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pIKlinicuis. [Lowell Offering.A Nr tv Indian Treaty.—The St- Louis Republican Males tfiat a treaty has just been concluded between Governor Chambers, of Iiuva, ComniK-dimcr mj tin; part i»f the Uni-i ted Slates, and the Sac and Fox nation of In-| dhiris by which the Sacs and Foxes have told in the Governmental! their country between tin: Mississippi and Missouri rivers, n-mounting to about twelve millions of acres.| The Indians are, however, to remain in pos-| session of (hu western portion of their territory three vear.s—the eastern portion, mclu-i ding the country between the present boumJu-| r v and ihu Whiles Breast river on the Dcs Moines, in he given up hy llie first of May next. The Unilcd Slates are to provide a linmu for the Sacs and Foxes on the uest.sido of the Missouri river. - Tire prirc paid for the land is about $1,050,000, of which eight hundred thousand dollars are to be invested for the Indiana—the United States guarnniy-1 lug an anna! interest nf five per cent. TIkj » Republican adds, that die country ceded is ; rich and brnutifid, and that the treaty is re-I parried as very favorable to the Government,I and no less0 ro the Indian*. Tlic lands will cost about nine cents per acre-—[Intel./VTr»'n«i« U'tiin «*iVi ■ ••’Tim
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Norwalk Experiment

Norwalk, Ohio, US

Wed, Nov 16, 1842

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