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the contracting parties fhall ufe their utmost endeavours to maintain the peace given as aforefaid, and friendship re-established.

IN WITNESS of all and every thing herein contained, between the faid States and Chickafaws, we, their under-written Commiffioners, by virtue of our full powers, have figned this definitive treaty, and have caused our feals to be hereunto affixed.

DONE at Hopewell, on the Keowee, this tenth day of January, in the Year of our Lord, one thousand feven hundred and eighty-fix.

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Witness: Wm. Blount, Wm. Hazzard, Sam. Taylor. James Cole, Sworn Interpreter,

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Articles of a Treaty

BETWEEN THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

AND THE

CHIEFS AND WARRIORS

OF THE

SHAWANOE NATION.

ORIGINAL.

ARTICLES OF A TREATY

Concluded at the Mouth of the Great Miami, on the North-western Bank of the Ohio, the thirty-first day of January, one thousand feven hundred and eighty-fix, between the Commiffioners Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, of the one Part, and the Chiefs and Warriors of the Shawanoe Nation, of the other Part.

TH

ARTICLE I.

Hoftages

ers are re

HREE hoftages fhall be immediately delivered to the Commiffioners, to remain delivered in the poffeffion of the United States until all till prifonthe prisoners, white and black, taken in the stored, late war from among the citizens of the United States, by the Shawanoe nation, or by any other Indian or Indians refiding in their towns, hall be restored.

ARTICLE II.

The Shawanoe nation do acknowledge the United States to be the fole and abfolute fove

Indians a knowledge right of

ritory ceded by Great

U.S. toter reigns of all the territory ceded to them by z
treaty of peace,
made between them and the
King of Great-Britain, the fourteenth day of
January, one thousand seven hundred and
eighty-four.

Britain.

ARTICLE III.

To deliver If any Indian or Indians of the Shawanoe up crimi- nation, or any other Indian or Indians refiding

nals.

To give notice of

designs against

U. States.

, S. give

peace to

the Shawa

noe Nation.

in their towns, fhall commit murder or rob-
bery on, or do any injury to the citizens of the
United States, or any of them, that nation
fhall deliver fuch offender or offenders to the
officer commanding the nearest post of the
United States, to be punished according to the
ordinances of Congrefs; and in like manner,
any citizen of the United States, who shall do
an injury to any Indian of the Shawanoe na-
tion, or to any other Indian or Indians refiding
in their towns, and under their protection,
fhall be punished according to the laws of the
United States.

ARTICLE IV.

The Shawanoe nation having knowledge of the intention of any nation or body of Indians to make war on the citizens of the United States, or of their counselling together for that purpofe, and neglecting to give information thereof to the commanding officer of the neareft poft of the United States, fhall be confidered as parties in fuch war, and be punished accordingly and the United States fhall in like manner inform the Shawanoes of any injury defigned against them.

ARTICLE V.

The United States do grant peace to the Shawanoe nation, and do receive them into their friendship and protection.

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ARTICLE VI.

tain lands.

The United States do allot to the Shawanoe Allot to nation, lands within their territory to live and them cer hunt upon, beginning at the fouth line of the lands allotted to the Wiandots and Delaware nations, at the place where the main branch of the Great Miami, which falls into the Ohio, interfects faid line; then down the river Miami, to the fork of that river, next below the old fort which was taken by the French in one thousand seven hundred and fifty-two; thence due weft to the river de la Panfe; then down that river to the river Wabash, beyond which lines none of the citizens of the United States fhall settle, nor disturb the Shawanoes in their fettlement and poffeffions; and the Shawanoes do relinquish to the United States, all title, or pretence of title, they ever had to the lands east, west and fouth, of the east, weft and fouth lines before defcribed.

ARTICLE VII.

No citizen

fettle on

If any citizen or citizens of the United States, fhall prefume to fettle upon the lands of U. S. i allotted to the Shawanoes by this treaty, he Indian or they shall be put out of the protection of the lands. United States.

IN TESTIMONY whereof, the parties hereunto have affixed their hands and feals, the day and year firft above-mentioned.

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