ther sum of several sums is the full amount of their proportion of the pur$12,000, &c. chases effected by this treaty, and also by a treaty with said companies, bearing even date herewith ;* which proportions were agreed on and concluded by the whole of said nations in their general council; which several sums, together with two thousand nine hundred and sixteen dollars and sixty-seven cents, secured to the president, to raise said sum of one hundred and seventy-five dollars annuity as aforesaid, is the amount of the consideration paid by the agents of the Connecticut Reserve, for the cession of their lands. The nations at liberty to fish and hunt within the ter ritory ceded, &c. Art. 6. The said Indian nations, parties to this treaty, shall be at liberty to fish and hunt within the territory and lands which they have now ceded to the United States, so long as they shall demean themselves peaceably. In witness whereof, Charles Jouett, esquire, a commissioner on the part of the United States, and the sachems, chiefs, and warriors, of the Indian nations aforesaid, have hereto set their hands and seals. * This treaty does not appear in any edition of the laws of the United States, nor is it to be found in the archives of the department of state. Pamoxet, or Armstrong, his x mark, SHAWANEE. Weyapurseawaw, or Blue Jacket, his x mark, Wm. Dean, C. F. L. C. J. B. Mower, Jasper Parrish, Whitmore Knaggs, interpreters. William Walker, Israel Ruland, E. Brush. No. 7. Articles of a treaty made and entered into, at Grouseland, near Vin- Treaty with cennes, in the Indiana territory, by and between William Henry Harrison, the Delagovernor of said territory, superintendent of Indian affairs, and commission- wares, Pattaer plenipotentiary of the United States for treating with the northwestern watimas, &c. tribes of Indians, of the one part, and the tribes of Indians, called the Delawares, Pattawatimas, Miamis, Eel Rivers, and Weas, jointly and severally, by their chiefs and head men, of the other part. the 4th article of the treaty No. 2. Art. 1. Whereas, by the fourth article of a treaty made Reference to between the United States and the Delaware tribe, on the eighteenth day of August, eighteen hundred and four, the said Unit- with the Deed States engaged to consider the said Delawares as the pro-lawares. of prietors of all that tract of country which is bounded by the 1804. See White river on the north, the Ohio and Clark's grant on the ante, chap. 1, south, the general boundary line running from the mouth of Kentucky river on the east, and the tract ceded by the treaty of fort Wayne and the road leading to Clark's grant on the west and southwest. And whereas the Miami tribe, from whom the claims of MiaInterfering Delawares derived their claim, contend that, in their cession of mis and Delasaid tract to the Delawares, it was never their intention to convey to them the right of the soil, but to suffer them to occupy it as long as they thought proper, the said Delawares have, for the sake of peace and good neighborhood, determined to relinquish their claim to the said tract, and do, by these presents, claim, &c. release the United States from the guarantee made in the beforementioned article of the treaty of August, eighteen hundred and four. wares, Delawares re linquish their Art. 2. The said Miami, Eel River, and Wea tribes, cede Cession by the Miamis, Eel and relinquish to the United States, forever, all that tract of Rivers, and country which lies to the south of a line to be drawn from the Weas. northeast corner of the tract ceded by the treaty of fort Wayne, so as to strike the general boundary line, running from a point. opposite to the mouth of the Kentucky river to fort Recovery, at the distance of fifty miles from its commencement on the Ohio river. Additional an nuities to the Pattawatimas; Art. 3. In consideration of the cession made in the precedMiamis, Eel ing article, the United States will give an additional permanent Rivers, Weas, annuity to said Miamis, Eel River, and Wea tribes, in the and to the following proportions, viz: to the Miamis, six hundred dollars; and $4,000 in to the Eel River tribe, two hundred and fifty dollars; to the hand, full Weas, two hundred and fifty dollars; and also to the Pattawaticompensation, 'mas, an additional annuity of five hundred dollars, for ten years, and no longer; which, together with the sum of four thousand dollars, which is now delivered, the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge, is to be considered as a full compensation for the land now ceded. kc. The United and Weas, as joint owners of the lands herein described, &c. Art. 4. As the tribes which are now called the Miamis, Eel States consid- Rivers, and Weas, were formerly, and still consider themselves er the Miamis, Eel Rivers, as one nation, and as they have determined that neither of those tribes shall dispose of any part of the country which they hold in common; in order to quiet their minds on that head, the United States do hereby engage to consider them as joint owners of all the country on the Wabash and its waters, above the Vincennes tract, and which has not been ceded to the United States by this or any former treaty; and they do further engage, that they will not purchase any part of the said country, without the consent of each of the said tribes; provided always, that nothing in this section contained, shall in any manner weaken or destroy any claim which the Kickapoos, who are not represented at this treaty, may have to the country they now occupy on the Vermilion river. Proviso: as to to sell, &c. The right of Art. 5. The Pattawatimas, Miami, Eel River, and Wea the Delawares tribes, explicitly acknowledge the right of the Delawares to sell See ante, ch. the tract of land conveyed to the United States by the treaty of 1, No. 2, art. the eighteenth day of August, eighteen hundred and four, which tract was given by the Piankeshaws to the Delawares, about thirty-seven years ago. Delivery of annuities as heretofore. This treaty Art. 6. The annuities herein stipulated to be paid by the United States, shall be delivered in the same manner, and under the same conditions, as those which the said tribes have heretofore received. Art. 7. This treaty shall be in force and obligatory on the obligatory as soon as ratifi- contracting parties, as soon as the same shall have been ratified by the president, by and with the advice and consent of the senate of the United States. ed, In testimony whereof, the said commissioner plenipotentiary of the United States, and the sachems, chiefs, and head men of the said tribes, have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals. Done at Grouseland, near Vincennes, on the twenty-first day of August, in the year eighteen hundred and five, and of the independence of the United States the thirtieth. John Rice Jones, Saml. Gwathmey, Įmembers of the legislative council, Indiana territory, Pierre Menard, Davis Floyd, Shadrach Bond, William Biggs, John Johnson, members of the House of Representatives, Indiana territory, It is the intention of the contracting parties, that the boun- Boundary dary line herein directed to be run, from the northeast corner line, (ante, of the Vincennes tract to the boundary line running from the art. 2, of this treaty,) not to mouth of the Kentucky river, shall not cross the Embarrass or cross the Driftwood fork of White river; but if it should strike the said Driftwood fork, such an alteration in the direction of the said line is to be river, &c. made, as will leave the whole of the said fork in the Indian territory.. fork of White Treaty with the Ottawas, Chippewas, &c. perpetuate friendship,&c. Treaty bind ing when ra tified. The United States to pay money and goods. See below, art. 2. The nations, to, cede lands, &c. Lines and boundaries of ed. No. 8. Articles of a treaty made at Detroit, this seventeenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven, by William Hull, governor of the territory of Michigan, and superintendent of Indian affairs, and sole commissioner of the United States, to conclude and sign a treaty or treaties, with the several nations of Indians northwest of the river Ohio, on the one part, and the sachems, chiefs, and warriors of the Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot, and Pattawatima nations of Indians, on the other part. This treaty to To confirm and perpetuate the friendship, which happily confirm and subsists between the United States and the nations aforesaid, to manifest the sincerity of that friendship, and to settle arrangements mutually beneficial to the parties; after a full explanation and perfect understanding, the following articles are agreed to, which, when ratified by the president, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States, shall be binding on them, and the respective nations of Indians. Art. 1. The sachems, chiefs, and warriors, of the nations aforesaid, in consideration of money and goods, to be paid to the said nations, by the government of the United States, as hereafter stipulated; do hereby agree to cede, and forever quit claim, and do, in behalf of their nations, hereby cede, relinquish, and forever quit claim, unto the said United States, all right, parties here- title, and interest, which the said nations now have, or claim, or ever had, or claimed, in, or unto, the lands comprehended within the following described lines and boundaries: beginning at the mouth of the Miami river of the lakes, and running thence up the middle thereof, to the mouth of the great Authe lands ced-glaize river, thence running due north, until it intersects a parallel of latitude, to be drawn from the outlet of lake Huron, which forms the river Sinclair; thence running northeast, the course that may be found will lead in a direct line to White Rock, in lake Huron, thence due east, until it intersects the [See the de- boundary line between the United States and Upper Canada,* finitive treaty in said lake, thence southwardly, following the said boundary of peace, 1st line down said lake, through river Sinclair, lake Sinclair, and S. art. 2, page the river Detroit, into lake Erie, to a point due east of the 203.] aforesaid Miami river, thence west to the place of beginning. Art. 2. It is hereby stipulated and agreed on the part of the States to pay United States, as a consideration for the lands ceded by the $10,000 in money, goods, nations aforesaid in the preceding article, that there shall be paid to the said nations, at Detroit, ten thousand dollars, in money, goods, implements of husbandry, or domestic animals, (at the option of the said nations, seasonably signified through the superintendent of Indian affairs residing with the said nations, to the department of war,) as soon as practicable, after the ratification of the treaty by the president, with the advice and consent of the senate of the United States; of this sum, Amount to be three thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars thirtypaid to each nation, party three cents and four mills shall be paid to the Ottawa nation; to this treaty. three thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars thirty vol. Laws U. The United &c. |