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Show REPORT OF THE 00~ISSIONER OF INDIM AFEAIRS. 129 Certain Cherokee and Creek citizens opposed the granting of those leases, as did also the Delaware Indians, through their local represent-ative, Mr. Richard C. Adams, a Delaware Indian. Article XV of the treaty between the United States and the Cherokee Nation, concluded July 19, 1866, provides in part that-- The United States may settle any civilized Indians, friendly with the Cherokees and adjacent tribes, within theCherokeecountry, on unoccupied landseast of 96", on such terms as may be agreed upon by any such tribe and the Cherokees, subject to the approval of the Pregident of theunited States, which shall beconsistent with the following provisions, etc. The fourth article of the treaty concluded July 4,1866, between the United States and the Delaware tribe provides that-- The United States agree to sell to the said Delaware Indians a tract of land ceded to the Government by the Choctaws and Chickmaws. the Creeks. or the Seminoles. or which may be ceded by the Cherokees in the Indian country, to be selected h i the Delawares in one body in as compact a form as practicable, so as to contain tim-ber, water, and agricultuml lands, to contain in the aggreete, if the said Delaware Indians shall SO desire, a quantity equal to one hundred and sixty (160) acres for each man, woman, and child who shall remove to aaid country, at the price per acre paid by the United States for the said lands, to he paid for by the Delawares out of the proceeds of sales of lands in Kanm heretofore provided for. The mid tract of country shall he set off with clearly and permanently marked boundaries by the United Statee; and also surveyed as public lands are surveyed, when the Delaware council shall so request, when the same may, in whole or in part, be allotted by said council to each member of said tribe reaiding in said country, aaid zllotment being subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. The fifth article of said treaty declares that- The United States guarantee to the said Delawares peaceable posseasion of their new home herein provided to be selected for them in the Indian country, etc. Pursuant to the provisions of these two treaties, the Cherokee and Delaware Indians entered into an agreement on April 8, 1867, which was approved by the President April 11, 1867. Said agreement pro-vides that the Cherokee trihe- Agree to sell to the Delawares, for their occupancy, a quantity of land east of the line of the 96' west longitude, in the aggregate equal to 160 acres of land for each individual of the Delaware tribe who has been enrolled upon a certain regiater made February 18, 1867, by the Delaware agent, and on file in the ofice of Indian Affiirs, being the list of the Delawares who elect to remove to the ''Indian country," to which list may be added, only with the cqnsent of the Delaware council, the nmes of such other Delawares as may.,. within one month after the sienine of this m e - ~alent,d esire to hr added thereto; and the selerrioos of thr landgyo hb porrha-.:l by thc Delswarw uay br made bv mid Drl%warea h nus part 0itl.e Cherokee Reserva-tion east of said l&e of 96O, not already selected and in p-ssion of other parties; and in case the Cherokee lands shall hereafter be allotted among the members of said nation. it is m e d that the a m e a t e amount of land herein omvided for the uu - Delawares, to include their improvements according to the legal subdivisions, when surveys are made (that is to say. 160 acres for each individual). shall be maranteed to e&h Delaware ihcorporatedby these articles into the Chekkee ati ion: 6266-9 |