Treaty with the Great and Little Osage, 1835

Item

Title
Treaty with the Great and Little Osage, 1835
Original Signatory Tribe(s)
Osage
Successor in Interest Tribes
The Osage Nation
Date Original
5 January 1835
Subjects/Keywords
Description
The United States agree to furnish them with an ample supply of provisions for six months.
the United States do agree to pay to Clermore's Band, the original sum of three thousand dollars in goods at first cost.
such portion of which however, as he may deem most advantageous and beneficial to them, may be expended for education or for farming purposes. Provided however that the sum of ten thousand dollars annually shall be retained to be expended in their Country under the direction of the President of the United States, for the purpose of manufacturing fabrics, suitable to the condition of the Osages; and to enable the Government to encourage and introduce among them, a knowledge of an important branch of economy, intimately connected with their future prosperity and advancement the Cloth made under the direction of the President, shall be divided in such manner as he may deem best calculated to encourage and promote industry among them. In addition to the provisions of this article, the United States agree to give to each female, a loom and wheel complete, whenever it is made evident to the Agent, that such individual has learned to spin and weave.
the United States do hereby agree to furnish whatever may be deficient;
a good Blanket to each Captain and Warrior of said companies annually
Description
the United States agree to pay them the aforesaid sum of three thousand dollars.
the United States agree to pay to them, the sum of thirty thousand dollars annually, for the period of thirty years; to be paid under the direction of the President of the United States, in Goods, Stock, provisions, or money;
to the Captains twenty five dollars each, and to each Warrior of said companies, fifteen dollars per year
one dollar twenty five cents per acre
The United States agree to pay to Beatt, Osage Interpreter, one hundred and eighty dollars, for his services in going to Little Rock to attend the trial of Mad Buffalo in a case of murder; which claim has been forwarded to the Department, by Geo. Vashon Cherokee Agent pursuant to instructions. And also to pay to Jim Baziel twenty dollars for his claim for services as Interpreter in 1824.
the sum of five hundred dollars shall be paid annually out of the Osage Annuity, to the four principal Chiefs and the Warriors of each of the four Bands belonging to the Osage Nation, to be divided in the following manner, viz. To the principal Chief of each Band, one hundred and twenty five dollars; to the second Chief of each Band, one hundred dollars; to the third and fourth Chiefs of each Band, seventy five dollars each; and to the five principal Warriors of each Band, the sum of twenty five dollars each; to be paid to them and their successors in Office:
the United States agree to pay to said Mogra two hundred dollars.
the Reservees claim and insist that the United States should now pay to them, the difference between one dollar twenty five cents per acre and thirty six hundred dollars, the exact amount received for the two reservations; to insure the sum of Two Thousand dollars to the said Reservees, over and above the one dollar twenty five cents per acre, as herein provided for, and to enable them to pay back to the individuals to whom they sold said reservations, the amount of the purchase money
Description
the United States agree to employ one or more farmers to superintend labourers who are to be employed in aiding and instructing those disposed to become agriculturists, to erect Cabins, make fences, raise Crops, and to afford them all other knowledge requisite to enable them to conduct the operations of a farm; and for the payment of the farmers and labourers aforesaid, the United States agree to expend annually the sum of five thousand dollars, for twenty years
a Cow & Calf, two breeding Hogs, one plough with a set of plough geer [sic] for one Horse, one Axe & one Hoe. The Carts, Wagons, and Teams, not to exceed ten in number, necessary for the erection of buildings & fences, to be furnished by the United States
the United States agree to support one other Black Smith, and to furnish each with a Shop and Tools, and the requisite quantity of Iron and Steel.
Treaty Type
treaty
Bibliographic Citation
Deloria, Vine, Jr. and Raymond DeMallie. Documents of American Indian Diplomacy: Treaties, Agreements, and Conventions, 1775-1979. 2v. (Norman: Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 1999), 1258
National Archives, Record Group 75, Office of Indian Affairs, Treaty File, T494, roll 8:86
Last updated in MODX
2023-10-27
MODX ID
3080;treaty-with-the-great-and-little-osage-1835-22496
3080