treaty, the United States will negociate with them, for an ack. and will endeavor to settle the matter, in an ami- nowledgment on thier part cable way, but should they reject the propositions of the title of that may be made to them on this subject, and the Delashould the United States not think proper to take wares to land ceded by this possesion of the said country without their consent, treaty. the stipulations and promise herein made, on behalf of the United States, shall be null and void.

ARTICLE VI.

As the road from Vincennes to Clark's grant will Boundaries, form a very inconvenient bonndary, and as it is the &c. intention of the parties to these presents that the whole of the said road shall be within the tract ceded to the United States, it is agreed that the boundary in that quarter shall be a straight line to be drawn parallel to the course of the said road from the eastern boundary of the tracts ceded by the trea ty of Fort Wayne to Clark's grant, but the said line is not to pass at a greater distance than half a mile from the most northerly bend of said road.

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

ARTICLE I.

27 August, 1804.

U. S.

The Piankeshaw tribe relinquishes and cedes to the Cession of United States, forever, all that tract of country which land to the lies between the Ohio and Wabash rivers, and below Clark's grant and the tract called the Vincennes tract, which was ceded by the treaty of fort Wayne, and a line connecting the said tract and grant, to be drawn parallel to the general course of the road leading from Vincennes to the falls of the Ohio, so as not to pass more than half a mile to the northward of the most northerly bend of said road.

ARTICLE II.

The Piankeshaw tribe acknowledges explicitly the Acknow right of the Kaskaskia tribe to sell the country which ledgment of

the right of the Kaskassell the land lately ceded by them to the U. S.

kia Indians to

Additional

they have lately ceded to the United States, and which is separated from the lands of the Piankeshaws by the ridge or high land which divides the waters of the Wabash from the waters of the Saline creek; and by that which divides the waters of the said Wabash from those which flow into the Auvase and other branches of the Mississippi.

ARTICLE III.

An additional annuity of two hundred dollars shall annuity to be be paid by the United States, to the said tribe, for ten paid to the years, in money, merchandise, provisions or domestic Piankeshaws for ten years. animals and implements of husbandry, at the option of the said tribe, and this annuity, together with goods to the amount of seven hundred dollars, which are now delivered to them by the commissioner of the United States, is considered as a full compensation for the abovementioned relinquishment.

Right reserv.

ed to the U.

the whole

annuity amongst the families, &c.

ARTICLE IV.

The United States reserve to themselves the right S. of dividing of dividing the whole annuity, which they pay to the said tribe, amongst the families which compose the same; allowing always a due proportion for the chiefs. And the said chiefs, whenever the President of the United States may require it, shall, upon proper notice being given, assemble their tribe, for the purpose of effecting this arrangement.

of the Piankeshaws.

Chiefs to be assembled in

order to this arrangement.

Grouseland, A Treaty between the United States of America,

near Vin

cennes,

21 August, 1805.

and the tribes of Indians called the Delawares, Pottarcatimies, Miamis, Eel river and Weeas.

ARTICLE I.

Whereas, by the fourth article of a treaty made. between the United States and the Delaware tribe, on the eighteenth day of August, eighteen hundred and four, the said United States engaged to consider

the said Delawares as the proprietors of all that tract of country which is bounded by the White river on the north, the Ohio and Clark's grant on the south, the general boundary line running from the mouth of Kentucky river on the east, and the tract ceded by the treaty of fort Wayne, and the road leading to Clark's grant on the west and south-west. And whereas, the Miami tribe, from whom the Delawares derived their claim, contend that in their cession of said tract to the Delawares, it was never their intention to convey to them the right of the soil, but to suffer them to occupy it as long as they thought proper; the said Delawares have, for the sake of peace and good neigh- Delawares bourhood, determined to relinquish their claim to the their claim. relinquish said tract, and do by these presents release the United States from the guarantee made in the beforementioned article of the treaty of August, eighteen hundred and four.

ARTICLE II.

4

The said Miami, Eel-river and Weea tribes, cede Cession of and relinquish to the United States, forever, all that the Miamis, tract of country which lies to the south of a line to be &c. &c. drawn from the north-east corner of the tract ceded by the treaty of fort Wayne, so as to strike the general boundary line, running from a point opposite to the mouth of the Kentucky river, to fort Recovery, at the distance of fifty miles from its commencement on the Ohio river.

ARTICLE III.

In consideration of the cession made in the preceding article, the United States will give an additional An additionpermanent annuity to said Miamis, Eel-river and al permanent Wea tribes, in the following proportions, viz: to the annuity to be Miamis, six hundred dollars; to the Eel-river tribe, Miamis, &c. given to the two hundred and fifty dollars; to the Weas, two hundred and fifty dollars; and also to the Pottawatimies, an additional annuity of five hundred dollars, for ten years, and no longer; which, together with the sum of four thousand dollars which is now delivered, the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge, is to be

E

Miamis, &c. &c. consider themselves as

one nation, and determine not to

considered as a full compensation for the land now ceded.

ARTICLE IV.

As the tribes which are now called the Miamis, Eel-River and Weas, were formerly, and still consider themselves as one nation, and as they have determined that neither of those tribes shall dispose of any part of the country which they hold in common; in part from any of their terri- order to quiet their minds on that head, the United tory without States do hereby engage to consider them as joint the consent of owners of all the country on the Wabash and its waall the parties. ters, above the Vincennes tract, and which has not been ceded to the United States, by this or any former treaty; and they do further engage that they will not purchase any part of the said country without the consent of each of the said tribes. Provided always, That nothing in this section contained shall in any manner weaken or destroy any claim which the Kickapoos, who are not represented at this treaty, may have to the country they now occupy on the Vermillion river.

Pottawati

the right of the Dela

ARTICLE V.

The Pottawatimies, Miami, Eel-River and Wea mies, &c. ac- tribes, explicitly acknowledge the right of the Delaknowledge wares to sell the tract of land conveyed to the United States by the treaty of the eighteenth day of August, eighteen hundred and four, which tract was given by the Piankeshaws to the Delawares, about thirty-seven years ago.

wares to sell,

&c.

Vincennes, 30 Dec. 1805.

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 northwest of the Ohio, of the one part, and the chiefs and head of men of the Piankeshaw tribe, of the other part.

ARTICLE I.

The Piankeshaw tribe cedes and relinquishes to Cession of the United States forever, all that tract of country territory. (with the exception of the reservation hereinafter made) which lies between the Wabash and the tract ceded by the Kaskaskia tribe, in the year one thousand eight hundred and three, and south of a line to be drawn from the north-west corner of the Vincennes tract, north seventy-eight degrees west, until it intersects the boundary line which has heretofore separated the lands of the Piankeshaws from the said tract ceded by the Kaskaskia tribe.

ARTICLE II.

The United States take the Piankeshaw tribe under their immediate care and patronage, and will extend to them a protection as effectual as that which is enjoyed by the Kaskaskia tribe; and the said Piankeshaw tribe will never commit any depredations or make war upon any of the other tribes without the consent of the United States.

ARTICLE III.

Additional

The said United States will cause to be delivered to the Piankeshaws yearly, and every year, an addi- annuity. tional annuity of three hundred dollars, which is to be paid in the same manner, and under the same conditions as that to which they are entitled by the treaty of Greeneville: Provided always, That the United States may, at any time they shall think proper, divide the said annuity amongst the individuals of the said tribe.

ARTICLE IV.

tion.

The stipulations made in the preceding articles, together with the sum of one thousand one hundred Compensadollars, which is now delivered, the receipt whereof the said chiefs do hereby acknowledge, is considered a full compensation for the cession and relinquishment abovementioned.