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Judge Chapman's work on the Indian Treaties contains considerable information on the management of Indian affairs in North America, and they very comprehensively embrace an outline of the cessions of territory terms of mutual friendship, ammenities to the Chiefs and other considerations granted by the U.S. to their territorial tribes - to whom according to these treaties great liberality has been shown and extensive reservations of land made for those who desired to live under the protection and jurisdiction of the states - reserves of 640 acres to 1 chief for services rendered to the state is a frequent