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I transmit herewith for the constitutional action of the Senate, a treaty negotiated on the 13th of March 1862, between H. W. Farnsworth, a Commissioner on the part of the United States, and the authorized representatives of the Kansas tribe of Indians.
A communication from the Secretary of the Interior, together with a letter of the Commissioner of Indian affairs suggesting certain amendments to the treaty, and enclosing papers relating thereto, are also transmitted. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
[1] DS, DNA RG 46, Senate 37B C7. The day of month has been supplied on the basis of the date the message appears in the Executive Journal. The treaty was finally ratified with amendments on February 6, 1863.