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TREATY WITH THE CHEYENN ES AND ARRAPAHOES. OCT. 14, 1865. 703 Ihaty between the United States of America and the C'}zeycnne and Arrapa/zac Tribes of Indians ; Ooncluded October 14, 1865; Ratification advised, with Amendments, May 22, 1866 ; Amendments accepted Novembcr 10 and 19, 1866; Proclaimed February 2, 1867. ANDREW JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ro Am. um snmumn ro wuou rumen rnnsmnrs sruu. coun, unnmrmo: Oct. 14, 1805. Wummns a Treaty was made and concluded at the camp on the Little Preamble. Arkansas river, in the State of Kansas,. on the fourteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, by and between John B. Sanborn, William S. Harney, Thomas Murphy, Kit Carson, William W. Bent, Jesse H. Leavenworth, and James Steele, Commissioners, on the part of the United States, and Moke—ta-ve-to, (Black Kettle,) Oh-to-ah-ne-so-to-wheo, (Seven Bulls,) Oh-has·tee, (Little Raven,) Oh-hah-mah-hah, (Storm,) and other chiefh and headmen of the Cheyenne and Arrapahoe tribes of Indians, on the part of said Indians, and duly authorized thereto by them, which treaty is in the words and figures following, to wit:- Anrxcuzs or A Tnmu! made and concluded at the camp on the Little Contracting Arkansas river, in the State of Kansas, on the fourteenth day of Pmi°¤· October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, by and between John B. Sanborn, William S. Harney, Thomas Murphy, Kit Carson, William W. Bent, Jesse H. Leavenworth, and James Steele, Commissioners on the part of the United States, and the undersigned, chiefs and headmen of and representing the confederated tribes of Arrapahoe and Cheyenne Indians of the Upper Arkansas river, they being duly authorized by their respective tribes to act in the premises. ARTICLE I. It is agreed by the parties to this treaty, that hereafter P°¤'P°*¤¤1 perpetual peace shall be maintained between the people and government p°°'°°' of the United States and the Indians parties hereto, and that the Indians parties hereto shall forever remain at peace with each other, and with all other Indians who sustain friendly relations with the government of the United States. For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Hostiienctstc Article, it is agreed that in case hostile acts or depredations are committed Qgtjjffggd by "' by the people of the United States, or by Indians on friendly terms with ` the United States, against the tribe or tribes, or the individual members of the tribe or tribes, who are parties to this treaty, such hostile acts or depredations shall not be redressed by a resort to arms, but the party or parcies aggrieved shall submit their complaints through their agent to the President of the United States, and thereupon an impartial arbitration shall be had, under his direction, and the award thus made shall be binding on all parties interested, and the government of the United Stuws will in good ihinh enforce the same. And the Indians parties u.£’ml;°¤’;*m‘;€_ hereto, on their para, agree, in case crimes or other violations of law shall mtg gspmh, be committed by any person or persons, members of their tribe, such ti¤¤¤¤<>b¤ surpéfson or persons shall, upon complaint being made in writing to their '°“d°'°d‘ agent, superintendent of Indian aH'a.irs, or to other proper authority, by the party injured, and verified by affidavit, be delivered to che person