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TREATY WITH THE STOCKBRIDGES, ETC. 1839. 581 (numbering three hundred and forty-two souls) as remain at their present place of residence at Stockbridge on the east side of Winnebago lake, as follows. Six thousand dollars of said sum to be invested by the United States in public stocks at an interest of not less than five per cent. per annum as a permanent school fund; the interest of which shall be paid annually to the sachem and counsellors of their tribes, or such other person as they may appoint to receive the same, whose receipt shall be a sufficient voucher therefor; and the ballance thereof amounting to four thousand three hundred and ninety-two dollars and ninety-five cents, shall be paid to the said sachem and counsellors, or to such person as they may appoint to receive the same, whose receipt shall be a sufficient voucher therefor. ART. 5. The monies herein secured to be paid by the United States The mpneys to the Stockbridge and Munsee tribes amounting in all to twenty-three L‘;;’° pmd "‘ thousand and forty dollars, are to be paid in manner aforesaid, in one ye"` year from the date hereof, or sooner if practicable. Am. 6. It is agreed that an exploring party not exceeding three in Exploring number may visit the country west, if the Indians shall consider it neces- Pm}'- sary, and that whenever those who are desirous of emigrating shall signify their wish to that effect, the United States will defray the expenses of their removal west of the Mississippi and furnish them with subsistence for one year after their arrival at their new homes. The expenses of the exploring party to be borne by the emigrants. Anr. 7. Whereas there are certain unliquidated claims and accounts Mode of satexisting between the emigrating party, and those who remain where :l“‘€ di"'?? b°‘ they now are, which it is now impossible to liquidate and adjust; it is w°°n n ms' hereby agreed that the same shall be submitted to the agent of the United States who shall be appointed to make the payments under this treaty, and that his decision shall be final thereon. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this third day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine. S ALBERT GALLUP, Com. on the part of the United States. Austin E. Quinny, Sachem, Munsee. Thomas T. Hendrick, john Kitlsnakg, g;::,)]`;?;?,;"' Stockbridge:. Robert Konkiipot, Jeremiah Singerland, Captain Porter, Munsee chief, Johns Thempson, James Rain, Munsee war chiefi Eli Hendrick, _ Elisha Konkapot, ‘St“kb"‘dg·"' Henry Skicket, Timothy J ourdan, Simon S. Metoxen, Benjamin Palmer, Samuel Miller, J no. N. Chicks, Gerret Thompson, Jno. W. Quinney, Daniel David, John P. Quinney, Ziba T. Peters, John W. Newcom, Simeon Konkapot, Thomas S. Branch, David Abrams, Levi Konkapot, Jonas Konkapot, John Littlernon, David Calvin, Peter Sherman, Benjamin Pye, sen. J. L. Chicks. Aaron Nrnham. Signed and sealed in presence of A. S. Kellogg,Cutting Marsh, Clark Whitney, John Deen, John Wilber. Ta the Indian nafmes are nubjoined a mark and wal. 2 Y 2