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to the United States of locating land

vernor of the Indiana territory, superintendant of Indian affairs, and commissioner plenipotentiary of the United States for concluding any treaty or treaties which may be found necessary with any of the Indian nations north west of the river Ohio, at which were present the chiefs and warriors of the Eel River, Wyandot, Piankashaw and Kaskaskia nations, and also the tribe of the Kickapoos, by their representatives, the chiefs of the Eel River nations.

The fourth article of the treaty holden and con. cluded at Fort Wayne on the seventh day of June, one thousand eight hundred and three, being considered, the chiefs and warriors of the said nations give their free and full consent to the same, and they do hereby relinquish and confirm to the United States the privilege and right of locating three several tracts of land of one mile square each on the on the roads road leading from Vincennes to Kaskaskia, and also leading from Vincennes to one other tract of land of one mile square on the Kaskaskia road leading from Vincennes to Clarkesville; which and Clarkes- locations shall be made in such places on the aforesaid roads as shall best comport with the convenience and interest of the United States in the establishment of houses of entertainment for the accommodation of travellers.

ville.

Vincennes, 13th August, 1803.

A Treaty between the United States of America, and the Kaskaskia tribe of Indians.

Articles of a treaty made at Vincennes in the Indiana territory, between William Henry Harrison, governor of the said territory, superintendant of Indian affairs, and commissioner plenipotentiary of the United States for concluding any treaty or treaties which may be found necessary with any of the Indian tribes north west of the river Ohio, of the one part, and the head chiefs and warriors of the Kas kaskia tribe of Indians so called, but which tribe is the remains and rightfully represent all the tribes of the Illinois Indians, originally called the Kaskaskia,

Mitchigamia, Cahokia and Taemaror, of the other part.

ARTICLE I.

Whereas from a variety of unfortunate circumstances the several tribes of Illinois Indians are reduced to a very small number, the remains of which have been long consolidated and known by the name of the Kaskaskia tribe, and finding themselves unable to occupy the extensive tract of country which of right belongs to them and which was possessed by their ancestors for many generations, the chiefs and warriors of the said tribe being also desirous of procuring the means of improvement in the arts of civi lised life, and a more certain and effectual support for their women and children, have, for the considerations hereinafter mentioned, relinquished and by these presents do relinquish and cede to the Uni- Cession to ted States all the lands in the Illinois country, which the United the said tribe has heretofore possessed, or which they may rightfully claim, reserving to themselves however the tract of about three hundred and fifty acres near the town of Kaskaskia, which they have always held and which was secured to them by the act of Congress of the third day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety one, and also the right of locating one other tract of twelve hundred and eighty acres within the bounds of that now ceded, which two tracts of land shall remain to them forever.

ARTICLE II.

States.

take the Kas

The United States will take the Kaskaskia tribe under their immediate care and patronage, and will United States afford them a protection as effectual against the other kaskias under Indian tribes and against all other persons whatever their protecas is enjoyed by their own citizens. And the said tion; who are Kaskaskia tribe do hereby engage to refrain from war, &c. &c. making war or giving any insult or offence to any without the oth, r Indian tribe or to any foreign nation, without consent of the having first obtained the approbation and consent of the United States.

not to make

U. States.

Former an

mutables, at

the Indians

ARTICLE III.

The annuity heretofore given by the United States nuity to be in- to the said tribe shall be increased to one thousand creased, to be dollars, which is to be paid to them either in money, paid in com- merchandise, provisions or domestic animals, at the the option of option of the said tribe: and when the said annuity or any part thereof is paid in merchandise, it is to be delivered to them either at Vincennes, Fort Mas sac or Kaskaskia, and the first cost of the goods in the sea port where they may be procured is alone to be charged to the said tribe free from the costs of transportation, or any other contingent expense. Whenever the said tribe may chuse to receive money, provisions or domestic animals for the whole or in part of the said annuity, the same shall be delivered at the town of Kaskaskia. The United States will also cause to be built a house suitable for the acbe built and a commodation of the chief of the said tribe, and field for the will enclose for their use a field not exceeding one tribe to be en- hundred acres with a good and sufficient fence.

The money

or articles in

exchange to be paid at Kaskaskia. A house for the chief to

closed.

An annual sum to be

paid to a Capriest the functions

of his office

for the Kaskaskias, and

to instruct their child

And

whereas, the greater part of the said tribe have been baptised and received into the Catholic church, to which they are much attached, the United States will give annually for seven years one hundred dollars towards the support of a priest of that religion, who will engage to perform for the said tribe the du ties of his office and also to instruct as many of their children as possible in the rudiments of literature. And the United States will further give the sum of ren, &c. &c. three hundred dollars to assist the said tribe in the erection of a church. The stipulations made in this and the preceeding article, together with the sum of five hundred and eighty dollars, which is now paid or assured to be paid for the said tribe for the pur pose of procuring some necessary articles, and to relieve them from debts which they have heretofore contracted, is considered as a full and ample compensation for the relinquishment made to the United States in the first article.

A sum to be given by the

United States for the erection of a church.

Right reserved to the

United States of dividing

ARTICLE IV.

The United States reserve to themselves the right at any future period of dividing the annuity now

promised to the said tribe amongst the several fami- the annuity lies thereof, reserving always a suitable sum for the among the great chief and his family.

ARTICLE V.

families of the tribe.

And to the end, that the United States may be enabled to fix with the other Indian tribes a bounda ry between their respective claims, the chiefs and head warriors of the said Kaskaskia tribe do hereby declare that the rightful claim is as follows, viz. Boundaries Beginning at the confluence of the Ohio and the fixed. Mississippi, thence up the river to the mouth of the Saline creek, about twelve miles below the mouth of the Wabash, thence along the dividing ridge be. tween the said creek and the Wabash until it comes to the general dividing ridge between the waters which fall into the Wabash, and those which fall into the Kaskaskia river; and thence along the said ridge until it reaches the waters which fall into the Illinois river, thence in a direct course to the mouth of the Illinois river, and thence down the Missis sippi to the beginning.

A Treaty between the United States of Ameri- Vincennes ca, and the Delaware tribe of Indians.

ARTICLE I.

18, August, 1804.

the United

States.

The said Delaware tribe, for the consideration hereinafter mentioned, relinquishes to the United Cession to States, forever, all their right and title to the tract of country which lies between the Ohio and Wabash rivers, and below the tract ceded by the treaty of Fort Wayne and the road leading from Vincennes to the falls of Ohio.

ARTICLE II.

Additional annuity to be

paid to the

Delawares.
To what use

The said tribe shall receive from the United States, for ten years, an additional annuity of three hundred dollars, which is to be exclusively appropriated to the to be applied.

the expence

teach them

arts, &c

Further sums

to be appropriated for five years to

Persons to be purpose of ameliorating their condition, and promoemployed at ting their civilization. Suitable persons shall be of the U.S. to employed at the expense of the United States to teach them to make fences, cultivate the earth, and agricultural such of the domestic arts as are adapted to their and domestic situation; and a further sum of three hundred dollars shall be appropriated annually, for five years, to this object. The United States will cause to be delivered to them in the course of the next spring, horses fit for draft, cattle, hogs and implements of husbandry to the amount of four hundred dollars. The preceding stipulations together with goods to the amount of eight hundred dollars, which is now delivered to the said tribe, (a part of which is to be appropriated to the satisfying certain individuals of the said tribe, whose horses have been taken by white people) is to be considered as full comsation for the pensation for the relinquishment made in the first relinquish- article.

wards this object.

Horses, &c.

to be deliver

ed to them.

These stipu lations to be

considered full compen

ment in the

first art.

ARTICLE IV.

Delawares to lands, &c.

The said tribe having exhibited to the above namRight of the ed commissioner of the United States sufficient proof of their right to all the country which lies between the Ohio and White river, and the Miami tribe who were the original proprietors of the upper part of that country having explicitly acknowledged the title of the Delawares at the general council held at Fort Wayne, in the month of June, 1803, the said United States will in future consider the Delawares as the rightful owners of all the country which is bounded by the White river on the north, the Ohio on the south, the general boundary line running from the mouth of the Kentucky river on the east, and the tract ceded by this treaty, and that ceded by the treaty of Fort Wayne, on the west and south west.

Stipulation

that the U. S. will treat

ARTICLE V.

As the Piankeshaw tribe have hitherto obstinately with the Pi. persisted in refusing to recognise the title of the Delawares to the tract of the country ceded by this

ankeshaws

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