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JAMES
vtnvnnv
President f & V kited States of America,
TO all and singula
TO WHOil THESE
PRESENTS SHAL.
1
COME, GHEE
ING ;
WiisREAs a fTreatv 1" :wee;i the United
Scateff America and the Wyandot, Sene
ca, !elaware, phaivanees, Fota'.votoinoe,
IHta'.va. and Ghipriewa.i nbes ofjadians
vas concluded jandisigned on the tivcaty-.
ninth day of Set'einber jn th e year of bur
Lord one tuousand eiht hundreo and sev
pnteen,;by Commissioners on the part 0Q
following, to wit :
Articles of a 1 reat
at the foot Of the
made and Concluded
Rapids of the Miami
ween Lewis Cas and
ur, Commissioners of
01
Lake
tI fx
be
Duncan McArtl
the United State
pwith full 'power and
authority to hold
conferences, nn l cnn- l
dude and sign a Treaiy or Treat :o.
3.;
with all or any of the1 tribes or nations"!
; of Indians, mthih the b.undanes of the :
k the b -lindanes oft
State 'of Ohio, h and concerning all
matters interjest:ri to the United btates.
and the said nations of Indians, on the
one part ; and the Sachems, Chiefs,
and Warriors of the Wyandot, Seneca,
Delaware, Shawanese, Potawotomey,
0Uavas;& Chippewa tribes o'f Indians.
Article "1st. The Wyandot tribe of
Indians, in consiaeration of the stipula
tion. herein mae oh the part of the ; Uni-
ted States, do h'erely forever cede. to the
United States, the l.-fnd comprehended
within tlie following lines and boundaries,: !
Besinnin- at a rloinl onthe Southern shore f
n 'ni-0 Prin ivUnU tl, nrpnt Tnitinn i
.the sam umieu qiaies, anucer aur a- r -
3r,ie:ns, umeis, ana rarno.,-ot. tae.sma ,rreeaby-
:
boundary line Sintekects the sameibei nd,to W V,hf acres, be-tw-ea
the mouth .of-Sanduskv Bav. and ! gmning dn . the 'ipdiisky river, at; Jhe
fP.L r?:.. -
ii.c iuuuiii ui i uiiajr unci . inciivu liar
r.i i south with said line to the line estab
lished in the year- tTO-o, by the treaty of j
breenville, which runs irom the crossing
place above Fort Lawrence, to Loramie's
store j thence westpar.dly, with the last
.mentioned line, to'
he 'eastern line of the
reserve at Loramh
rs store : thence sith
The lines of said reserve, north oj west, to
the north-western corner thereof ; thence
to thenorth-weste'rri conlorof tlie reserve
jh the river St. Illaw?s, at the head of the
nivigable waters tli;reof ; thence " east, to
tlie western bank o the 'St. 'Clary's river
oresaid ; thence c1
owji on the western
;p.r. to .the reserve 'at"
bank of the said ri
1
ort Wayne ; thence with, the lines of the
i 7 : .
last mentioned reserve easterly, and north-
cm' to the north bank of the river Miami
Lake Erie ; thence down on the north
bank of the said river, to the western line
of the land ceded to the United States by
ttje treaty of Detroit, in the year 1817 j
ttence with the line south to the middle of
slid 'Miami river, opposite the-mouth of
the Great u Glaize river ; thence down
tlie middle of said Miami river, and easter
ly with the lines of the tract ceded . to the
feted State's tie treaty of Detrcit a
ijresaid, so far that a south line will strike
te place of beginning. . '.
im. liq. ine iiotawotamv, urowas,
and Chippeway tribes of IndiansrT in
consideration- 6f the ' Stipulations herein
made on the part ol' the United States, do
hereby forever cede to the Unit ed States
tile land comprehended witliin the follow-:
ing lines and boundaries : Beginning
aerc the wjestenme cf the state of Ohio
crosses the river . Miami of Lake Erie,'
vjjhich is about twenty-one miles above the
mouth of the Great m Glaize rivxr; thence
down the middle of the said Miami river
4 a point north of the mouth of Great au
glaize river ; thence with the western line
fjf the land ceded, t the United States by
Jlie treaty of Detroit, in 1S07, north forty
ttve miles ; jhence west so far that a line
sw-th will strike, th e plac of binnin-j :
toence south to tii; place of .b-rianinir." ,'
Art. 3d. The Wyandot, Seneca, Dela
ware, Shawanese Potawotomy," Ottowas,
& Chippeway tribes of Indians-jfecede to
tlu? cession mentioned in the two preced-
Art: kith. In consideration
of the ees
sinns and rrrnfm5tlnri ct5nn!
three precedirigVrticIes; the 1
agree to pay to the Wyandot!
ally, forever, the sum of four thousand
dollars in specie, ai Umerl Sandiiskv :
To the.
the sum
Seneca' tribe, annually, forerer,
of five Iiundred dollarWih specie.
at Lower SanduSky : To thejShawanese
tnoe, annually torever, tne sum or twon
thousand dollars J in specie, at Wapaghko
netta: To the Polo atomy tribe, annual
ly, for the term of fifteen ye? rs, the sum
of one thousand three hundred dollars, in
specie, at Detroit : To the Chippeway
tribe; annually, for the terra of fifteen
years the sum ofl one thousand dollar, in
specie, at Detrcit : To the Delaware 'tlibe.
in. the course of the 'year one thouknd
eht hundred an
five hundred . dol
a eighteen, the suril of
ars , i n ' spec re, at Wa-
parhkonetta, but no annuity : and the U-
nited States also agree, that all annuities
due by any formef treaty to tliel Wyanflot,
onawanese, anu Meiaware innes, anuj tne
specie.
aut.
schedule : hereunto'
riexed, i4 to be,taen and considered as
part oi this treaty
and the tracts herein
;l miliars. I tr hr cr
1 4
ran ted to the Wy a n dot,
nd Shawanese tribes of Indians,
.-.LI. i . . it 7
to be Lrante(
for the use of the per-
itioned in the said schedule
tati on st
iierein contained. .
United States; ainree
i n ,fee ,si m nle, I to ' Do
to
cran
patent
n-
uod, llowon
, tioiitondee,
ui.
Hoiltayaii, J)awatpnt, Manocue,Tauy!au-
' dautauson,-'anl Uaudauiuvaa:lii chiefs' of
s . ... - . '. i i - . i.
j ttie Wyandot tube; and their successors in
1 nine c:ii:f! nt" will fr!hr fnr t'np ii!f
" ' I i i . .d.-.-SL "
i ot the pcrsdtjs, aiJ;the puropses mentidn-
:., .!. j w"i 1.-1- -rij
tl p pnt nft - iv 'uaU hp ho nil rp
h.rn r1 . K rno f:
tract of one Jade square, to
be located
wnere tii.j cJ:ij tlirect, on a LramDerry
swamp, on Broken Sword creek, and to
7 1 - i .Sr.. t V- . - II
be held for tucuke of the tnoc. A
The UiitedlStates also aijree to crant,
bv p:itentl in fee. simple, to iawawiaa-
dp5;:iwj Ciaptaili j IJarriss, isahownusay.
7
Joseph wgyon. Captain Smith, Cofiee-
nonse' :'T m!iu;ou '!f 7 ' '
of tne -C4!eca. 1 f. iaS'
t'ir successors ,n office, chiefs of me
or tu(i use 'ol epffons men-
tioned in the aunexcil schednlei a tract of
lower corner of; the section iicrei natter
granted. to Williaini'Spicer;- thejice doVn
the said river to the east side.with the me
anders thereof at: high water mark, tnj, a
point east of the mouth of VJoW ctee'i ;
thence arid from; the beginning ".est
so far1 that a north
line wm inciuae tne
quantity Of thirty-
thousand acres afoi
said .
The United States also a.?rce to grant,
iy patent;, in fee simple, fo ateweKesa
nr Hh:rL- H nnf. R via 1: a or VoIf. Pomht-
be or Walker, Shemersetoo or Big Snake,
vlthawakejSeka or eilow t eatner, -ta-kalowah
or the Tail's End,' Pemthala jlor
John Perry," Wabepee or White Color,
chiefs of !the Shawipsc tnbe, residing
WapairHkonetta, and their successors
at
in
office, residing there, for the use of the
persons men;ioned in the annexpd sched
ule, a trv.ct of land ten miles square, the
centre of which shall be the council house
at Wapachkoiietta. . '
The United; States also agree, to grant,
by patent J in 'fee simple, to Pecththa,or
Falling Tree, and to Onowaskerao ortie
Resolute Man, ' chiefs of the Shawnese
tribes, residinjr on
-
Ho2 crefk, and their
successors m omce, ctuets ol tne saia triDe,
'residinsr there, for the use of the persons
mentioned in the annexed schedule, a
laid oft a3 nearly ; as possible in; a square
form.'
The United States also agree to grant
by. patent) in fee simple,, to Quatawapee
or Captaiii Iewis, Sheknghseiafor 1 urtle,
Skilowa. or Robin J chiefs ofthj Shawnese
tribe" of lodians, ; residinji nt Lewistown,
and to iMesomea b'r ; Civil Joh:i,'Wakaw
uxsheno ojr the TVite-'Man,' Oqubshenoor
Joe, and Willaquashcnb, or When you are
tired sit dbWn, chiefs of the Seneca tribe
of Indians, residing at Lewistoi, pnd jto
their successors in office, elViel's of (f
said Shawjar.ese pr si Seneca t: ibes,-for the
use .of the persons mentioned in tlie an
nexed schedule, a tract ol land to contain
48 square miles, to begin at the mtersec
annuity one oy tne treaty oi( yreenYliie,
to" the Otjowa,, anil Chippewa tribes, spall'
be p ltd lb; the said tribes, respectively!, in
an
.fi-ij.i:r.,:..r(;rnCn,,im among tuem. and news awtaow, ana tne t
r:i ,xlJu; r,' :nni thp tract Granted at ssaid Joseph and Rachel bemg the chil- 101 Je aLencJ- -
n-e st'iil-'jiif.nt oa Jlog creek, Ld fit fee Wvando,, one , , erect a rml -dnst f, um
tion of the line runhy Chafes Roberts, in
j -1 812, from the source of the Little Miami
river to the source of the SciOto river, in
military reserva-
tion. with the Indian boundarv line estab-
Iisliedby the treaty of Greenville, in 1793,
irom the- crossing above fort Lawrence to t
Lorimie's Store, and to run from such in-1
terscctions northerly with the first men-i
tioned line, so js to include the quantity
as nearly in a square form as practicable,
after exefuding the section '.of land herein-,
after granted to Nancy Stewart. -
-There shall also be reserved for the
use pf the Otta was Indians, bu; not grant-;
ed to them, a tract of land on Blanciiard's 1
fork of the Great au Glaize river, to con- -
tain five miles square, the centre of which
tract is'to be where the old trace Losses
said fork, and one other tract to contain
tnree miles -square Ion the little au Glaize
river, to include Oquanoxa's village.
, Aft. 7 And the! said chiefs or their suc
cessors, may, at any time they think
proper, convey, to either of the persons
mentioned in the said, schedule, or his
heirs, the quantity secured thereby to
him or may refuse so tQ do. But the
use of the said land shall be in the said
j pei-son, and after the share of any person
is conveyed by the chiefs to him, he may
com'ey the same to any person whatever.
And any one entitled by-the .said schedule
to a portion of the! said land, may at any
time convey the same to any person, by
obtaining the approbation (of the President
of the United States, or of the person ap
pointed by him to give such approbation.
And the 'agent -ot
the United States shall
make an equitable
partition of the said
share when conveyed:
' Ai t. 8. At the special request of the
said Indians, the United States agree to
grant, by patent, in fee simple, to the per
sons hereinafter mentioned, all of whom
are connected with
the said Indians, by
blood or, adoption
herein described. I
the
tracts of If
inu
To Elizabeth Whitaker,T, ho was taken
prisoner by the;Wjandotsj and has ever
since lived among them, twelve hundred
and eighty acres of land, Onthe west side
of the Sandusky river, below Croghans
ville, to be laid off in a square form, a3
nearly as the meanders of the said river
wjil admit, arid to run an equal distance
above and below the house in which the
said Elizabeth AVhltaker now lives. ;
To Robert Armstrong, who was taken
prisoner by the Indians', and has ever 3ince
lived among them, , and lias married a
Wvandot woman, one section to contain
six hundretl and forty acres of land, on
the west side of the Sandusky river, to
begin at the place called Camp Ball, and
to run up the river with the meanders
thereof, one hundred and sixty poles, and
from the extremity of , these lines west for
quantity If ' '
To the children ; of- the late William
M'Col'ock, who was killed in August,
I $.1.2, near Mauguagbn, and who are quar-tcr-bloodeU
Wyandot Indians, one section
to contain six hundred and forty acres of
land , on the west side of the Sandusky
river, adjoi ning, the lower line of the tract
hereby granted to Robert Armstrong, and
extending in the sanie manner, with and
from the said nVer.
To John Vanme
er, who was taken
prisoner by the Wyandots, and whb has
ever since lived anion? them, ana has
married a Seneca woman, and to his wife's
three mothers, Senecas, who now reside
on Honey creek, one thousand acres of
land, to begin north, forty-five degrees
west, one hundred and forty poles from
the house, in which the said Vamneter
now lives, and to run thence south, three
hundred and twenty poles, thence and
from the begin ning, east for quantity.
To Sarah Williams, Joseph "Williams,
and Rachel Nugent, late Rachel Williams,
the; said Sarah having been taken prison
er by the Indians, and ever since lived
e nuncrea una sixty
acres, on the! east side of the Sandusky !
river, below Croghansville, and to include
their improvements at a place called Ne
gro Point. ' .
"TCathanue Walker, a1 Wyandot wo
man, and - to John II. Walker, her son,
who was wounded in the service of the U
nited States, at the tattle ol;Magiiagonf
in I S 12, a section of six bund red and forty
' acres of land each, to begin at tbe north
western corner cf the tract hereby, grant
ed to John Vanmeter and his wife's
brothers, and to run with' the line thereof
...'ilv tt.,. l-.-;l4 nJns!
L.n .anri ul u.innii.o f,f
quantity. ; j -
ated ui the rrisioers appointed on the part 'of the tarn six hundredand forty acres; betnnipg
nited States j United States, to establish the western on the east bank of the Sandusky river,
tribe annu- I boundarvofthe Vinrihia
To William Spicef, who was taken
prisoner by the Indians, and has ever
since lived among them, ana has married
.,forty pol
Soicer's cornfield, thence ud the river? on
1; the east side, with the meanders thereof
one mile, thence and from the beginning
east for (quantity. ; - t
To JN'ancy Stewart, daughter of the
late Shawanese chief, Blue Jacket, one
section of land,to contain six hundred and
forty acres, on the Great ftliami river be
low Lewistown, to include her! present
improvements, three quarters of tbe;said
section to be on the south east side of the
river, -and one quarter on the north west
side thereof. . -
To the children of the late Shawanese
chief., captain Logan, or Spamagelabe,
who fell in the service of the United
States, during the late war, one section of
land to contain six hundred and forty a
cres on the east side of the Great au Glaize
river, adjoining the lower-line ofthe grant
often miles at Wapaghkonetta and the
said river. ' ;';, , . . . v.
To A nthony Shane, a half blooded Ot
towas Indian, one section of landjto con
tain six hundred and forty, acres, on the
east side of the river St. Mary's, and to
begin opposite tire house in which the
said Shane now lives , thence up the riv
er, vith the meandecs thereof, one hun
dred and sixty poles, and from the begin
ning down with the meanders thereof,
one hundred and sixty'px!csj and from the
extremity ofthe said lines east, for quan
tity. .; i , ; . .
To James iMThcrson, who was tafen
prisoner by the Indians, and has ever
since lived among them, one section of
land, to contain six hundred and forty a
cfes,, in a square form, adioinina:i the
northern or western line of the grant of
lorly-eight miles, at Lewistown, at such
place as he may think proper to locate
the same- - j- - . ..:' :'.:'
Vo I Ioronou, or the Cherokeq. Boy, a
Wyandot chief, a section of land, to con
tain six hundred and forty acres; on the
Sandusky river, to be raid off in a square
form,5nd to include his improvements.
. To Alexander D. Godfroy, and Rich
ard Godfroy, adopted children of the Pot-
owatomy tribe, and at trjjSIr special re-
1 -. .j. .!. i . '
Hutrbi ui;e section or tana, to contain six
hundred and forty acres, in the tract of
country herein ceded to the United States,
by the Potowatomies, Ottowas, and Chip
peyas tribes, to be' located by them; the
said Alexander and Richard,, after the
said tract shajjl have been surveyed.
To Sawen'debens, or the Yellow Hair,
or Peter Minor, an adopted sou of Ton -danganie,
or the Dog, and at the special
request of tlie Ottowas, out of tlie tract
reserved by the treaty of Detroit, in lTr
above Roche de Boeuf, at the village of
the said bog, a section' of land, to contain
six-hundred and forty acres, to be located
in a square form, on the north side ofthe
Miami, at the Wolf Rapid. ,
Art. 9. The United States engage to
appoint an agent, to reside among or hear
the Wyandots, tV aid them in the protec
tion of their persons and property, to man
age their intercourse with the govern
ment and citizens of the United States,
and to discharge, the duties which com
monly appertain to the office of Indian
agent ; and the same agent is to execute
the same duties for the Senecas and Del
wares, on' the Sandusky river. And an
agent for similar purposes, and vested
with similar powers, shall be appointed,
to reside among or near the Shawanese,
whose agency shall include the reserva
tions at Wapaghkonetta, at Lewistown,
at Hog creek, and at Blanchard;s creek.
And one mile square shall be reserved at
Malake, for the use of the agent for the
Shawanese. '' .-'-:. ' .. '. v '
And the agent for the Wyandots and
Senecas shdl occupy such Id in the
grant at Upper Sandusky, as may be ne
cessary for him and the persons . attacaed
some proper
tion, for their use, and to provide' and
maintain a biacKsmitn, lor tne use ot tne
W);andots ancl Senecas, npori the reserva
tion cf the Wyandots, and another black
smith, for the use of the Indians, at Wa
paghkonetta, Hog Creole and Lewistown.
Art. 11. The stipulations coptaiiijed in
the treaty cf Greenvile,, relative to the
right of the Indians to hunt upon the land
hereby' ceded, while .it continues the prop
erty of the United States, shall shall ap
nlv to this treaty ; and the Indians shall,
i for the same term, enjoy the privilege of
r j . '
1 !.-; .i.if f.t.r.n fh Same hjlld. COm
i tnTittn't thwf .sS2rv va'stc' tit. on the
trees.
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Art. 12. The United States engage T
pay i:i the course ct the year 1818, the
amount ofthe xlamagts which were asses
sed by die authority "of the Secretary of
War, in favor of several tribes and indi
viduals of the . Jridi ans, who adhered to
"the cause of the United Sta tes during the
late war with Great Britain, and frhosa4
property was. in conswjuence of such' ad
herence, injured or destroyed. And it id r
agreed jhat trie sums thus assessed, shall
be paid in specie, at the places, and to j
ine uiues onnaiviouaisj iieteinaiter men
tioned, being la conformity with the said
assessment,- that is to say : - . . -
To the Wyandots at Upper Saiidusky,
four thousand three hundred and nineteen
dollars and thirty-cine cents. ; 1 : -1 -
To the Senecas at i Lower Sandusky,
three thousand nine hundred and eighty
nine dollars and twenty-four cents. , .
To the Indians at Lewis and Scoutash
as'towTis, twelve hundred and twenty-seven
dollars and , fifty cents.
To the Dehm ares, for th e use of the In
dians who suffered losses at Greentown,
and iit Jerome's toi:n, three! thousand
nine hundred and fifty-six dollars and fif
ty cents, to be paid at Wapaghkonetta.
To the representatives - of Hem bis, a ,,
Delaware Indian, three hundred and ibr-
t v-eightdoHars and fifty cents, to be paid i
at Wapaghkonetta. V
lo the Shawanese, an addiitonal sum
of four hundred and twenty dollars )obe
paid at yvapaghkonetta. . .
To the Senedas,. an additional sum of "
two hundred arid nineteen dollars, to W ,
Iaid at Wapaghkonetta. I
Art. 13th And whereas the i;um oftwt
thousand five hundred dollars j has heeri s '
paid by the United Siates to the Shaw-
nese, being onej half of five years' annui
ties due by the treaty of .pert Industry
and whereas the Wyandots contend, that
the whole of thcj oanuriy secured by that 1
treaty, is to be paid to" i hem, and a few
persons of the Shuwauese 'arid Senecaa
tribes ; now. therefore, the ccmniissioners;
of the United States, '. believing that tit
construction given byjIirVyandoti to the
said treaty, is cqn;ecVengajre that the U-
nited States si: id pay to the said AVyan-r
dot tribe in sjieie in the5 course "of the?
year 1818, the said sum of two thousand
five hundred dollars. , . -
Art. 1 4th .The U. States reserve to the)
proper authority the rhiht to make roads
through any part of the lanlgrajiled or
l eseryed by th is itreaty . antl atf 6 tp the
dilferent agents ihe Tight of esiablishl:; j
taverns and ferries for the . acc!a: :a o.iu
tion of travellers,1 should the soiue be found
necessary. ' y '
Art. 15th The .tracts of l.md- hereni
granted to the chiefs, for the use of thes.
Wyairdols, Shawanese, Seneca, and Del
aware Indiai, and the reserve for " tlie
OttawU Indians, shall not be liaule to tax
es of any kind, so long as such land con
tinues the property of the said Indians."
Art. lCth. Some of the Ottaway, Chip
pewa, & Potawatomy tribes, being attach-
ed to the -Catholic rengion , and
beiievirig .
dhildren
they may wish
seme of their
hereafter educated, do grant to the rector
ofthe Catholic Church of St. Anne oC
Detroit, for the. Use of the said church, &zl
to the-corporation of the college at De
troit, for the useof the said collegeto be?;
retained or sold, as the said lector and
corporation may judge expedient; each, :
one half of three sections of land, to con-
tain six hundred and forty, acres On tlie
river Raisin, at a place called Macon
and tllree sections of land not yet located ,
wliich tracts were reserved for the use of
the said Indians, by the treaty o Detroit
in 1 807 : and the superintendent of Indian
affairs, in the territory of Michigan, i
authorised, on the pa it of th? saidlnuiuns,
to selecf the said tracts bfland. T
Art. T7th. The United
i -
to pay to ny of hc Ind ians in? jvahje of
any improveme:;ts which, thry may be o?
lied to abandon, in conrerfce of thct
lines established by - this trcr.lv f .
Art. 18th. The Ldawire trihe of Indi
ans, hi cpnsidertitio.i.ibf the stlprdirtion
herein mad
.1 -' - . !?
tcs-
tlo hereby forever cede to. t;:q
States, ail the cliim w hicir thV
-Uni'V-'d
have to
the;thirteen'sectioiis cf hmd resen ed . for
the use of certain persoiis of their tribe
bv the second section of the act
of Cqn-
rovidinT
sress. passed March 3, iSOf,
for the disposal ofthe lands of the-.Uuited '.
sy tryct and the.onnectkut reserve, and
tlie, lands of thalUniied States, between
the Cincinnati and Vincennes districts. 1
Art. 1 9th . The United States agree t.
grant, by patent in 'foe sjnijip to Zees
hawaur Jaurisi Arinstrong asnd to SaiUm
doyouraycruaw5, or Silas ArmiLg, thu fs
ofthe Uelaware Indians, Hvile on the
J Saduky' waters, and their Scesscrs ir
s ir
! fiftlri. I,?ifc nf tto tuiii -irif-A. U.t'tU?J:G
fcf ': rtp..i.oii niVnt '.cirU a iu Hits am.exvii
jicheude, ia lLe siiue maimer, and saLt