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TREATY WITH THE POTTAWATOMIE INDIANS. Manoa 29, 1866. 763 Sup kmental Article to the Treaty of November 15, 1861, between the goited States of America and the Pottawatomie Tribe of Indians ; Ooncluded March 29, 1866 ; Ratijication advised April 26, 1866; Proclaimed May 5, 1866. ANDREW JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, March 29, 1m. ro sm. Inn sxneunin ro wnou rmtsn ransnus sum coun, sunrise: Whereas a supplemental article to the treaty between the United States Preamble. of America and the Pottawatomie Nation of Indians, of the fifteenth of November, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, was made and concluded at the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on the twenty-ninth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Vol. xii.p.1191.· hundred and sixty-six, by and between Dennis N. Cooley, Commissioner, on the part of the United States, and J. N. Bourassa, U. F. Navane, and B. N. Bertrand, Business Committee, on the part of said nation of Indians, and duly authorized thereto by them, which supplemental article is in the words and figures following, to wit : -— Whereas certain amendments are desired by the Bottawatomie Indians c?¤¤'•¤*i¤8 to their treaty concluded at the Pottawatomie Agency on the Efteenth day P°m°°' of November, A. D. 1861, and amended by resolution of the Senate of the United States dated April the fifteenth, A. D. 1862; and whereas the United States are willing to assent to such amendments, it is therefore agreed by and between Dennis N. Cooley, Commissioner, on the part of the United States, thereunto duly authorized, and the undersigned Business Committee, acting on behalf of said tribe, and being thereunto duly authorized, in manner and form following, that is to say : -· Anricnn I. The beneficial provisions in behalf of the more prudent Fmvisicnnof and intelligent members of said tribe, contained in the third article of the :.}g\{§°:",;g_: °f amended treaty above recited, shall not hereafter be confined to males and oxtgndgd wi.;] heads of families, but the same shall be and are hereby extended to all **£¤l*H_°*¤°¤¤ 0* adult persons of said tribe without distinction of sex, whether such persons t ° tr °' are or shall be heads of families or otherwise, in the same manner, to the same extent, and upon the same terms, conditions, and stipulations as are contained in said third article of said treaty with reference to " males and heads of families}' In testimony whereof the said parties by their Commissioner and Bus- E¤¤¤¤¤¢>¤· iness Committee aforesaid have hereunto set their hands and seals at Washington City, District of Columbia, this 29th day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six. DENNIS N. COOLEY, [sun.] Commissioner. J. N. BOURASSA, snr. U. F. NAVANE, ss.u.. B. N. BERTRAND, sun.. Business Oommitteo. Signed in presence of —- L. R. Penman, James Srnstn.