Indian Papers of Texas and the Southwest, Vol. III

TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1846-1859

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No. 60 TREATY BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND THE COMANCHE, IONI, ANADARKO, CADDO, LIPAN, LoNGWA, KEECH!, TAWAKONI, TONKAWA, WICHITA AND WACO INDIANS [May 15, 1846] JAMES K. POLK, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. To all and singular to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Whereas a treaty was made and concluded at Council Springs, in the county of Robertson, Texas, near the Brazos River, on the fifteenth day of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, between P. M. Butler and M. G. Lewis, commis- sioners on the part of the United States of America, of the one part, and the chiefs, counsellors, and warriors of the Comanche, Ioni. Anadarko, Caddo, Lipan, Longwa, Keechi, Tah-wah-carro [Tawakoni], Wichita, and Waco tribes of Indians, and their as- sociate bands, in behalf of their said tribes, of the other part; which treaty is word for word, as follows, viz:

Articles of a treaty made and concluded at Council Springs, in the county of Robertson Texas, near the Brazos River, th'is 15th day of May, A.D. 1846, between P. M. B'llt- ler and M. G. Lewis, commis- sioners on the part of the United States of the one part, and the undersigned chiefs, counsellors, and warriors of the Coma.nche, loni, Anadarko, Caddo, Li.pan, Longwa, Keechi, Tah - wa - carro [Tawakoni]. Wichita, and Waco tribes of Indians and their associate bands in behalf of their said tribes, on the other part. ARTICLE I. The undersigned, chiefs,

warriors, and counsellors, for themselves and their said tribes or nations, do hereby acknowledge themselves to be under the protection of ·the United States, and of no other power, State, or sovereignty whatever. ARTICLE II. It is stipulated and agreed by the said tribes or nations, and their associate bands, that the United States shall have the sole and exclusive right of regulating trade and inter- course with them and they do hereby respectively engage to afford protection to such per- sons, with their property, as shall be duly licensed to reside

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