TREATY WITH THE DELAWARES. MAY 6, 1854. 1049 done, in the same manner that the public lands are surveyed— such survey to be commenced and prosecuted as the President of the United States may deem best. And the President will, so soon as the whole or any portion of said lands are surveyed, proceed to offer such surveyed lands for sale, at public auction, in such quantities as he may deem proper, being governed in all respects, in conducting such sales, by the laws of the United States respecting the sales of the public lands; and such of the lands as may not be sold at the public sales, shall thereafter be subject to private entry, in the same manner that private entries are made of United States lands; and any, or all, of such lands as remain unsold, after being three years subject to private entry, at the minimum government price, may, by act of Congress, be graduated and reduced in price, until all said lands are sold; regard being had in said graduation and reduction to the interests of the Delawares, and also to the speedy settlement of the country. Anrronn 3. The United States agree to pay to the Delaware tribe of Payment to Indians the sum of ten thousand dollars; and, in consideration thereof, *h° I“d*¤¤’· the Delaware tribe of Indians hereby cede, release, and quitclaim to the United States, the said tract of country hereinbefore described as the " outlet."And as a further and full compensation for the cession made by the first article, the United States agree to pay to said tribe all the moneys received from the sales of the lands provided to be surveyed in the preceding article, after deducting therefrom the cost of surveying, managing, and selling the same. Arvrronn 4. The Delaware Indians have now, by treaty stipulation, payment in the following permanent annuities, to wit: one thousand dollars per fourth lieu <>f¤¤¤¤m¤¤- article of the treaty of third August, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five. Five hundred dollars, per third article of the treaty of thirtieth of September, one thousand eight hundred and nine. Four thousand dollars per fifth article of the treaty of the third October, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. One thousand dollars per supplemental treaty of twenty-fourth September, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine. One hundred dollars for salt annuity, per third article of the treaty of June seventh, one thousand eight hundred and three. Nine hundred and forty dollars, for blacksmith annuity, per sixth article of the treaty of third October, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. All which several permanent annuities they hereby relinquish and forever absolve the United States from the further payment thereof; in consideration whereof the United States agree to pay to them, under the direction of the President, the sum of one hundred and forty-eight thousand dollars, as follows: seventy-four thousand dollars in the month of October, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, and seventy-four thousand dollars in the month of October, one thousand eight hundred and fifty- five. The object of converting the permanent annuities into these two payments being to aid the Delawares in making improvements on their present farms, and opening new ones on the land reserved, building houses, buying necessary household furniture, stock, and farming utensils, and such other articles as may be necessary to their comfort. Anrionn 5. It is agreed that the sum of forty-six thousand and eighty The value of dollars, being the value of the thirty-six sections of land set apart for z;";;;]l$‘;:£’;g_ school purposes by the supplemental treaty of one thousand eight hun- retest as hmm. dred and twenty-nine, remain for the present at live per cent. interest, f<>¥¢· as stipulated by the resolution of the Senate of the nineteenth January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight. Anrioma 6. The Delawares feel now, as heretofore, grateful to their raymont to Old chiefs for their long and faithful services. In former treaties, when °l“°fs‘ their means were scanty, they provided, by small life-annuities, for the # wants of these chiefs, some of whom are now receiving them. These chiefs are poor, and the Delawares believe it their duty to keep them von. x. 'l`nn.~.·r.-132
