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one and all confirmed private land claims on the Fox river. The lines of the said tract of land so granted to be run, marked and laid off without delay, by a commissioner to be appointed by the President of the United States. And that in exchange for the above, a quantity of land equal to that which is added to the southwestern side shall be taken off from the northeastern side of the said tract, described in that article, on the Oconto creek, to be run, marked and determined by the commissioner to be appointed by the President of the United States, as aforesaid, so that the whole number of acres to be granted to the Six Nations and St: Regis tribe of Indians, shall not exceed the quantity of five hundred thousand acres. Treaty binding Trruzn. The said chiefs and headmen of the Menominee nation “'h°“ '°“6°d· agree, that in case the said original treaty, made as aforesaid, and the supplemental articles thereto, be ratified and confirmed at the ensuing session of the Senate of the United States, with the modifications contained in this agreement, that each and every article thereof shall be as binding and obligatory upon the parties respectively, as if they had been sanctioned at the times originally agreed upon. In consideration of the above voluntary sacrifices of their interest, made by the said Menominee nation, and as evidence of the good reeling of their great father, the President of the United States, the said George B. Porter commissioner as aforesaid, has delivered to the said chiefs, headmen, and the people of the said Menominee nation here presents_ assembled, presents in clothing to the amount of one thousand dollars: five hundred bushels of corn, ten barrels of pork, and ten barrels of Hour, &.c. &.c. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, at the Agency House, at Green Bay, this twenty-seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty- two. G. B. PORTER, Commissioner an behalf of the U SC Kaush-kau-no-naive, Grizzly Bear, Ke-shoh, the Sun (by his sou, A-pa-mm Osh-rosh, the Brave, (by his brother fully chao, Shifting Cloud,) empowered to act.) Ma-concee-wa-be-no-chee, Bear’s Child, Osh-ke-e-na-neur, the Young Man, Wa-bose, the Rabbit, A-ya-mah-ta, Fish Spawn, Shaw-e-no-ge-shiek, South Sky, Pe.wait.enaw, Rain, Ac-ca-mut, the Prophet, Che-na-po-mee, One that is looked at, Mas-ka-ma-gee, Ko-ma-ni-kin, Big Wave, Sho-ne-on, Silver, Ke-shee-a-quo-teur, the Flying Cloud, Maw-baw-so, Pale Color, Wain-e-saut, One who arranges the circle, Paw-a-ko-neur, Big Soldier, (by his re- (by his son, Wa-kee-che-on-a-peur,) presentative, Che- kaw -mah-keeshen.) Sealed and delivered, in the presence of, George Boyd, U.S. Indian Agent. Charles A. Grignon, Interpreter. Samuel Abbott. Joshua Boyer, Secretary. James M. Boyd. Richard Prickett, Interpreter. Henry S. Baird. R. A. Forsyth, Paymaster U. S. A. B. B. Kercheval. Ebenezer Childs. To the Indian names are nuhicined a mark and seal.