TREATY WITH THE STOCKBRIDGES AND MUNSEES. FEB. 1856. 667 prove, to the satisfaction of the register of the land district, to which the township of Stockbridge shall be attached, that he or she has made improvements to the value of not less than fifty dollars on such lot, and that he or she is actually residing on it; the time of paying the purchase price may be extended for a term not exceeding three years from the ratincation hereof, as shall be deemed advisable by the President of the United States, provided, that no such actual settler shall be permitted to preempt, in the manner aforesaid, more than one lot, or two contiguous lots, on which he has proved to have made improvements exceeding the value of one hundred dollars. The residue of said lots shall be brought into market as other government lands are offered for sale, and shall not be sold at a less price than the said minimum price ; and all said sales shall be made, and the patents provided for in these articles shall be issued in accordance with the survey made in conformity to said act of March third, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three,unless, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior, a new survey shall be deemed necessary and proper. A.a·rxcLn XV. The United States agree to pay, within one year after AP¥¤¤é¤¤d Wlthe ratification of this agreement, the appraised value of the improvements Qing, §;'pf,‘;;'°' upon the lands herein ceded and relinquished to the United States, to the ceded land to be individuals claiming the same, the valuation of such improvements, to be Pmmade by a person to be selected by the Superintendent of Indian Aifairs for the northern superintendency, and not to exceed, in the aggregate, the sum of five thousand dollars. Anrxonn XVI. The hereinafter named Stockbridge Indians, having be- Gelptain vm0M come sufficiently advanced in civilization, and being desirous of separating fg fczvgf from the Stockbridge tribe, and of enjoying the privileges granted to per- lots in full of all sons of Indian descent by the State of Wisconsin, and in consideration of °l*¤m¤· ceding and relinquishing to the United States all their rights in the lands and annuities of the Stockbridge tribe of Indians, and in the annuities, money, or land, to which said Indians now are or may hereafter be entitled, the United States agree to issue patents in fee simple to the said Stockbridge Indians to the lots of land, at the town of Stockbridge, described and set opposite their names. ti t =`=’¤>* gsiés ~ Sp Names or- PnnsoNs.* E? · gg E E gg ME S (QE · *5 25 s "§ 5% é.' as s we John Moore, . . . . 9, 38, and 105 .. 226 and 187 Job Mooro,. . . . . 69, 176, and 191 280 So hia Moore, .. . . . ... . . . 177 ... . .. . Caleb Moore, ... 223 .. I . ... Elizabeth Moore, . . .. 234 ... . ... Henry Moore, .. 264 ... 233 Daniel Davids’ heirs, . . .. 47, N. half 48, 60... . ... . . . . John I.itt1emzm’s heirs,. . .. . 113. .. . . Jane Dean’s heirs, .. . 80 . .. A. Millcr’s heirs, ,... 14 . ... Mary McAllister, ... N. half 280 . S. half 280 Ho eWe1ch, . . .. ... 284 . . . . ... Cadierine Mills, ... ... . . . S. half 194 . . . . N. half 194 Nancy Hom, . .. . .. . .. N. half 270 S. half 270 Margarefficaulieu, .. N. half 238 S. half 238 Sally Sehcnandoah, . 76 . . . . Jacob Moore, .. . . . .. 233... .. .. 190.. .. Martha Moore, wife of Jacob Moore, .. 253 ... . ... . . . . Betsey Manague, N. half 349 S. half 349 Levy Konkapot, . . .. 61, 152 . ... Mary Hendrick, . 7S . . .. . ...
- See amendment inserting the name of John W. Abrams, post, p. 75.
