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Double-Head's Treaty. James Vann was of the same delegation, but opposed to the policy of the Double-Head. He regarded him as the betrayer of the interests of his nation; and word scratched out told him so at Washington. High words ensued & dirks were drawn; but the parties were separated & no blood word scratched out was shed.

    John D. Chisholm white man was said to have lured Double-Head into the measures of that unpopular treaty. By its conditions, Double-Head secured word scratched out a reservation words scratched out for himself, and his personal friends, of ten miles square word scratched out at or around the words scratched out spot where he resided. These lands were, contrary to the principles of the Indian commonwealth, to be treated as individual property & used either for sale and -lined out or lease. The body of the nation felt themselves aggrieved by the -lined out that a public officer should have abused this opportunity as a delegate from the whole country by defrauding that country for word lined out his own private advantages.

Note: Writer consistently wrote Doublehead's name as two words.