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cient ftrength and capacity be built at the ex- A fort to pense of the faid States, with fuch affiftance be built and as it may be in the power of the faid Delaware Nation to give, in the most convenient place, and advantageous fituation, as fhall be agreed on by the commanding officer of the troops aforefaid, with the advice and concurrence of the deputies of the aforefaid Delaware Nation, which fort shall be garrisoned by fuch a number of the troops of the United States, as the commanding officer can spare for the prefent, and hereafter by fuch numbers, as the wife men of the United States in council, fhall think most conducive to the common good.

ARTICLE IV.

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For the better fecurity of the peace and friendship now entered into by the contracting party to parties, against all infractions of the fame by nifhment the citizens of either party, to the prejudice of without an the other, neither party fhall proceed to the impartial infliction of punishments on the citizens of the other, otherwife than by fecuring the offender or offenders by imprisonment, or any other competent means, till a fair and impartial trial can be had by the judges or juries of both parties, as near as can be to the laws, customs and ufages of the contracting parties and natural justice: The mode of fuch trials to be hereaf ter fixed by the wife men of the United States in Congrefs affembled, with the affiftance of fuch deputies of the Delaware Nation, as may be appointed to act in concert with them in adjusting this matter to their mutual liking. And it is further agreed between the parties aforefaid, that neither fhall entertain or give countenance to the enemies of the other, or Nor preprotect in their respective states, criminal fu- tect criminal fugia gitives, fervants or flaves, but the fame to ap- tives, &i

Agent to

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ted by U.S. to trade with the

nation.

prehend, and fecure and deliver to the State or States, to which fuch enemies, criminals, fervants or flaves refpectively belong.

ARTICLE V.

Whereas the confederation entered into by the Delaware nation and the United States, renders the first dependant on the latter for all the articles of cloathing, utenfils and implements of war, and it is judged not only reaDelaware fonable, but indifpenfibly neceffary, that the aforefaid Nation be fupplied with such articles from time to time, as far as the United States may have it in their power, by a well-regulated trade, under the conduct of an intelligent, candid agent, with an adequate falary, one more influenced by the love of his country, and a conftant attention to the duties of his department by promoting the common intereft, than the finifter purposes of converting and binding all the duties of his office to his private emolument: Convinced of the neceffity of fuch meafures, the Commiffioners of the United States, at the earnest folicitation of the deputies aforefaid, have engaged in behalf of the United States, that fuch a trade fhall be afforded faid nation, conducted on fuch principles of mutual intereft as the wifdom of the United States in Congress affembled shall think most conducive to adopt for their mutual convenience.

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ARTICLE VI.

Whereas the enemies of the United States rantee to have endeavoured, by every artifice in their powterritorial er, to poffefs the Indians in general with an opirights as nion, that it is the design of the States aforefaid, to extirpate the Indians and take poffeffion of their country: to obviate fuch falfe fuggeftion, the United States do engage to guarantee to the aforefaid nation of Delawares,

former treaties;

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and their heirs, all their territorial rights in the fulleft and most ample manner, as it hath been bounded by former treaties, as long as they the faid Delaware nation fhall abide by, and hold faft the chain of friendship now entered into. And it is further agreed on between the contracting parties (fhould it for the future be found conducive for the mutual interest of both parties) to invite any other tribes who have been friends to the intereft of the United States, to join the prefent confederation, and to form a state whereof the Delaware nation shall be the head, and have a representation in and to have Congrefs: Provided, nothing contained in a reprefenthis article to be confidered as conclufive un- Congress til it meets with the approbation of Congrefs, on certain And it is alfo the intent and meaning of this article, that no protection or countenance fhall be afforded to any who are at prefent our enemies, by which they might escape the punishment they deserve.

IN WITNESS whereof, the Parties have hereunto interchangeably fet their Hands and Seals at Fort-Pitt, September feventeenth, Anno Domini one thousand feven hundred and feventy-eight.

Andrew Lewis,

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conditions,

(L. S.)

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Lachn. M'Intosh, B. General, commander the western department. Daniel Brodhead, Col. 8th Pennfylvania regiment. W. Crawford, Col. John Campbell. John Stephenson.

John Gibfon, Col. 13th Virginia regiment. A. Graham, Brigade Major. Lachn. M'Intofh, jun. Major Brigade. Benjamin Mills. Jofeph L. Finley, Capt. 8th Pennsylvania regiment. John Finley, Capt, 8th Pennsylvania regiment.

Articles of a Treaty

BETWEEN THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

AND THE

SACHEMS AND WARRIORS

OF THE

Wyandot, Delaware, Ottawa, Chippewa, Pattawatima and Sac Nations.

ARTICLES OF A TREATY

Made at Fort Harmar, between Arthur St. Clair, Governor of the Territory of the United States North-West of the River Ohio, and Commiffioner Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, for removing all Caufes of Controverfy, regulating Trade, and fettling Boundaries, with the Indian Nations in the Northern Department, of the one Part; and the Sachems and Warriors of the Wyandot, Delaware, Ottawa, Chippewa, Pattawatima and Sac Nations, on the other Part.

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ARTICLE I.

HEREAS the United States in Congrefs affembled, did, by their Commiffioners George Rogers Clark, Richard Butler, and Arthur Lee, Efquires, duly appointed for that purpose, at a treaty holden with the Wyandot, Delaware, Ottawa and Chippewa nations, at Fort M'Intosh, on the twenty-first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand feven hundred and eightyfive, conclude a peace with the Wyandots, Delawares, Ottawas and Chippewas, and take

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