Treaty with the Comanche, Caddo, Lipan Apache, Quapaw, Tawakoni, and Waco, 1850
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Title
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Treaty with the Comanche, Caddo, Lipan Apache, Quapaw, Tawakoni, and Waco, 1850
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Alternative Title
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Fort Martin Scott Treaty
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Date Original
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10 December 1850
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Subjects/Keywords
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crimes against Indian country
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Description
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if any citizen or subject of the United States shall commit murder or robbery on any Indian or Indians within the limits of the State of Texas, on complaint thereof to the Agent, the party shall be arrested, tried, and if found guilty, punished according to law.
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promise to provide
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Description
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the Government of the United States shall, within the year A.D. 1851, establish in the Indian country one or more trading houses and Agencies, and make such suitable presents as may be deemed proper,
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provide agriculture assistance
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Description
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It is further agreed that blacksmiths shall be sent to reside among the said tribes or nations, to keep their guns and farming utensils in order, so long and in such manner as the President may think proper.
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provide education assistance
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Description
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It is further agreed that school teachers, at the discretion of the President, may be sent among the said tribes or nations for the purpose of instructing them
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Treaty Type
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treaty
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Bibliographic Citation
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National Archives, Record Group 75, Office of Indian Affairs, Treaty File, T494, roll 8: 224
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Deloria, Vine, Jr. and Raymond DeMallie. Documents of American Indian Diplomacy: Treaties, Agreements, and Conventions, 1775-1979. 2v. (Norman: Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 1999), 1270
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Last updated in MODX
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2023-10-27
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MODX ID
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3086;treaty-with-the-comanche-caddo-lipan-apache-quapaw-tawakoni-and-waco-1850-22513
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3086