CESSIONS OF 186r. 



841 



J.^-VISri3 CESSIONS-Coiitimied. 



Histiii-iiii! ilntd ami rfiiiarki 



I'ortions of this trart have since bceu assigned by the U. S. to the Potawatomi 

 and al)st'utee Shawnee and to the Cheyenne and Arapaho for their fnturc 

 home. See Indian Territory map 3. 



The Seminole liavinj; inadvertently settled E. of the W. line of the Creek, a 

 purchase was made fur them from the Creek of 175,000 acres additional, to 

 include their improvemints, for which see act of Mar. 3, 1873. The tract 

 granted the Seminole by this treaty, together with the additional ]iurcha.se 

 of 175,000 acres just mentioiied, constitute the present Seminole reservation. 

 It is shown on Indian Territory map 3, colored green, the two portions sepa- 

 rated by a dotted black line. 



This reserve was provided for by treaty of Sept. 30, 1854, and although par- 

 tially selected and occupied, its boundaries were never accurately defined. 

 This was laid off so as to include Nett lake 



No formal designation of this reserve was made until .June 30, 1883, when its 

 boundaries were defined bv Executive order. 



Designation of cession on map 



Location 



Indian Territory 2. 

 indiiin Territory 3. 



482 Minnesota 1. 



483 Minnesota 1. 



484 Minnesota 1. 



Portions of this tract have sime been assigned to the Potawatomi and ab- 

 .sentee Shawnee, Sendnole, Cheyenne, and Arapaho, Sauk and Fox, Iowa, 

 and the Kickapoo, as will be seen by reference to Indian Territory map 3, 

 showing location of those reserves. 



See Seminole treaty of Mar. 21, 18l!t). 



By agreement between the Delawarcs and the Cherokee, approved by the Presi- 

 dent Apr. 11, 1867, the former merged their tribal existence with the latter 

 and took up their residence in the Cherokee country E. of 9G-. 



Under this provision the Delaware, Chippewa, Munsee and Shawnee removed 

 from Kansas and merged their tribal existence with that of the Cherokee. 



Under this provision reservations have been provided for the Osage, Kausa, 

 Pawnee, Oto and Missouri, Pouka, and the Nez Percds, as will appear on 

 Indian Territory map No. 3. 



See :i.T of 1'p1i.2S. 1S77 



No lands were owned bv the Cherokee in these localities at this date. 



The townships thus withdrawn were T. 31 N., Ks. 7 and 8 '.V., fractional T. 32 

 N., Ks. 7 and 8 W., lying S. of Missouri river, and T. 33 N., R. 5 W.. lying S. of 

 Missouri river. These tracts are bounded bv scarlet lines on tlie map. See 

 also Executivi- orders of Feb. 27, 18t)6, Nov. 16, 1807, and Aug. 31, 186!t. 



Indian Territory 2. 



488 Kansas 2. 



489 ■ Indian Territorv 2. 



i 

 I 



490 ' Ivans as 2. 



Indian Territory '. 



Nebraska (easte 

 portion). 



