these lands, or any part of them, shall never hereafter be made a caufe or pretence, on the part of the faid tribes or any of them, of war or injury to the United States, or any of the people thereof.

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And for the fame confiderations, and as an evidence of the returning friendship of the faid Indian tribes, of their confidence in the United States, and defire to provide for their accommodation, and for that convenient intercourse which will be beneficial to both parties, the faid Indian tribes do alfo cede to the United States the following pieces of land; to wit. (1.) One piece of land fix miles square at or near Loromie's store before mentioned. (2.) One piece two miles fquare at the head of the navigable water or landing on the St. Mary's river, near Girty's town. (3.) One piece fix miles fquare at the head of the navigable wa- Ceffion of ter of the Au-Glaize river. (4.) One piece fix particular miles fquare at the confluence of the Au- tracts of Glaize and Miami rivers, where Fort Defiance Indians. now ftands. (5.) One piece fix miles fquare at or near the confluence of the rivers St. Mary's and St. Jofeph's, where Fort Wayne now stands, or near it. (6.) One piece two miles fquare on the Wabash river at the end of the portage from the Miami of the lake, and about eight miles weftward from Fort Wayne. (7.) One piece fix miles fquare at the Ouatanon or old Weeâ towns on the Wabash river. (8.) One piece twelve miles fquare at the British fort on the Miami of the lake at the foot of the rapids. (9.) One piece fix miles fquare at the mouth of the faid river where it empties into the Lake. (10.) One piece fix miles fquare upon Sandusky lake, where a fort formerly flood. (11.) One piece two miles fquare at

the lower rapids of Sandusky river. (12.) The post of Detroit and all the land to the north, the weft and the south of it, of which the Indian title has been extinguished by gifts or grants to the French or English governments; and fo much more land to be annexed to the district of Detroit as fhall be comprehended between the river Rofine on the fouth, lake St. Clair on the north, and a line, the general courfe whereof fhall be fix miles diftant from the weft end of lake Erie, and Detroit river. (13.) The post of Michillimackinac, and all the land on the island, on which that post stands, and the main land adjacent, of which the Indian title has been extinguished by gifts or grants to the French or English governments; and a piece of land on the main to the north of the island, to meafure fix miles on lake Huron, or the ftreight between lakes Huron and Michigan, and to extend three miles back from the water of the lake or streight, and also the island De Bois Blanc, being an extra and voluntary gift of the Chipewa nation. (14.) One piece of land fix miles fquare at the mouth of Chikago river emptying into the fouth-west end of Lake Michigan, where a fort formerly ftood. (15.) One piece twelve miles fquare at or near the mouth of the Illinois river, emptying into the Miffiffippi. (16.) One piece fix miles fquare at the old Piorias fort and village, near the fouth end of the Illinois lake on faid Illinois river: And whenever the United States shall think proper to furvey and mark the boundaries of the lands hereby ceded to them, they fhall give timely notice thereof to the faid tribes of Indians, that they may appoint fome of their wife chiefs to attend and fee that the lines are run according to the terms of this treaty.

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And the faid Indian tribes will allow to the people of the United States a free paffage by land and by water, as one and the other shall be found convenient, through their country, paffages in along the chain of posts herein before mention- certain pla ed; that is to fay, from the commencement of Indians. the portage aforefaid at or near Loromie's ftore, thence along faid portage to the St. Mary's, and down the fame to Fort Wayne, and then down the Miami to lake Erie again from the commencement of the portage at or near Loromie's store along the portage from thence to the river Au-Glaize, and down the fame to its junction with the Miami at Fort Defiance again from the commencement of the portage aforefaid, to Sandusky river, and down the fame to Sandusky bay and lake Erie, and from Sandusky to the poft which shall be taken at or near the foot of the rapids of the Miami of the lake: and from thence to Detroit. Again from the mouth of Chikago, to the commencement of the portage, between that river and the Illinois, and down the Illinois river to the Miffiffippi, alfo from Fort Wayne along the portage aforefaid which leads to the Wabash, and then down the Wabafh to the Ohio. And the faid Indian tribes will alfo allow to the people of the United States the free use of the harbours and mouths of rivers along the lakes adjoining the Indian lands, for fheltering veffels and boats, and liberty to land their cargoes where necessary for their fafety.

ARTICLE IV.

In confideration of the peace now established and of the ceffions and relinquishments of lands made in the preceding article by the faid tribes of Indians, and to manifest the liberali

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Relinquish- ty of the United States, as the great means of rendering this peace ftrong and perpetual; lands by the United States relinquith their claims to all other Indian lands northward of the river Ohio, eastward of the Miffiffippi, and weftward and fouthward of the Great Lakes and the waters uniting them, according to the boundary line agreed on by the United States and the king of Great-Britain, in the treaty of peace made between them in the year 1783. But from this relinquishment by the United States, the following tracts of land, are explicitly excepted. ft. The tract of one hundred and fifty thousand acres near the rapids of the river Ohio, which has been affigned to General Clark, for the use of himself and his warriors. 2d. The post of St. Vincennes on the river Wabash, and the lands adjacent, of which the Indian title has been extinguished. 3d. The lands at all other places in poffeffion of the French people and other white fettlers among them, of which the Indian title has been extinguished as mentioned in the 3d article; and 4th. The poft of fort Maffac towards the mouth of the Ohio. To which feveral parcels of land fo excepted, the said tribes relinquish all the title and claim which they or any of them may have.

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And for the fame confiderations and with Annual al- the fame views as above mentioned, the Uniowance to ted States now deliver to the faid Indian tribes the Indians. a quantity of goods to the value of twenty thousand dollars, the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge; and henceforward every year forever the United States will deliver at fome convenient place northward of the river Ohio, like useful goods, fuited to the circumftances of the Indians, of the value of

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nine thousand five hundred dollars; reckon- Annual aling that value at the first cost of the goods in be made to the city or place in the United States, where the Indians. they shall be procured. The tribes to which thofe goods are to be annually delivered, and the proportions in which they are to be delivered, are the following.

ift. To the Wyandots, the amount of one thousand dollars. 2d. To the Delawares, the amount of one thousand dollars. 3d. To the Shawanese, the amount of one thousand dollars. 4th. To the Miamis, the amount of one thousand dollars. 5th. To the Ottawas, the amount of one thousand dollars. 6th. To the Chipewas, the amount of one thousand dollars. 7th. To the Putawatimes, the amount of one thousand dollars. 8th. And to the Kickapoo, Weeá, Eel-river, Piankafhaw and Kafkafkias tribes, the amount of five hundred dollars each.

Provided, That if either of the said tribes fhall hereafter at an annual delivery of their fhare of the goods aforefaid, defire that a part of their annuity should be furnished in domeftic animals, implements of husbandry, and other utenfils convenient for them, and in compenfation to useful artificers who may refide with or near them, and be employed for their benefit, the fame fhall at the fubfequent annual deliveries be furnished accordingly.,

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To prevent any misunderstanding about Indiana the Indian lands relinquished by the United have right States in the fourth article, it is now explicit- to hunt on ly declared, that the meaning of that relin- linquished quifhment is this: The Indian tribes who have by U. &, a right to thofe lands, are quietly to enjoy them, hunting, planting, and dwelling there