order goods to be delivered to the faid Six Nations for their use and comfort. Tayagonendagighti, his mark. (L. s.) Tehonwaeaghriagi, his mark. (L. S.) Seneca Abeal. Kayenthoghke, his mark. (L. S.) Witneffes: Sam. Jo. Atlee, Wm. Maclay, Fras. Johnston, Pennfylvania Commiffioners. Aaron Hill, Alexander Campbell, Saml. Kirkland, Miff'y. James Dean, Saml. Montgomery, Derick Lane, Capt. John Mercer, Lieut. William Pennington, Lieut. Mahlon Ford, Enfign. Hugh Peebles. Articles of a Treaty BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE SACHEMS AND WARRIORS OF THE Wiandot, Delaware, Chippawa and Ottawa ORIGIN A L. ARTICLES Concluded at Fort M'Intofh, the twenty-first Day of January, one thousand feven hundred and eighty-five, between the Commiffioners Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, of the one Part, and the Sachems and Warriors of the Wiandot, Delaware, Chippawa and Ottawa Nations of the other. T HE Commiffioners Plenipotentiary of the United States in Congrefs affembled, give peace to the Wiandot, Delaware, Chippawa, and Ottawa nations of Indians, on the following conditions. ARTICLE I. Three chiefs, one from among the Wiandot, and two from among the Delaware nations, fhall be delivered up to the Commiffioners of the United States, to be by them re-. tained till all the prisoners, white and black, taken by the faid nations, or any of them, fhall be restored. ARTICLE II. Hoftages to be given, till prifoners are re ftored. The faid Indian nations do acknowledge Indians acthemselves and all their tribes to be under the knowledge protection protection of the United States, and of no of U. s. other fovereign whatsoever. Bounda ries. ARTICLE III. The boundary line between the United States and the Wiandot and Delaware nations, fhall begin at the mouth of the river Cayahoga, and run thence up the faid river to the portage between that and the Tufcarawas branch of Mufkingum; then down the faid branch to the forks at the croffing place above Fort Lawrence; then westerly to the portage of the Big Miami, which runs into the Ohio, at the mouth of which branch the fort stood which was taken by the French in one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-two; then along the said portage to the Great Miami or Ome river, and down the fouth-eaft fide of the fame to its mouth; thence along the south shore of lake Erie, to the mouth of Cayahoga where it began. ARTICLE IV. The United States allot all the lands conReferves. tained within the faid lines to the Wiandot and Delaware nations, to live and to hunt on, and to fuch of the Ottawa nation as now live thereon; faving and referving for the establishment of trading pofts, fix miles fquare at the mouth of Miami or Ome river, and the fame at the portage on that branch of the Big Miami which runs into the Ohio, and the fame on the lake of Sanduske where the fort formerly stood, and alfo two miles fquare on each fide of the lower rapids of Sandufke river, which pofts and the lands annexed to them, fhall be to the use and under the government of the United States. No citizen ARTICLE V. If any citizen of the United States, or of U. S. to other perfon not being an Indian, shall attempt to fettle on any of the lands allotted to the Wiandot and Delaware nations in this treaty, ex fettle on Indian lands. cept on the lands referved to the United States in the preceding article, fuch perfon fhall forfeit the protection of the United States, and the Indians may punish him as they please. ARTICLE VI. cognize ti defcribed lands. The Indians who sign this treaty, as well in Indians rebehalf of all their tribes as of themselves, do tle of U. S. acknowledge the lands eaft, fouth and weft of to certain the lines defcribed in the third article, fo far as the faid Indians formerly claimed the fame, to belong to the United States; and none of their tribes fhall prefume to fettle upon the fame, or any part of it. ARTICLE VII. ferved. The post of Detroit, with a district begin- Poft at Dening at the mouth of the river Rofine, on the troit reweft end of lake Erie, and running weft fix. miles up the fouthern bank of the faid river, thence northerly and always fix miles weft of the strait, till it ftrikes the lake St. Clair, fhall be alfo referved to the fole use of the United States. ARTICLE VIII. machenac In the fame manner the post of Michilli- Poft at machenac with its dependencies, and twelve Michillimiles fquare about the fame, fhall be referved referved. to the use of the United States. ARTICLE IX. may murderers livered to U.S. If any Indian or Indians fhall commit a rob- Robbers & bery or murder on any citizen of the United to be deStates, the tribe to which fuch offenders belong, fhall be bound to deliver them up at the nearest poft, to be punished according to the ordinances of the United States. ARTICLE X. be diftri The Commiffioners of the United States, Goods to in pursuance of the humane and liberal views buted. of Congrefs, upon this treaty's being figned, VOL. II. Q 2 |