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No. 74.
IN SENATE,
February 24, 1834.
PETITION
From the Christian Party of Oneida Indians, to the
Legislature of New-York.
To the Honorable the Legislature of the State of New-York.
The petition of the remnant of the Christian Party of Oneida
Indians
REspectfully REPRESENTs:
That your petitioners, a remnant of the First Christian Party of
Oneida Indians, who do not wish to avail themselves of the appro-
priation made them for the purpose of their emigration to Green
Bay, humbly request your honorable body to allot and appoint
their equitable quota of said appropriation, to be paid them to
disburse and defray their necessary expenditure for lands and per-
sonal property, for a comfortable residence among the Pagan Par-
ty of the Oneida Nation. ---
That your petitioners have extreme reluctance to leave the
home of their ancestors and graves of their fathers, to emigrate
to the region of the west. That the majority of the said party,
who have taken possession of the lands ceded by the State of
New-York, have received more than a just proportion of the emi-
gration fund.
That your petitioners compose a population of 122 souls, who
need the immediate appropriation of the residuum of the said fund
to purchase food, raiment, and other necessary comforts.
Your petitioners respectfully ask the benefit of the proceeds of
their lands sold under the act passed by your honorable body, du-
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ring the session of 1829, may be converted into a channel condu-
cive to their present wants and future exigency, as residents with-
in the jurisdiction of the State of New-York; and, as in duty
bound, will ever pray.
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Baptist Pº Powlis, and family, 9 in number.
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John 24 August, & 4 4. & 4
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Jacob >, Antoney, & 4 2 • 4.
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Anthony > Bigknife, “ 13 ( &
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Peter × Doxtader, “ 7 4 tº
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Aaron ºf Antoney, 4 & 3 & 4
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Jacob ºd Doxtader, “ 5 …
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Baptist 24 Dana, - C 2. 4 &
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Jacob ><! Powlis, tº 9 &
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Henry - Nimham, “ 4. & 4
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Peter 24 Powlis, 4 : 2 …
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Aaron º Bread, … 5 …
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William - Shank, … 4. & 4-
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Joseph 2: Doxtader, “ 3 & 4
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Abram - Elijah, & 4 5
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Mortinus × Doxtader, and family, 3 in number.
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Joseph - Beach-tree, “ 5 & 4
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Nicholas º Scanandoah, “ 7 & 4
mark.
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Thomas 24 Beard, º 4. & 4
mark.
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William ºf Hill, & 4 9 &c.
mark.
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Anthony > Big Knife 2d, “ 3 & 4
mark.
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Cobus >! Silver, 4 & 2 & 4
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Thomas º Antoney, & 4 5 & 4
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Mary 24 Schuyler, & t 3 ( ;
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Adam ºf Johnson, & 4 2 …
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John º' Canada, & 4 I & 4
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Signed in presence of
P. N. H. AUGUSTINE.

Oneida Castle, JN. Y. February 16, 1834.
At the request of the above named Indians, I hereby certify,
that I am acquainted with them, and believe that they belong to
the First Christian Party of Oneida Indians; that they have no
lands belonging to the said First Christian Party: and I believe
that they are at present desirous to remain in the State of New-
York, as specified in the above petition.
T. JUBIUS.


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