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Reservation

ARTICLE V.

As long as the lands, now ceded, remain the proto hunt, &c. perty of the United States, the said tribe shall have the privilege of living and hunting upon them, in the same manner that they have heretofore done; and they reserve to themselves the right of locating a tract of two square miles, or twelve hundred and eighty acres, the fee of which is to remain with them forever.

Fort Wayne, 30 Sept. 1809.

Cession of territory.

A Treaty between the United States of America, and the tribes of Indians called the Delawares, Pottawatimies, Miamis and Eel-river Miamis.

ARTICLE I.

The Miami and Eel-river tribes, and the Delawares and Pottawatimies, as their allies, agree to cede to the United States all that tract of country which shall be included between the boundary line esta blished by the treaty of fort Wayne, the Wabash and a line to be drawn from the mouth of a creek, called Racoon creek, emptying into the Wabash, on the south-east side, about twelve miles below the mouth of the Vermilion river, so as to strike the boundary line established by the treaty of Grouseland, at such a distance from its commencement at the north-east corner of the Vincennes tract, as will leave the tract, now ceded, thirty miles wide at the narrowest place. And also, all that tract which shall be included between the following boundaries, viz: beginning at fort Recovery, thence southwardly along the general boundary line, established by the treaty of Greeneville, to its intersection with the boundary line established by the treaty of Grouseland; thence along said line to a point from which a line drawn parallel to the first mentioned line will be twelve miles distant from the same, and along the said parallel line to its intersection with a line to be drawn from fort Recovery, parallel to the line established by the said treaty of Grouse land.

ARTICLE II.

The Miamis explicitly acknowledge the equal Joint right of right of the Delawares, with themselves, to the coun- Miamis and try watered by the White river. But it is also to be Delawares. clearly understood, that neither party shall have the right of disposing of the same without the consent of the other: and any improvements which shall be made on the said land by the Delawares, or their friends the, Mochecans, shall be theirs forever.

ARTICLE III.

The compensation to be given for the cession, Annuities. made in the first article, shall be as follows, viz: to the Delawares, a permanent annuity of five hundred dollars; to the Miamis, a like annuity of five hundred dollars; to the Eel-river tribe, a like annuity of two hundred and fifty dollars; and to the Pottawatimies, a like annuity of five hundred dollars.

ARTICLE IV.

All the stipulations made in the treaty of Greeneville, relatively to the manner of paying the annui. ties, and the right of the Indians to hunt upon the land, shall apply to the annuities granted, and the land ceded by the present treaty.

ARTICLE V.

Wea tribe

necessary.

The consent of the Wea tribe shall be necessary to complete the title to the first tract of land, here ceded; Consent of a separate convention shall be entered into between them and the United States, and a reasonable allowance of goods given them in hand, and a permanent annuity, which shall not be less than three hundred dollars, settled upon them.

ARTICLE VI.

Compensa

The annuities premised by the third article, and the goods now delivered to the amount of five thou• tion. sand two hundred dollars, shall be considered as a

Relinquishment by U.S.

Conditional

full compensation for the cession made in the first article.

ARTICLE VIII.

The United States agree to relinquish their right to the reserve, at the old Ouroctenon towns, made by, the treaty of Greeneville, so far at least as to make no further use of it than for the establishment of a military post.

ARTICLE IX.

The tribes who are parties to this treaty, being desirous to show their attachment to their brothers, the Kickapoos, agree to cede to the United States the name of Kic- lands on the north-west side of the Wabash, from the kapoos.

cession in

30th Sept.

1809.

Vincennes tract to a northwardly extension of the line running from the mouth of the aforesaid Racoon creek, and fifteen miles in width from the Wabash, on condition that the United States shall allow them an annuity of four hundred dollars. But this article is to have no effect unless the Kickapoos will agree to it..

Fort Wayne, A separate Article, entered into at fort Wayne, on the thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and nine, between William Henry Harrison, commissioner plenipotentiary of the United States for treating with the Indian tribes, and the sachems and chief warriors of the Miami and Eel-river tribes of Indians, which is to be considered as forming part of the Treaty, this day concluded, between the United States and the said tribes, and their allies, the Delawares and Pottarcatimies.

Additional

compensa

mis.

As the greater part of the lands ceded to the United States, by the treaty this day concluded, was the tion to Mia- exclusive property of the Miami nation, and guaranteed to them by the treaty of Grouseland, it is consi. dered, by the said commissioner, just and reasonable, that their request to be allowed some further and ad ditional compensation should be complied with. It

is, therefore, agreed that the United States shall deliver for their use, in the course of the next spring at fort Wayne, domestic animals to the amount of five hundred dollars, and the like number for the two following years, and that an armory shall be also maintained at fort Wayne for the use of the Indians as heretofore. It is also agreed, that if the Kickapoos confirm the ninth article of the treaty, to which this is a supplement, the United States will allow to the Miamis a further permanent annuity of two hundred dollars, and to the Wea and Eel-river tribes a further annuity of one hundred dollars each.

Vincennes, 26 Oct. 1809.

A Convention, entered into at Vincennes, in the Indiana territory, between William Henry Harrison, commissioner plenipotentiary of the United States, for treating with the Indian tribes north-west of the Ohio, and the Wea Wea tribe tribe.

The said tribe, by their sachems and head warriors, hereby declare their full and free consent to the treaty, concluded at fort Wayne, on the thirtieth ultimo, by the abovementioned commissioner, with the Delaware, Miami, Pottawatimie and Eel-river tribes; and also, to the separate article entered into on the same day with the Miami and Eel-river tribes. And the said commissioner, on the part of the United States, agrees to allow the said Indian tribe an additional annuity of three hundred dollars, and a present sum of fifteen hundred dollars, in con. sideration of the relinquishment made in the first article of said treaty; and a further permanent annuity of one hundred dollars, as soon as the Kickapoos be brought to give their consent to the ninth article of said treaty.

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

ARTICLE I.

confirms fort Wayne trea

ty.

Vincennes,
9 Dec. 1809.

Kickapoos

The ninth article of the treaty, concluded at fort confirm fort Wayne, on the thirtieth of September last, and the

ty.

Wayne trea- cession it contains, is hereby agreed to by the Kickapoos, and a permanent additional annuity of four hundred dollars, and goods to the amount of eight hundred dollars, now delivered, is to be considered as a full compensation for the said cession.

Additional cession.

ARTICLE II.

The said tribe further agrees to cede to the United States, all that tract of land which lies between the tract above ceded, the Wabash, the Vermillion river, and a line to be drawn from the north corner of the said ceded tract, so as to strike the Vermillion river at the distance of twenty miles in a direct line from its mouth. For this cession, a further annuity of one hundred dollars, and the sum of seven hundred dollars in goods, now delivered, is considered as a full compensation. But if the Miamis should not be willing to sanction the latter cession, and the United States should not think proper to take possession of the land without their consent, they shall be released from the obligation to pay the additional annuity of one hundred dollars.

ARTICLE III.

The stipulations contained in the treaty of Greeneville, relatively to the manner of paying the annuity, and of the right of the Indians to hunt upon the land, shall apply to the annuity granted and the land ceded by the present treaty.

Saint Louis 3d November, 1804.

The Sacs

ken under

No. 5.

Treaty with Sac and Fox tribes.

ARTICLE I.

The United States receive the united Sac and Fox and Foxes ta- tribes into their friendship and protection, and the said tribes agree to consider themselves under the protection of the United States and of no other power whatsoever.

protection of the U. S.

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