464 TREATY WITH THE MIAMIES. 1834. The Miamies also agree to cede a portion of their big reserve, made at the treaty of St. Mary’s of 1818, situated southeast of the Wabash, extending along the Wabash river, from the mouth of Salamany river, to the mouth of Eel river. The part now ceded shall be embraced within the following bounds to wit: commencing on the Wabash river, opposite the mouth of Eel river, running up said Wabash river eight miles, thence south two miles, thence westwardly one mile, thence south to the southern boundary of said reserve, thence along said boundary line seven miles to the southwest corner, thence northerly with the western boundary line to the place of beginning. Consideration therefor- Awrrcns 2. For and in consideration of the cession made in the first article of this treaty, the United States agree to pay the Miami tribe of Indians the sum of two hundred and eight thousand dollars; of this sum fifty-eight thousand dollars to be paid within six months from the ratification of this treaty, fifty thousand dollars to be applied to the payment of the debts of the tribe, and the remaining sum of one hundred thousand dollars in annual instalments of ten thousand dollars per year. mcg;?,?:.,:; ii;. Arvrrcnn 3. From the cession made in the first article of this treaty, |¤¤d¤ ¢¢d¤d· there shall be granted to each of the persons named in the schedule hereunto annexed, and to their heirs and assigns, by patent from the President of the United States, the lands therein named. s,¢1¥’$i2*,;:i°° An·r1cr.¤ 4. It is agreed, between the parties to this treaty, that a $,,,.,5 ,0 r_ Bis` patent in fee simple shall be issued by the President of the United States Richardville. to John B. Richardville, principal chief of the Miami tribe, for a reserve of ten sections at the Forks of the Wabash, made to said tribe by treaty Ame, p_ 3D0_ of twenty-third October, 1826, he having an Indian title to the same, a copy of which, marked A, accompanies this treaty. A rvillérw be ARTICLE 5. The United States agree to furnish a skilful miller, to f“'"‘°h°d' superintend a mill for the Miamies, in lieu of the gunsmith promised by the 5th article of the treaty of St. Mary’s of 1818. Arvricms 6. The United States a ree to have the buildin s and Impmvememsl improvements on the lands ceded by? the first article of thisgtreaty valued. To cause a similar amount in value, laid out in building, clearing and fencing ground, for the use of the Indians, on such place or places as their chiefs may select, and that the Indians have peaceable possession of their houses and improvements, on the lands ceded in the first article of this treaty, until the improvements are made as provided for in this article. U. S. to pay Amrctn 7. The United States agree to pay the Miami Indians g°;l‘,‘:;¤$:h*;:g;°¤ fifieen hundred dollars, for horses heretofore stolen from them by the ` w ites. pmm in {ea Arvrrcnn 8. The United States agree to cause patents in fee simple Bimple iv issue to issue to the following named persons, for the several tracts of land
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° Little Charley, for five sections of land, above the old village on the north side of Eel river, granted to him by treaty of Wabash of 1826. An[g,P_300_ To Laronture’s daughter, for one section of land on the Maumee river, granted to her by treaty of Wabash of 1826. Ang, P_ i90_ To To-pee-ah, son of Francis Lafontain, for one section, granted him by treaty of St. Mary’s of 1818. To Met-chin-e-quea, for two sections of land granted him by treaty of Wabash of 1826, at the old town on Eel river. To Francis Godfroy, for four sections of land on the Salamany river, granted him at treaty of St. Mary’s of 1818, being the residue of what he now holds of said grant.
