dollars, in hiring suitable laborers to build and aid them in erecting comfortable cabins and houses to live in; and also that they will pay them annually two thousand dollars, for twenty years from the ratification of this treaty, and that out of said annuity there shall be allowed to their four principal chiefs, Hackatton, Sarrassan, Tonnonjinka, and Kaheketteda, and to their successors, each, in addition to their distributive share of said annuity, the sum of fifty dollars per year. ART. 5. It is hereby agreed and expressly understood, that this treaty is only supplementary to the treaty of 1824, and designed to carry into effect the views of the United States, in providing a permanent and comfortable home for the Quapaw Indians; and also, that all the stock and articles furnished the Indians by the United States, as expressed in the fourth article, shall be under the care and direction of the agent and farmer of said tribe, to see that the same is not squandered or sold, or any of the stock slain by the Indians, until such time as the natural increase of the stock will warrant the same to be done without destroying the whole, and thus defeating the benevolent views of the Government in making this provision for them. ART. 6. The United States also agrees to employ an interpreter to accompany them on their removal, and the same to continue with them during the pleasure of the President of the United States. The above treaty shall be binding on the United States whenever ratified and approved by the President and Senate of the United States. John F. Schermerhorn, Hackatton chief, his x mark, Monehunka, his x mark, Kunkadaquene, his x mark, Wattekiane, his x mark, Hadaskamonene, his x mark, Hummonene, his x mark, Hikaguedotton, his x mark, The above treaty was signed in open council, in the presence of Richard M. Hannum, S. A. Antoine Barraque, James W. Walker, Frederick Saugrain, John D. Shaw, Joseph Duchasin, Interpreter. The amount due from the Quapaw tribe of Indians to the following named persons: [ CONCLUDED JUNE 18, 1833-RATIFIED APRIL 12, 1834. ] The undersigned chiefs, for and in behalf of themselves and warriors, voluntarily relinquish all the privileges to which they are entitled as parties to a treaty, concluded at Camp Moultrie, on the 18th of September, 1823, and surrender to the United States all their right, title, and interest to a reservation of land, made for their benefit in the additional article of the said treaty, and which is described in the said article, as commencing "on the Appalachicola, at a point to include Yellow Hare's improvements; thence, up said river four miles; thence, west one mile; thence, southerly to a point one mile west of the beginning; and thence, east, to the beginning point." ART. 2. For, and in consideration of said cession, the United States agree to grant, and to convey in three [3] years by patent to Mulatto King or Vacapasacy; and to Tustenuggy Hajo, head chiefs of Ematlochees town, for the benefit of themselves, subchiefs, and warriors, a section and a half of land to each; or contiguous quarter and fractional sections, containing a like quantity of acres; to be laid off hereafter under the direction of the President of the United States, so as to embrace the said chiefs' fields and improvements, after the lands shall have been surveyed, and the boundaries to correspond with the public surveys; it being understood, that the aforesaid chiefs may, with the consent, and under the advisement of the Executive of the territory of Florida, at any time previous to the expiration of the above three years, dispose of the said sections of land, and migrate to a country of their choice; but that should they remain on their lands, the United States will, so soon as Blunt's band, and the Seminoles generally, have migrated, under the stipulations of the treaties concluded with them, withdraw the immediate protection hitherto extended to the aforesaid chiefs and warriors, and that they thereafter become subject to the government and laws of the territory of Florida. ART. 3. The United States stipulate to continue to Mulatto King and Tustenuggy Hadjo, their sub-chiefs and warriors, their proportion of the annuity of [$5,000] five thousand dollars, to which they are entitled under the treaty of Camp Moultrie, so long as the Seminoles remain in the territory, and to advance their proportional amount of the said annuity for the balance of the term stipulated for its payment in the treaty aforesaid, whenever the Seminoles finally remove, in compliance with the terms of the treaty concluded at Payne's Landing, on 9th May, 1832. ART. 4. If at any time hereafter, the chiefs and warriors, parties to this agreement, should feel disposed to migrate from the territory of Florida, to the country allotted to the Creeks and Seminoles in Arkansas, should they elect to sell their grants of land as provided for in the first article of the treaty, they must defray from the proceeds of the sales of said land, or from their private resources, all the expenses of their migration, subsistence, etc.; but if they prefer, they may, by surrendering to the United States all the rights and privileges acquired under the provisions of this agreement, become parties to the obligations, provisions, and stipulations of the treaty concluded at Payne's Landing, with the Seminoles on the 9th of May, 1832, as a constituent part of said tribe, and re-unite with said tribe in their new abode on the Arkansas. The United States, in that event, agreeing to pay [3,000] three thousand dollars for the reservation relinquished in the first article of this treaty, in addition to the rights and annuities the parties may acquire under the aforesaid treaty at Payne's Landing. In testimony whereof, the commissioner, James Gadsden, in behalf of the United States, and the undersigned chiefs and warriors, have hereunto subscribed their names, and affixed their seals. Done at Pope's, Fayette county, in the territory of Florida, this eighteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three, and of the independence of the United States, the fifty-eighth. James Gadsden, L. S. Mulatto King, or Vacapachacy, his x mark, L. S. L. S. Yellow Hare, his x mark, L. S. Pa-hosta Tustenuckey, his x mark, Wm. S. Pope, Sub-Agent, Witnesses: L. S Joe Miller, Interp'r, his x mark, The undersigned chiefs, for and in behalf of themselves and warriors, voluntarily relinquish all the privileges to which they are entitled as parties to a treaty concluded at Camp Moultrie, on the 18th of September, 1823, and surrender to the United States all their right, title, and interest to a reservation of land, made for their benefit in the additional article of the said treaty, and which is described in said article as "commencing on the Chattahoochie, one mile below Econchatimico's house; thence, up said river four miles; thence, one mile west; thence, southerly to a point one mile west of the beginning; thence, east to the beginning point." ART. 2. For, and in consideration of said cession, the United States agree to grant, and to convey in three [3] years, by patent, to Econchatimico, for the benefit of himself, sub-chiefs, and warriors, three sections of land; (or contiguous quarter and fractional sections, containing a like quantity of acres;) to be laid off hereafter under the direction of the President of the United States, so as to embrace the said chief's fields, improvements, etc., after the lands shall have been surveyed, and the boundaries to correspond with the public surveys; it being understood, that the aforesaid chief may, with the consent and under the advisement of the Executive of the territory of Florida, at any time previous to the expiration of the above three years, dispose of the said sections of land, and migrate to a country of their choice; but that, should they remain on their lands, the United States will, so soon as Blunt's band, and the Seminoles generally, have migrated under the stipulations of the treaty concluded with them, withdraw the immediate protection hitherto extended to the aforesaid chief, his sub-chiefs, and warriors, and that they thereafter become subject to the government and laws of the territory of Florida. ART. 3. The United States stipulate to continue to Econchatimico, his sub-chiefs, and warriors, their proportion of the annuity of [5,000] five thousand dollars, to which they are entitled under the treaty of Camp Moultrie, so long as the Seminoles remain in the territory, and to advance their proportional amount of said annuity, for the balance of the term stipulated for its payment in the treaty aforesaid, whenever the Seminoles finally remove, in compliance with the terms of the treaty concluded at Payne's Landing on 9th May, 1832. ART. 4. If, at any time hereafter, the chiefs and warriors, parties to this agreement, should feel disposed to migrate from the territory of Florida to the country allotted to the Creeks and Seminoles in Arkansas; should they elect to sell their grants of land, as provided for in the first article of this treaty, they must defray from the proceeds of the sales of said land, or from their private resources, all the expenses of their migration, subsistence, etc.; but if they prefer, they may, by surrendering to the United States, all the rights and privileges acquired under the provisions of this agreement, become parties to the obligations, provisions, and stipulations of the treaty, concluded at Payne's Landing with the Seminoles, on the 9th May, 1832, as a constituent part of said tribe, and re-unite with said tribe in their new abode on the Arkansas, the United States, in that event, agreeing to pay [3,000] three thousand dollars for the reservation relinquished in the first article of this treaty; in addition to the rights and immunities the parties may acquire under the aforesaid treaty at Payne's Landing. In testimony whereof, the commissioner, James Gadsden, in behalf of the United States, and the undersigned chiefs and warriors, have hereunto subscribed their names and affixed their seals. Done at Pope's, Fayette county, in the territory of Florida, this eighteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three, and of the independence of the United States, the fifty-eighth. James Gadsden, Kaley Senehah, his x mark, Elapy Tustenuckey, his x mark, Wm. S. Pope, Sub-Agent, L. S. L. S. L. S. L. S. L. S. L. S. L. S. L. S. Joe Miller, his x mark, Interpr'r, |