Wa-pa-man-gwa, (or the White Loon) x L. s.

Weeás, for themfelves and the Piankashaws.

A-Ma-Cun-fa, (or Little Beaver)

A-Coo-la-tha, (or Little Fox)
Francis,

X L. S.

X L. S.

X L. S.

In prefence of, (the word "goods" in the 6th line of the 3d article; the word "before" in the 26th line of the 3d article; the words "five hundred” in the 1oth line of 4th article, and the word "Piankafhaw" in the 14th line of the 4th article, being first interlined.)

H. De Butts, first A. D. C. and Sec'y to M. G.
Wayne.

Wm. H. Harrison, Aid-de-camp to M. G. Wayne.
T. Lewis, Aid-de-camp to M. G. Wayne.
James O'Hara, Quarter-Mafter Genl.

John Mills, Major of Infantry, and Adj. Genl.
Caleb Swan, P. M. T. U. S.

Geo. Demter, Lieut. Artillery.

Vigo.

P. fris La Fontaine.

-Ant. Laffelle.

H. Lafelle.

Jn. Beau Bien,

David Jonnes, Chaplain U. S. L.

Lewis Beufait.

R. Lachambre.

Jas. Pepen.

Baties Coutien.
P. Navarre.

Sworn Interpreters.
Wm. Wells.

Jacques Laffelle.

M. Morins.

Bt. Sans Crainte.
Christopher Miller.
Robert Wilfon.

Abraham x Williams.
Ifaac x Zane.

TREATY

OF

Amity, Commerce and Navigation,

BETWEEN

HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY

AND THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, By their Prefident, with the Advice and Confent of their Senate.

H'S

IS Britannic Majefty and the United States of America, being defirous, by a treaty of amity, commerce and navigation, to terminate their differences in fuch a manner, as, without reference to the merits of their refpective complaints and pretenfions, may be the best calculated to produce mutual fatisfaction and good understanding; and alfo to regulate the commerce and navigation between their respective countries, territories and people, in fuch a manner as to render the fame reciprocally beneficial and fatisfactory; they have, respectively, named their plenipotentiaries, and given them full powers to treat of, and conclude the faid treaty; that is to fay: His Britannic Majefty has named for his Plenipotentiary, the Right Honorable William Wyndham Baron Grenville of Wotton, one of his Majefty's Privy Council, and his Majefty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; and the Prefident of the faid United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, hath appointed for their plenipotentiary, the honorable John Jay, Chief Juftice of the faid United States, and their en

blished.

voy extraordinary to his Majesty; who have agreed on and concluded the following articles. ARTICLE I.

There fhall be a firm, inviolable and uniPeace efta- verfal peace, and a true and fincere friendship between his Britannic Majefty, his heirs and fucceffors, and the United States of America; and between their respective countries, territories, cities, towns and people of every degree, without exception of perfons or places. ARTICLE II.

His Majefty to withdraw

His Majefty will withdraw all his troops and garrifons from all pofts and places within the boundary lines affigned by the treaty of troops from peace to the United States. This evacuation U. States. fhall take place on or before the first day of

June, one thousand seven hundred and ninetyfix, and all the proper measures shall in the interval be taken by concert between the government of the United States, and his Majefty's Governor-General in America, for fettling the previous arrangements which may be neceffary respecting the delivery of the faid pofts: The United States in the mean time at their discretion, extending their fettlements to any part within the faid boundary line, except within the precincts or jurisdiction of any of the faid pofts. All fettlers and traPrivileges ders, within the precincts or jurifdiction of fettlers and the faid posts, fhall continue to enjoy, unmotraders. lefted, all their property of every kind, and

allowed to

fhall be protected therein. They shall be at full liberty to remain there, or to remove with all or any part of their effects; and it fhall alfo be free to them to fell their lands, houfes, or effects, or to retain the property thereof, at their discretion; fuch of them as fhall continue to refide within the faid boundary lines,

fhall not be compelled to become citizens of the United States, or to take any oath of allegiance to the government thereof; but they fhall be at full liberty fo to do if they think proper, and they fhall make and declare their election within one year after the evacuation aforefaid. And all perfons who fhall continue there after the expiration of the faid year, without having declared their intention of remaining fubjects of his Britannic Majefty, fhall be confidered as having elected to become citizens of the United States.

ARTICLE III.

Commer

courfe re

gulated be

two parties

It is agreed that it shall at all times be free to his Majesty's fubjects, and to the citizens of the United States, and alfo to the Indians cial interdwelling on either fide of the faid boundary line, freely to pass and repafs by land or in- tween the land navigation, into the respective territories on the conand countries of the two parties, on the con- tinent of tinent of America (the country within the li- America. mits of the Hudfon's bay Company only excepted) and to navigate all the lakes, rivers and waters thereof, and freely to carry on trade and commerce with each other. But it is understood, that this article does not extend to the admiffion of veffels of the United States into the fea-ports, harbours, bays, or creeks of his Majesty's faid territories; nor into such parts of the rivers in his Majefty's faid territories as are between the mouth thereof, and the highest port of entry from the sea, except in fmall veffels trading bona fide between Montreal and Quebec, under fuch regulations as fhall be established to prevent the poffibility of any frauds in this refpect. Nor to the admiffion of British veffels from the sea into the rivers of the United States, beyond the highest VOL. II.

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