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TREATY WITH THE CAMANCHES, &G. JULY 27, 1853. 1013 T R E A T I E S . FRANKLIN PIERCE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: July R185g_ ·ro Am. Ann smounnn T0 wnoiu rnnsn rnesnnrs snnu. ooivm, GREETING: WHEREAS a treaty was made and concluded at Fort Atkinson, on the twenty-seventh day of July, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty- three, between the United States of America, by Thomas Fitzpatrick, Indian Agent, and sole commissioner duly appointed for that purpose, and the chiefs and hcadmen of the Camanche, Kiowa, and Apache tribes or nations of Indians, which treaty is in the words following, to wit:- Articles of a Treaty, made and concluded at Fort Atkinson, in the Indian Territory, of the United States of America, on the 27th day of July, Anno Domini, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, between the United States of America, by Thomas Fitzpatrick, Indian Agent, and sole commissioner, duly appointed for that purpose, and the Camanche, and Kiowa, and Apache tribes or nations of Indians, inhabiting the said territory south of the Arkansas River. Anrrorn 1. Peace, friendship, and amity shall hereafter exist be- pew, and tween the United States and the Camanche and Kiowa, and Apache *¤Pi*Y *<> um tribes of Indians, parties to this treaty, and the same shall be perpetual. wml U' S' Anrronn 2. The Camanche, Kiowa, and Apache tribes of Indians b 5’°”¤°*£°¤l°* do hereby jointly and severally covenant that peaceful relations shall t;b`;:_ent 6 likewise be maintained amongst themselves in future; and that they will abstain from all hostilities whatsoever against each other, and cultivate ‘ mutual good-will and friendship. Anrrcrn 3. The aforesaid Indian tribes do also hereby fully recog— Certain rights nize and acknowledge the right of the United States to lay off and mark °gU·dS·“°k“°Wl‘ out roads or highways ·-—to make reservations of land necessary thereto 8 gg ` -- to locate depots ——- and to establish military and other posts within the territories inhabited by the said tribes; and also to prescribe and enforce, in such manner as the President or the Congress of the United States shall from time to time direct, rules and regulations to protect the rights of persons and property among the said Indian tribes. Anrrcnn 4. The Camanche, Kiowa, and Apache tribes, parties as_ }t<~>§¤¢¤ti<>¤ M before recited, do further agree and bind themselves to make restitution QQIQFB by m' or satisfaction for any injuries done by any band or any individuals of their respective tribes to the people of the United States who may be Conduct to lawfully residing in or passing through their said territories; and to persons passing abstain hereafter from levying contributions from, or molesting them in f,l;;;’1“§g‘u;:‘r;_I“ any manner; and, so far as may be in their power, to render assistance to such as need relieii and to facilitate their safe passage. Anrrcnn 5. And whereas the United States of America have, by late treaty stipulations entered into with the Republic of Mexico, obligated themselves to protect and defend those provinces of the said republic P¤°”·mbl°· which lie contiguous to the boundaries of the United States, from the