TREATY WITH OTTOWAS AND CIIIPPEWAS, JULY 31, 1855. 621 FRANKLIN PIERCE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: July 31, 1855. ·ro Am. PERSONS ·ro wuom rrmsn rxnsnurs smut. COME,GREET1NG2 WHEREAS a treaty was made and concluded at the city of Detroit, in Preamble. the State of Michigan, on the thirty-first day of July, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, between George W. Manypenny and Henry C. Gilbert, commissioners on the part of the United States, and the Ottowa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan, parties to the treaty of March twenty- eighth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, which treaty is in the words and figures following, to wit: Articles of agreement and convention made and concluded at the city Title. ot" Detroit in the State of Michigan this thirty-first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, between George W'. Manypenny and Henry C. Gilbert, commissioners on the part of the United States and the Ottowa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan, parties to the treaty of March 28, 1836. In view of the existing condition of the Ottowas and Chippewas, and of their legal and equitable claims against the United States, it is agreed between the contracting parties as following :— _ ARTICLE I. The United States will withdraw from sale for the benefit in 32**;; of said Indians as hereinafter provided, all the unsold public lands within bg wm{dr§wn the State of Michigan embraced in the following descriptions to wit: Mm Sm- First. For the use of the six bands residing at and near Sault Ste. Forma use or Marie, sections 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28, in township 47, north, the six bangs range 5 west; sections 18,19, and 30 in township 47 north, range 4 f}§:;,_ uu west; sections‘11, 12,13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 25, and 26, in township 47 north, range 3 west, and section 29 in township 47 north, range 2 west; sections 2, 3, 4, 11, 14, and 15 in township 47 north, range 2 east, and section 34 in township 48 north, range 2 east; sections 6, 7, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, and 33, in township 45 north, range 2 east ; sections 1, 12, and 13, in township 45 north, range 1 east, and section 4 in township 44 north, range 2 east. Second. For the use of the bands who wish to reside north of the hF%Y*l:1° use $5 Straits of Mackinac, townships 42 north, ranges 1 and 2 west; township f,f°,h§“S€,,,I{g0,· 43 north, range 1 west, and township 44 north, range 12 west. lliackinao. Third. For the Beaver Island baud,--High Island, and Garden Island For the Beaver in Lake Michigan, being fractional townships 38 and 39 north, range 11 m“"d b”‘“°‘ west—40 north, range 10 west, and in part 39 north, range 9 and 10 west. Four!/z. For the Cross Village, 1\Iiddle Village, L’Arbrechroche and FM ¢¤f¤¤i¤ Bear Creek bands, and of such Bay du Noe and Beaver Island Indians °t‘h°" b“"ds' as may prefer to live with them, townships 34 to 39, inclusive north, range 5 west-townships 34 to 38, inclusive north, range 6 west,-—townships 34, 36, and 37, north, range 7 west, and township 34 north, range 8 west.* Ft/ih.* For the bands who usually assemble for payment at Grand F°¤`bf*ndS Wl3g Traverse township 32 north, range 10 west——townships 29 to 32, north Q? §$;;dyTI;g:,_ inclusive, range 11, west--townships 29 to 31, north inclusive, range 12 me township. west—township 29 north, range 13 west, and the east half of township 29 north, range 9 west.
- See amendments, post, p. 56.
