on fo long as they please, without any molef tation from the United States; but when thofe tribes, or any of them, fhall be disposed to fell their lands, or any part of them, they are to be fold only to the United States; and until fuch fale, the United States will protect all the faid Indian tribes in the quiet enjoyment of their lands against all citizens of the United States, and against all other white perfons who intrude upon the fame. And the faid Indian tribes again acknowledge themselves to be under the protection of the faid United States and no other power whatever. ARTICLE VI. If any citizen of the United States, or any other white perfon or perfons, fhall prefume to fettle upon the lands now relinquished by the United States, fuch citizen or other perfon fhall be out of the protection of the United States; and the Indian tribe, on whose land the fettlement shall be made, may drive off the fettler, or punish him in fuch manner as they shall think fit; and because fuch fettlements made without the consent of the United States, will be injurious to them as well as to the Indians, the United States fhall be at liberty to break them up, and remove and punish the fettlers as they shall think proper, and fo effect that protection of the Indian lands herein before ftipulated. ARTICLE VII. The faid tribes of Indians, parties to this treaty, fhall be at liberty to hunt within the territory and lands which they have now ceded to the United States, without hindrance or moleftation, fo long as they demean themselves peaceably, and offer no injury to the people of the United States. ARTICLE VIII. opened Trade fhall be opened with the said Indian tribes; and they do hereby respectively engage to afford protection to fuch perfons, with with the their property, as fhall be duly licensed to Indians. refide among them for the purpose of trade, and to their agents and fervants; but no perfon fhall be permitted to refide at any of their towns or hunting camps as a trader, who is not furnished with a license for that purpose, under the hand and feal of the fuperintendant of the department north-weft of the Ohio, or fuch other perfon as the Prefident of the United States shall authorize to grant fuch licenfes; to the end, that the said Indians may not be imposed on in their trade. And if any li censed trader fhall abuse his privilege by unfair dealing, upon complaint and proof thereof, his license shall be taken from him, and he fhall be further punished according to the laws of the United States. And if any person shall intrude himself as a trader, without fuch license, the said Indians fhall take and bring him before the fuperintendant or his deputy, to be dealt with according to law. And to prevent impofitions by forged licenfes, the faid Indians fhall at least once a year give information to the fuperintendant or his depu ties, of the names of the traders refiding among them. ARTICLE IX. Left the firm peace and friendship now esta- Indians blifhed fhould be interrupted by the mifcon- agree to duct of individuals, the United States, and the take no private rcfaid Indian tribes agree, that for injuries done venge. by individuals on either fide, no private revenge or retaliation fhall take place; but inftead thereof, complaint fhall be made by the Vol. II. M 3 party injured, to the other: By the faid Indian tribes, or any of them, to the Prefident of the United States, or the fuperintendant by him appointed; and by the fuperintendant or other perfon appointed by the President, to the principal chiefs of the faid Indian tribes, or of the tribe to which the offender belongs; and fuch prudent meafures fhall then be purfued as fhall be neceffary to preserve the said peace and friendship unbroken, until the Legiflature (or Great Council) of the United States, fhall make other equitable provision in the cafe, to the fatisfaction of both parties. Should any Indian tribes meditate a war against the United States or either of them, and the fame fhall come to the knowledge of the before-mentioned tribes, or either of them, they do hereby engage to give immediate notice thereof to the general or officer commanding the troops of the United States, at the nearest post. And should any tribe, with hoftile intentions against the United States, or either of them, attempt to pass through their and to give country, they will endeavour to prevent the hoftile de fame, and in like manner give information of figns against such attempt, to the general or officer com notice of U. S. Former treaties void. manding, as foon as poffible, that all causes of miftruft and fufpicion may be avoided between them and the United States. In like manner the United States fhall give notice to the said Indian tribes of any harm that may be meditated against them, or either of them, that shall come to their knowledge; and do all in their power to hinder and prevent the fame, that the friendship between them may be uninterrupted. ARTICLE X. All other treaties heretofore made between the United States and the faid Indian tribes, or any of them, fince the treaty of 1783, between the United States and Great Britain, that come within the purview of this treaty, fhall henceforth cease and become void. In Teftimony whereof, the faid Anthony Wayne, and the Sachems and War-Chiefs of the before-mentioned Nations and Tribes of Indians, have hereunto fet their Hands, and affixed their Seals. Done at Greeneville, in the Territory of the United States, north-west of the river Ŏbio, on the third Day of August, one thousand feven hundred and ninety-five. ANTHONY WAYNE, L. S. Teta-bokih-ke, (or Grand Glaize Le-man-tan-quis, (or Black King) x L. S. Wa-bat-thoe, Magh-pi-way, (or Red Feather) Bu-kon-ge-helas, Pee-kee-lund, Welle-baw-kee-lund, Pee-kee-télé-mund, (or Thomas Adams) X L. S. X L. S. X L. S. X L. S. X L. S. X L. S. X L. S. Kish-ko-pe-kund, (or Captain Buffaloe) x L. s. Wafbington) X L. S. Way-the-ah, (or Long Shanks) Ne-que, taugh-aw, X L. S. X L.'s. x L. s. x L. s. X L. S. X L. S. X L. S. X L. S. X L. S. X L. S. Hah-goo-fee-kaw, (or Captain Reed) x L. S. Ottawas. Au-Goofh-away, Kee-No-fha-Meek, La Malice, Ma-chi-we-tah, Tho-wo-na-wa, Se-Caw, Chippewas. X L. S. X L.S. X L. S. X L. S. X L. S. X L. S. L. s. Mafh-i-pi-nafh-i-with, (or Bald Bird) x |