delivered for

commissioners by the said nations, to remain in possession of hostages to be the United States, till all the prisoners, white and black, which the return of were taken by the said Senekas, Mohawks, Onondagas, and Cayu- prisoners. gas, or by any of them, in the late war, from among the people of the United States, shall be delivered up.

Art. 2. The Oneida and Tuscarora nations shall be secured Lands secured in the possession of the lands on which they are settled.

to Oneidas and Tuscaroras.

the western

the Six Na

Art. 3. A line shall be drawn, beginning at the mouth of a Boundary creek, about four miles east of Niagara, called Oyonwayea, or line, fixing Johnston's Landing Place, upon the lake, named by the Indians limit of the Oswego, and by us Ontario; from thence southerly, in a direction territorial always four miles east of the carrying path, between lake Erie possessions of and Ontario, to the mouth of Tehoseroron, or Buffalo creek, tions, &c. on lake Erie; thence south, to the north boundary of the state of Pennsylvania; thence west, to the end of the said north boundary; thence south, along the west boundary of the said state, to the river Ohio; the said line, from the mouth of the Oyonwayea to the Ohio, shall be the western boundary of the lands of the Six Nations; so that the Six Nations shall and do yield to the United States, all claims to the country west of the

said boundary; and then they shall be secured in the peaceful Reservation possession of the lands they inhabit, east and north of the same, of six miles reserving only six miles square, round the fort of Oswego, to round fort Osthe United States, for the support of the same.

wego.

the Six Na

Art. 4. The commissioners of the United States, in consi- Goods to be deration of the present circumstances of the Six Nations, and delivered to in execution of the humane and liberal views of the United tions. States, upon the signing of the above articles, will order goods

to be delivered to the said Six Nations, for their use and com

Treaty between the United States and the Six Nations,

Bference to

which imme diately precedes this No. 1.

Renewal of

No. 2. Articles of a treaty made at fort Harmar, the ninth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, between Arthur St. Clair, esquire, governor of the territory of the United States of America, north-west of the river Ohio, and commissioner plenipotentiary of the said United States, for removing all causes of controversy, regulating trade, and settling boundaries, between the Indian nations in the northern department and the said United States, of the one part, and the sachems and warriors of the Six Nations, of the other part, viz:

Art. 1. Whereas the United States, in Congress assembled, the treaty of did, by their commissioners, Oliver Wolcott, Richard Butler, fort Stanwix, and Arthur Lee, esquires, duly appointed for that purpose, at a treaty held with the said Six Nations, viz: with the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Tuscaroras, Cayugas, and Senekas, at fort Stanwix, on the twenty-second day of October, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, give peace to the said nations, and receive, them into their friendship and protection: And whereas the said nations have now agreed to and with the said Arthur St. Clair, to renew and confirm all the engagements engagements, and stipulations entered into at the beforementioned treaty at fort Stanwix: and whereas it was then and there agreed, between the United States of America and the said Six Nations, that a boundary line should be fixed between the lands of the said Six Nations and the territory of the said United States, Reference to which boundary line is as follows, viz: Beginning at the mouth the old boun- of a creek, about four miles east of Niagara, called Ononwayea, as described in or Johnston's Landing Place, upon the lake named by the Inthe preceding dians Oswego, and by us Ontario; from thence southerly, in a treaty No. 1. direction always four miles east of the carrying place, between

dary line, &e.

lake Erie and lake Ontario, to the mouth of Tehoseroron, or Buffalo creek, upon lake Erie; thence south, to the northern

The Mo

boundary of the state of Pennsylvania; thence west, to the end of the said north boundary; thence south, along the west boundary of the said state to the river Ohio. The said line, from the mouth of Ononway ea to the Ohio, shall be the western boundary of the lands of the Six Nations, so that the Six Nations shall and do yield to the United States, all claim to the country west of the said boundary; and then they shall be secured in the possession of the lands they inhabit east, north, and south of the same, reserving only six miles square, round the fort of Oswego, for the support of the same. The said Six Nations, except the Mohawks, none of whom have attended at hawks exce this time, for and in consideration of the peace then granted to ed. them, the presents they then received, as well as in consideration of a quantity of goods, to the value of three thousand dol- $3,000 worth lars, now delivered to them by the said Arthur St. Clair, the of goods delivceipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge, do hereby renew and confirm the said boundary line in the words beforemention- Old_boundary ed, to the end that it may be and remain as a division line be- confirmed. tween the lands of the said Six Nations and the territory of the United States, forever. And the undersigned Indians, as well Lands west in their own names as in the name of their respective tribes and of said line, nations, their heirs and descendants, for the considerations be- to the United forementioned, do release, quit claim, relinquish, and cede, to States, &c.. the United States of America, all the lands west of the said boundary or division line, and between the said line and the strait, from the mouth of Ononwayea and Buffalo creek, for them, the said United States of America, to have and to hold the same, in true and absolute propriety, forever.

re

ered.

ceded forever

Art. 2. The United States of America confirm to the Six Na- Lands east and north of

Nations; ex

tions, all the lands which they inhabit, lying east and north of the the boundary beforementioned boundary line, and relinquish and quit claim line confirm to the same and every part thereof, excepting only six miles ed to the Six square round the fort of Oswego, which six miles square round cept, &c. said fort is again reserved to the United States by these presents. Art. 3. The Oneida and Tuscarora nations, are also again Lands of secured and confirmed in the possession of their respective Tuscaroras lands.

Oneidas and

confirmed.

Art. 4. The United States of America renew and confirm the Peace and

newed and

peace and friendship entered into with the Six Nations, (except friendship re-
the Mohawks,) at the treaty beforementioned, held at fort confirmed.
Stanwix, declaring the same to be perpetual. And if the Mo- Mohawks al
hawks shall, within six months, declare their assent to the same, th
they shall be considered as included.

Done at fort Harmar, on the Muskinguin, the day and year
first above written.

In witness whereof, the parties have hereunto, interchange
ably, set their hands and seals.

lowed six

In presence of

Jos. Harmar, lieut. col. comdg. 1st United States regt. and brig, gen. by brevet,
Richard Butler,

Robberies and

murders to be

SEPARATE ARTICLE, OF THE NEXT PRECEDING TREATY.

Should a robbery or murder be committed by an Indian or punished ac- Indians of the Six Nations, upon the citizens or subjects of the cording to the United States, or by the citizens or subjects of the United States, Jaw of the state or terri- or any of them, upon any of the Indians of the said nations, the tory where parties accused of the same shall be tried, and if found guilty, they occur. be punished according to the laws of the state, or of the territoStolen horses ry of the United States, as the case may be, where the same was to be restored, committed. And should any horses be stolen, either by the Indians of the said nations, from the citizens or subjects of the United States, or any of them, or by any of the said citizens or subjects from any of the said Indians, they may be reclaimed into whose possession soever they may have come; and, upon due proof, shall be restored, any sale in open market nowithstanding; and the persons convicted shall be punished with the Offenders to utmost severity the laws will admit. And the said nations engage to deliver the persons that may be accused, of their na tions, of either of the beforementioned crimes, at the nearest post of the United States, if the crime was committed within

be delivered

up.

the territory of the United States; or to the civil authority of the state, if it shall have happened within any of the United States. AR. ST. CLAIR.

No. 3. A treaty between the United States of America, and the tribes of In- Treaty bedians called the Six Nations.

tween the U. S. and the Six

to remove

The President of the United States having determined to Nations. hold a conference with the Six Nations of Indians, for the pur- Desire of the pose of removing from their minds all causes of complaint, and United States establishing a firm and permanent friendship with them; and causes of com Timothy Pickering being appointed sole agent for that purpose; plaint, &c. and the agent having met and conferred with the sachems, chiefs, and warriors, of the Six Nations, in a general council : now, in order to accomplish the good design of this conference, the parties have agreed on the following articles; which, when ratified by the president, with the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States, shall be binding on them and the Six Nations.

Art. 1. Peace and friendship are hereby firmly established, Perpetual and shall be perpetual, between the United States and the Six peace and Nations.

friendship.

treaties with

Art. 2. The United States acknowledge the lands reserved Reservations to the Oneida, Onondaga, and Cayuga nations, in their respec- of Oneida, tive treaties with the state of New-York, and called their and Cayuga reservations, to be their property; and the United States will lands, in their never claim the same, nor disturb them, or either of the Six the state of Nations, nor their Indian friends, residing thereon, and united New-York, with them, in the free use and enjoyment thereof: but the said reservations shall remain theirs, until they choose to sell the same to the people of the United States, who have a right to purchase.

secured to

them.

Art. 3. The land of the Seneka nation is bounded as follows: Boundary line of lands, beginning on lake Ontario, at the northwest corner of the land within which they sold to Oliver Phelps; the line runs westerly along the lake, the title is acknowledged, as far as Oyōngwongyeh creek, at Johnston's Landing Place, and confirmed about four miles eastward from the fort of Niagara; then to the Senesoutherly, up that creek to its main fork; then straight to the kas. main fork of Stedman's creek, which empties into the river Niagara, above fort Schlosser; and then onward, from that fork, continuing the same straight course, to that river; (this line, from the mouth of Oyongwongyeh creek to the river Niagara, above fort Schlosser, being the eastern boundary of a strip of land, extending from the same line to Niagara river, which the Seneka nation ceded to the king of Great Britain, at

*See post. No. 4. "Contracts between the state of New-York and different tribes of the Six Nations," &c.