. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. missionaries by Rev. Stephen R. Riggs, thirty-five of his colonyhaving been conducted to safety by friendly Indians; from the Reminiscencesof Samuel J. Brown, who with his mother and other members of his familywere captives in the hands of the Sioux from the beginning until the close ofthe uprising; from Recollections of the Sioux Massacre of 1862 by OscarGarrett Wall, who was one of the defenders of Fort Ridgeley and a participantin the campaign which followed and in the battles fought on North Dakotasoil; from officers and sold
. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. missionaries by Rev. Stephen R. Riggs, thirty-five of his colonyhaving been conducted to safety by friendly Indians; from the Reminiscencesof Samuel J. Brown, who with his mother and other members of his familywere captives in the hands of the Sioux from the beginning until the close ofthe uprising; from Recollections of the Sioux Massacre of 1862 by OscarGarrett Wall, who was one of the defenders of Fort Ridgeley and a participantin the campaign which followed and in the battles fought on North Dakotasoil; from officers and soldiers who participated in the campaign; from citizenswho suffered in body, mind and estate, and from an examination of officialrecords. THE TREATY OF 1837 Under the treaty of 1837, the Sioux ceded all of their lands east of theMississippi, and all of their islands in said river, to the United States. Theywere to receive $300,000 to be invested for their benefit at 5 per cent interest;$110,000 to pay to the relatives and friends of the Sioux having not less than. ^SS SPOTTED TAIL,Government chief of Sioux tribes, 1868 HISTORY OF NORTH DAKOTA 189 one-fourth blood; $90,000 for the payment of the just debts of the Sioux Indiansinterested in the lands; an annuity of $10,000 in goods to be distributed amongthem; and to. continue for twenty years; $8,250 annually for twenty years forthe purchase of medicines, agricultural implements and stock, and for thesupport of a physician, farmer and blacksmith; $10,000 for tools, cattle andother useful articles to be purchased as soon as practicable; $5,500 annuallyfor twenty years for provisions, and $6,000 in goods to be delivered to thechiefs and braves signing the treaty upon their return to St. Louis. Fifteen annual payments had been made under this treaty when the treaty of1851 was signed. THE TREATY OF 185 I Under the treaty of 1851, the Sioux ceded all lands owned by them in Iowaand Minnesota, for which they were to receive $3,303,000, of
Size: 920px × 2715px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookidnorthdakotahisto01loun
