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A Case Study of a Northern California Indian Tribe - Cultural Change to 1860 (1977) (109 pages)
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Document 3. General Green's Treaty, May, 1849, 226
Whereas, numerous depredations and murders have been committed upon the
persons and property of the American citizens in this vicinity by native Indians
belonging to tribes of the undersigned Chiefs; and whereas, it became the duty of
the undersigned Thomas J. Green, Major-General of the First Division of the
California Militia, to pursue and punish said depredators and murderers; now,
therefore, in the absence of higher authority, I, Thomas J. Green, as aforesaid,
on behalf of the People of California and the government of the United States, on
one part, and the head Indian Chiefs, Weima and Buckler, and sub-chief, Poolel, on
the other part, representing fully and completely their several tribes, do enter
into the following solemn treaty of peace and friendship, to wit:
Article 1. Henceforth and forever the American citizens and the
American tribes aforementioned shall live in peace and friendship.
Article 2. Should any Indian belonging to either of the before
mentioned tribes commit any murder, robbery or other offense against the persons
or property of the American citizens, the offender, or offenders, shall be promptly delivered up to the proper authorities for punishment.
Article 3. Should any American citizen or foreigner commit any wrong
upon the persons or property of the before-mentioned tribes, they shall be punished
therefor as the law directs.
Article 4. To prevent any hostile feeling arising between the whites
and Indians, as well as to prevent the friendly Indians from being mistaken for
those unfriendly, it is hereby stipulated, that the people of the before-mentioned
tribes shall not carry arms while in the settlement of the whites.
Article 5. To cultivate warmer friendship and acquaintance between the
white people and the Indians, the latter are guaranteed the free use of the gold
mines, and a full value of their labor in working the same, without charge or
hindrance; and any contract made between the Indians and whites, before competent
witnesses, shall be recoverable before any court of competent jurisdiction.
Article 6. The Indian prisoners shall be delivered up with the signing
of this treaty.
Article 7. The government of the United States shall have six months
from this date to confirm, amend, or annul the treaty; and should said government
of the United States confirm the same, it is hereby stipulated that each of the
before-mentioned tribes shall receive a semiannual annuity of $1000, to be paid to
them respectively for the term of ten years from the date hereof.
In witness whereof, the undersigned parties before-mentioned have signed
and delivered this treaty, each to the other, in the presence of Captain Nicolaus
Allgeier, Captain Charles H. Hoyt, Colonel Hames Bell, J. S. Christy, Edwin P. Linck,
J. B, Fairchild, Joseph Foster, subscribing witnesses.
May 25, 1850. Thos. J. Green, Maj.-General
Weima, his X mark.
Buckler, his X mark.
Poolel, his X mark.
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