Treaty with the Weas and Kickapoos.

Weas and
Kickapoos in

No. 14. Articles of a treaty made and entered into at fort Harrison, in the Indiana territory, between Benjamin Parke, specially authorized thereto by the president of the United States, of the one part, and the tribes of Indians called the Weas and Kickapoos, by their chiefs and head men, of the other part.

Art. The Weas and Kickapoos again acknowledge thempeace with the selves in peace and friendship with the United States.

Acknowledge the treaty of

Greenviйe.

Recognize and confirm the

Art. 2. The said tribes acknowledge the validity of, and declare their determination to adhere to, the treaty of Greenville,* made in the year seventeen hundred and ninety-five, and all subsequent treaties which they have respectively made with the United States.

Art. 3. The boundary line, surveyed and marked by the boundary line United States, of the land on the Wabash and White rivers, surveyed by ceded in the year eighteen hundred and nine, the said tribes do the U. States, of the land on hereby explicitly recognize and confirm, as having been executed conformably to the several treaties they have made with the United States.

and White

rivers, &c.

the Wabash

ded all the

Art. 4. The chiefs and warriors of the said tribe of the KickKickapoos acknowledge apoos acknowledge that they have ceded to the United States they have ce- all that tract of country which lies between the aforesaid bounland between dary line on the north west side of the Wabash-the Wabash, the aforesaid the Vermillion river, and a line to be drawn from the north boundary line on the N. west corner of the said boundary line, so as to strike the Vermillion river twenty miles in a direct line from its mouth, according to the terms and conditions of the treaty they made with the United States on the ninth day of December, in the year eighteen hundred and nine.t

West of the
Wabash, &c.

In testimony whereof, the said Benjamin Parke, and the chiefs and head men of the said tribes, have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals, at fort Harrison, in the Indiana territory, the fourth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen.

B. Parke.

WEAS.

Mesaupeekaunga, or Camlan, his x mark,

* See ante, No. 3, of this chapter, also No. 4, 5, and 7.-also chap. 13, No. 1, and chap. 14, No. 1 and 2.

See post. chap. 14, No. 1.

Sheshepah, or Little Duck, his x mark,
Kaanehkaka, or Drunkard's Son, his x mark,

Shekonah, or Stone, his x mark,
Mahquah, or Bear, his x mark,

Penashee, or Little Turkey, his x mark,
Mehtahkokeah, or Big Tree, his x mark,
Mauquasconiah, or Big Tree, his x mark,
Keetahtey, or Little Otter, his x mark,
Nepiseeah, or Blackberry, his x mark,
Pehsquonatah, or Blackberry Flower, his x_mark,
Tecumthena, or Track in Prairie, his x mark.

No. 15. A treaty of peace, friendship, and limits, made and concluded be. Treaty with the Ottawas, tween Ninian Edwards, William Clark, and Auguste Chouteau, commis- Chippawas, sioners plenipotentiary of the United States of America, on the part and &c. behalf of said states, of the one part, and the chiefs and warriors of the united tribes of Ottawas, Chippawas, and Potowatomies, residing on the Illinois and Melwakee rivers, and their waters, and on the southwestern parts of Lake Michigan, of the other part.

tive to the

Sacs and Fox

Whereas a serious dispute has for some time past existed be- Dispute has tween the contracting parties relative to the right to a part of existed relathe lands ceded to the United States by the tribes of Sacs and right to lands Foxes, on the third day of November, one thousand eight hun- ceded by the dred and four, and both parties being desirous of preserving a es, and parties harmonious and friendly intercourse, and of establishing perma- desirous of nent peace and friendship, have, for the purpose of removing Friendly interall difficulties, agreed to the following terms:

preserving

course, &

Art. 1. The said chiefs and warriors, for themselves and the Ottawas, &c. tribes they represent, agree to relinquish, and hereby do relin- relinquish all their right to quish, to the United States, all their right, claim, and title, to the land conall the land contained in the beforementioned cession of the tained in the Sacs and Foxes, which lies south of a due west line from the southern extremity of lake Michigan to the Mississippi river. And they moreover cede to the United States all the land con*See post. chap. 11, No. 1.

cession of the Sacs and Fox

es before referred to; and

ther cession to

make a fur- tained within the following bounds, to wit: beginning on the the U. States, left bank of the Fox river of Illinois, ten miles above the mouth of said Fox river; thence running so as to cross Sandy creek, ten miles above its mouth; thence, in a direct line, to a point ten miles north of the west end of the Portage, between Chicago creek, which empties into lake Michigan, and the river Depleines, a fork of the Illinois; thence, in a direct line, to a point on lake Michigan, ten miles northward of the mouth of Chicago creek; thence, along the lake, to a point ten miles southward of the mouth of the said Chicago creek; thence, in a direct line, to a point on the Kankakee, ten miles above its mouth; thence, with the said Kankakee and the Illinois river, to the mouth of Fox river, and thence to the beginning: Provided, nevertheless, That the said tribes shall be permitted to hunt and to fish within the limits of the land hereby relinquished and ceded, so long as it may continue to be the property of the United States.

Said tribes to

hunt and fish

within the

limits of the

land relin

quished and ceded.

deliver mer

for 12 years.

Art. 2. In consideration of the aforesaid relinquishment and The U. States cession, the United States have this day delivered to said tribes chandise, and a considerable quantity of merchandise, and do agree to pay to pay an an- them, annually, for the term of twelve years, goods to the vanuity of $1000 lue of one thousand dollars, reckoning that value at the first cost of the goods in the city or place in which they shall be purchased, without any charge for transportation; which said goods shall be delivered to the said tribes at some place on the Illinois The U. States also relinquish river, not lower down than Peoria. And the said United States all the land in do moreover agree to relinquish to the said tribes all the land the aforesaid contained in the aforesaid cession of the Sacs and Foxes, which Sacs and Fox- lies north of a due west line, from the southern extremity of es, which lies lake Michigan to the Mississippi river, except three leagues west line, &c. square at the mouth of the Ouisconsin river, including both with certain banks, and such other tracts, on or near to the Ouisconsin and reservations, Mississippi rivers, as the president of the United States may The reserved think proper to reserve: Provided, That such other tracts shall tracts together not in the whole exceed the quantity that would be contained not to exceed in five leagues square.

cession of the

north of a due

&c.

five leagues

square,

Art. 3. The contracting parties, that peace and friendship That peace may be permanent, promise that in all things whatever, they may be pre- will act with justice and correctness towards each other, and served, justice towards each that they will, with perfect good faith, fulfil all the obligations oher is to be imposed upon them by former treaties.

observed.

In witness whereof, the said Ninian Edwards, William Clark, and Auguste Chouteau, commissioners aforesaid, and the chiefs and warriors of the aforesaid tribes, have hereunto subscribed their names and affixed their seals, this twentyfourth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, and of the independence of the United States the forty-first.

Nangesay, alias Stout, his x mark,

Chamblee, his x mark,

Cacake, his x mark,

Shawanoe, his x mark,

Wapunsy, his x mark,

Cunnepepy, his x mark,

Wonesee, his x mark,

Richeikeming, or Lake, his x mark,

Cabenaw, his x mark,

Opaho, his x mark,

Cowwesaut, his x mark,

Chekinaka, his x mark,

Macheweskeaway, his x mark,

Spanquissee, his x mark,

Ignatius, his x mark,

Takaonenee, his x mark,

Ottawonce, his x mark,

Tawwaning, or Trader, his x mark,

Cashshakee, his x mark,

Nigigwash, his x mark,

Sheshebungge,

Mowais, or Little Wolf, his x mark.

Done at St. Louis, in the presence of

R. Wash, secretary to the commission,

R. Graham, Indian agent for the territory of Illinois,
Thomas Forsyth, Indian agent,

J. Maul, lieutenant 8th regiment of infantry,

P. Provenchere, interpreter of the commissioners,
Maurice Blondeaux, Indian agent,

John Ruland.

No. 16. Articles of a treaty made and concluded, at the foot of the Rapids of Treaty with the Miami of lake Erie, between Lewis Cass and Duncan M'Arthur, com- the Wyandots, missioners of the United States, with full power and authority to hold con- Senekas, De ferences, and conclude and sign a treaty or treaties with all or any of the lawares, Shatribes or nations of Indians within the boundaries of the state of Ohio, of and wanees, Pattaconcerning all matters interesting to the United States and the said nations watimas, tof Indians, on the one part; and the sachems, chiefs, and warriors, of the tawas, and Wyandot, Seneca, Delaware, Shawanee, Pattawatima, Ottawa, and Chippe- Chippewas. wa, tribes of Indians.

Foot of the
Rapids, &c.

1817.

Cession of

Art. 1. The Wyandot tribe of Indians, in consideration Sept. 29th, of the stipulations herein made on the part of the United States, do hereby forever cede to the United States the lands lands by the comprehended within the following lines and boundaries: Wyandots. Beginning at a point on the southern shore of lake Erie, where the present Indian boundary line intersects the same, between

the mouth of Sandusky bay and the mouth of Portage river; thence, running south with said line, to the line established in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, by the (Ante, No. treaty of Greenville, which runs from the crossing place above 3, of this chap- fort Lawrence to Loramie's store; thence westerly, with the ter.) last mentioned line, to the eastern line of the reserve at Loramie's store; thence, with the lines of said reserve, north and west, to the northwestern corner thereof; thence to the northwestern corner of the reserve on the river St. Mary's, at the head of the navigable waters thereof; thence, east, to the western bank of the St. Mary's river aforesaid; thence, down on the western bank of the said river, to the reserve at fort Wayne; thence, with the lines of the last mentioned reserve, easterly and northerly, to the north bank of the river Miami of lake Erie; thence, down on the north bank of the said river, to the western line of the land ceded to the United States by the treaty of Detroit, in the year one thousand eight hundred and se(Ante, No. ven; thence, with the said line, south, to the middle of said 8, of this chap- Miami river, opposite the mouth of the Great Auglaize river; ter.) thence, down the middle of said Miami river, and easterly with the lines of the tract ceded to the United States by the treaty of Detroit aforesaid, so far that a south line will strike the place of beginning.

Cession of

Fands by the
Ottawas, and
Chippewas.

Art. 2. The Pattawatima, Ottawa, and Chippewa tribes of Indians, in consideration of the stipulations herein made on the part of the United States, do hereby forever cede to the United States the land comprehended within the following lines and boundaries: Beginning where the western line of the state of Ohio crosses the river Miami of lake Erie, which is about twenty-one miles above the mouth of the Great Auglaize river; thence, down the middle of the said Miami river, to a point north of the mouth of the Great Auglaize river; thence, with the western line of the land ceded to the United States by the Ante, No. treaty of Detroit, in one thousand eight hundred and seven,‡ 8, of this chap- north forty-five miles; thence, west, so far that a line south will ter.) strike the place of beginning; thence, south, to the place of beginning.

Other tribes accede,

Annual pay ments to the Wyandots.

Senekas.

Art. 3. The Wyandot, Seneca, Delaware, Shawanee, Pattawatima, Ottawa, and Chippewa, tribes of Indians accede to the cessions mentioned in the two preceding articles.

Art. 4. In consideration of the cessions and recognitions stipulated in the three preceding articles, the United States agree to pay to the Wyandot tribe, annually, forever, the sum of four thousand dollars, in sperie, at Upper Sandusky: To the Seneca tribe, annually, forever, the sum of five hundred dollars, in specie, at Lower Sandusky: To the Shawanee tribe, annually, forever, the sum of two thousand dollars, in specie, at WapaghkoPattawatimas. netta: To the Pattawatima tribe, annually, for the term of fif

Shawances.