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!an cn the highway, -who has nothing it a dram to I fell to the traveller. t'ch matches are foes to fuming ; hry are pefts to fociety. Ref. 9. Molt rebgiotfly to obfcrVc he pretife time ' .and place of all focial fprtntrr.ents. The object of the writer has been t commest! induflry In agricultare to lis countrymen as the foundation of har.iacrure, merchancife, morality and elision ; he noTTmoi't refpectfully bios f e public, adieu, and fr;blcribf, as be- , middle and lower Creeps, and Semar.O' 'lies, compcf;ng the Creek nation of Indi- art.i'i. ans. Lre, Thi RELIGIOUS TATRIOT. tilEATY with the CREEK NATION. GEORGE WASHINGTON, fRiiJUSNT cf the Unjtid States of America. To all to r&k$m theft Prtjtnts jbali come I . '' " GkUTInG. r XT HE RE AS a treaty of peace ad V V fmdfaip, be veen the United itates of America, and the Creek nati-" n cf Indians, was made and concluded n tht feventh day f the prefent month f Aiigaft, by Hinry Knx, fecretary fcr the department of war, who was du- authr.iifed thereto by the. Prefidtnt of t United States, witfi the advice and onfent of the Senate, on the one part, nd the kings, Inefs and warrior? of the id Creek nation, whofc names are there to C.gr.zd, n the other part ; which eaty is m the form and words . folio w- A TREATY of peace nd friend f hi , rt it and concluded ietneen the Preftdent of !. United Statef of sffneri-a, en the one tr.dbthaififth faid Jlotct, and the tr rigted liirrt chiefs nd rvtrricrt of the rtt r.jlhfi cj jidians, cn the part and be .7 0 t'e faid nation Tie pai:iee ieing tfefrous " eftahlifhing 1 r j w- Lr:ncd States and the faid Creek nation, and I-:- tiiizens and .menhirs thereof n4 to re--..t the caufe s efwar, by ascertaining their . .;, and making ttier r.ecejavj, j'Jr and rr :?.? arrangements : The Preftd,j:t of he United State) , by Henry Iladt, fetre '.'"v fir the department of ivart whom he lj:h cvfti tul 'ed with fuhf'psiuers fir thefs lurpoftj, ky and tvit h the advice and cenfent fire Senate of the United States ; And the Lt.'s.k na! 't0ii by the underftgntd kin's, chiefs f?W narricrs, reprtfeniing the faid nation, (a-.e agreed to tie J'.lhwing artistes viz. ART. I. THERE fhall be prrpetual peace and riendihip between all the citizens of the- jVr.ire Sratcs ojf America, and all thcin- 1 - ... i 1- 1 .:!.., ,f,u. ..-. iuiy.d u;uuiuivi ui uMi The underf.gned kings, chiefs ard war .iiors, for theiri-lres, and all pans cf the Creek nation within the limits cf the United St;ites do acknowledge them felyes, and die faid part of tht Creek na tion, to be under the; proteclion cf the UniteW Stages of Ameica, and c-f ro orfcer fovertifn whatfoever, and they al fo ftipulate tint the faid Cieek nation wilt not hold any treaty with an indivi dc.A Mate, or with individuals any fut-. ! ART. III. The Creek nation Hi all delirer as fen as pra&icable, to the commanding c& cer f the troops of the United States (ta ilored at Rock-landin,i cn the Oconee rivfr, all citizens cf the United' States, white inhabitants mi negroes, who are .now pnforeis in any pa t of the faid ra tion. And if ay fuch .prifoners or rre groes fhould not he fo delivered, -on r before the firft Way cf June .enfuing, the governour of Georgia may empower three perfons to repair t the faid nation, in order to claim and receive fuch prifon crs and negioes. ART. IV. i The boundary between the citizen? of the United States and. the Creek natipn, is, and mall be, from-wljere the old line ftrikes the river Savannah -thence , up the faid river to a. place 9 the moft nor . thern branch f the fame, commonly call ed the- Keowee, where; a north caft line -to be drawn from the top ofthe-Occtm-na mountain (kail iaterfecl- themce alohg the faid line in a fouth-weft direction? to Tugeio river: thence to the top of ihe Cui rahee mountaia Iheace to the head or fource of the main fouth. branch of the .Oconee river called tht Appalachce -thence down tht middle of the faid main fouth branch and liver -Oconee, to its confluence with the .Gakmulgee, which , form the liver Altamaha and thence down the middle of the faid Altamaha to the old lie on the faid river, and thence along the laid ld line to the river St Mary. And in order to preclude foi ever all difputcs relatively to the head, cr fource cf the main fouth blanch cf the river Oconee at the place where it (hall be in terfecled by the liae aforefaid from the Currahee mountain, the fame (hall be af certained by an able furveycr cn the part of the United States, who ftall be affifted by three bid citizens of Georgia, who may be appointed by the governour of the faid ftate, and three old Creek chiefs to be appointed by the faid ration, aad the faid fui vcycr, citizar. and chiefs fhall arfcrr-We fcr ihU pxtfirK-, rr. t!,c tlx day of October, 'cr.e thunW, feven hun dred and ninetV'cne, at the Rock-i-and- ine on the faid :iver Cccne, and iher.ee pi cceed to afcertam .the fetd head,, or fource f the main icuth hianch cA she faid river, at the place v.'here it lka:l Lc interlected by . the line rfcrtiaid to be drawn from the Cuirahvce mouritair., Ar.d i order thn.t the fatd btundaiy fiiall b rendered dkunct and well known, It AAA AX m. V V4 KJ J C J A Aw VX - w J .at leaft-twenty feet wiie, 2nd the trees chopped cn each fide ft cm the Currahwet mountain, to the head cr fciuce cf the faid main feuth branch of the Oconee li ver, and down the margin of the faid main fouth branch and river Occr.ee fcr thedillancc cf twenty miles, or as much farther as may fee-recefTary to mark ci ftinclly" the faid hcundary. And is or der to extinguilh forever all claims 4of the ' Creek nation, or. any pan therecf to any of the land lying to the northward and eaftward of the boundary herein defeti bed, it is hertby agreed 'in addition to . the confiderations heretofore made for ihe faid land t-hat the United States' will caufe certairi valuable Indiaa gcodsnow in the ftate ofGeorgia to te delivered to the faid Creek nation,' add the faid Uni ted States will alfo caufe the fum cf one . ' e 1 1 1 1 tfcouiana and nve Jiundreu dollars to oe; paid ainually to the faid Creek nation. And the underfigned kings, chiefs and warriors, do hereby for -themfelvcs and the wkcle Creek nation, their heirs and defcendants, for the con(Ideratior:s above .mtntioned, releafe, quit claim. . relm- - - .quifh , and . edt, all the: lands to the .northward and eaftward of the;bunda ry herein defciibed. ART. V. tee to the Creek n at ifen, all their lands within the limits of the United Statesj to the wt ft ward and fouth ward of the beiih- ,daty defcribed in the preceding article. ; ART. VI. If any citizen of theUaited States, cr other perfcnuot beiag an Indian, fisall .attempt to fettle on any :;of the Creeks lands, luch per fon fhall forfeit the pro tection of the United .States, and the Creeks may punifti him,. or not, as they pleafc. .'' ART. VII. No citizen or inhibitarit of tke United States, mail attempt to hunt or deftroy the game n the Cieek lands. Nerihall any fetch citizen or inhabitant g into the Creek country withomt a palTpcrt, firft obtaiRtd frcm the gvernour ok. fme ne ol the United States, of the of ficer mi the troops cf the United States commanding at t he rear ell military pelt on the frcaticrs cr fccb other perfen as
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