Page. CHAPTER 66.—An act supplementary to "An act providing for the disposition of three several tracts of land in Tuscarawas county, in the state of Ohio, and for other purposes," passed the 26th day of May, 1824. (chapter 63.) Approved May 20, 1826, 410 411 411 CHAPTER 67.-An act to enable the president to hold treaties with certain Indian tribes. Approved May 20, 1826, 410 CHAPTER 68.-An act to enable the president of the United States to hold a treaty with the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations of Indians. Approved May 20, 1826, CHAPTER 69.-An act making appropriations to defray the expense of negotiating and carrying into effect certain Indian treaties. Approved May 20, 1826, CHAPTER 70.-An act to aid certain Indians of the Creek nation, in their removal to the west of the Mississippi. Approved, May 20, 1826, CHAPTER 71.-An act making appropriations to carry into effect the treaty concluded between the United States and the Creek nation; ratified 22d April, 1826. Approved May 22, 1826, CHAPTER 72.—An act for the relief of the Florida Indians. Approved May 22, 1826, CHAPTER 73.—Treaty with the Great and Little Osage nations of Indians. (Supplementary to chapter 12, page 243.) 6. Of the 10th August, 1825; negotiated at Council Grove, on the river Nee-o-zho, 160 miles south-west from fort Osage, by Benjamin H. Reeves, George C. Sibley, and Thomas Mather. Ratified May 3, 1826, CHAPTER 74.-Treaty with the Kanzas. (Supplementary to chapter 21, page 289.) 3. Of the 16th August, 1825; negotiated on the Sora Kanzas creek, 230 miles south-westwardly from fort Osage, by Benjamin H. Reeves, George C. Sibley, and Thomas Mather. Ratified May 3, 1826, 414 415 416 417 419 APPENDIX. DOCUMENTS RELATING TO INDIAN AFFAIRS. No. 1.-Commencement and progress of Indian affairs. [Pro- No. 5.-Regulations for the civilization of the Indians. [Prescribes the mode of applying the fund appropriated by the act of 3d March, 1819,] Page. 423 449 452 | 468 486 No. 6. Relating to the treaty with the Cherokee nation, of the 24th October, 1804, and which was not ratified until 17th May, 1824. [Explains the delay in the Ratification.] 488 No. 7.-Abstract of Indian treaties, whereby the U. States acquired the title to lands in the states of Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, and Alabama, and in the territories of Michigan and Arkansas, No. 8.-Statement of Indian annuities, containing a reference to the acts of congress making appropriations for them, with a recapitulation of the amount appropriated for annuities under said acts, 492 499 & 506 No. 1. Articles of agreement and confederation, made and entered into, by Articles of aAndrew and Thomas Lewis, esquires, commissioners for, and in behalf of, greement, &e. the United States of North-America, of the one part, and captain White between the Eyes, captain John Kill Buck, junior, and captain Pipe, deputies, and chief United States men of the Delaware nation, of the other part. and the Delawares. Article 1. That all offences or acts of hostilities, by one or either of the contracting parties against the other, be mutually Oblivion of forgiven, and buried in the depth of oblivion, never more to the past. be had in remembrance. Art. 2. That a perpetual peace and friendship shall, from Perpetual henceforth, take place and subsist between the contracting par- peace and ties aforesaid, through all succeeding generations: and if either of the parties are engaged in a just and necessary war with any Mutual assistother nation, or nations, that then each shall assist the other in ance, in case due proportion to their abilities, till their enemies are brought of war. to reasonable terms of accommodation: and that, if either of them shall discover any hostile designs forming against the given of hos other, they shall give the earliest notice thereof, that timeous tile designs. measures may be taken to prevent their ill effect. Notice to be Art. 3. And whereas the United States are engaged in a just and necessary war, in defence and support of life, liberty, and independence, against the king of England, and his adherents, and as said king is yet possessed of several posts and forts, on the lakes and other places, the reduction of which is great importance to the peace and security of the contracting parties, and, as the most practicable way for the troops of the United States, to some of the posts and forts, is by passing through the country of the Delaware nation, the aforesaid de- A free passage puties, on behalf of themselves and their nation, do hereby Delaware nathrough the stipulate, and agree, to give a free passage through their coun- tion, to the try, to the troops aforesaid, and the same to conduct, by the troops of the nearest and best ways, to the posts, forts, or towns of the ene- Delawares to mies of the United States, affording to said troops such supplies guide and furnish supplies, of corn, meat, horses, or whatever may be in their power, for &e, United States The Dela with such warriors as they can spare. United States, ed, for the se dren, of the Delawares. Individuals of the accommodation of such troops, on the commanding officers'. &e. paying, or engaging to pay, the full value of whatever they wares to join can supply them with. And the said deputies, on the behalf of their nation, engage to join the troops of the United States aforesaid, with such a number of their best and most expert warriors, as they can spare, consistent with their own safety, A fort to be and act in concert with them; and for the better security of the built by the old men, women, and children, of the aforesaid nation, whilst and garrison- their warriors are engaged against the common enemy, it is curity of the agreed, on the part of the United States, that a fort of sufficient old men, WO- strength and capacity be built at the expense of the said states, men, and chil- with such assistance as it may be in the power of the said Delaware nation to give, in the most convenient place, and advantageous situation, as shall be agreed on by the commanding of ficer of the troops aforesaid, with the advice and concurrence of the deputies of the aforesaid Delaware nation; which fort shall be garrisoned by such a number of the troops of the United States, as the commanding officer can spare for the present, and hereafter by such numbers, as the wise men of the United States in council, shall think most conducive to the common good. Art. 4 For the better security of the peace and friendship either party, now entered into by the contracting parties, against all infrac infracting this treaty, not to tions of the same, by the citizens of either party, to the prejube punished dice of the other, neither party shall proceed to the infliction of punishments on the citizens of the other, otherwise than by securing the offender, or offenders, by imprisonment, or any other competent means, till a fair and impartial trial can be had by judges or juries of both parties, as near as can be, to the laws, customs, and usages of the contracting parties, and natural justice: the mode of such trials to be hereafter fixed by the wise men of the United States, in Congress assembled, with the assistance of such deputies of the Delaware nation, as may be Enemies, fu- appointed to act in concert with them in adjusting this matter gitive crimi- to their mutual liking. And it is further agreed between the nals, slaves, parties aforesaid, that neither shall entertain, or give countecountenanced nance to, the enemies of the other, or protect, in their respective or protected; states, criminal fugitives, servants, or slaves, but the same to cured and giv-apprehend and secure, and deliver to the state, or states, to which such enemies, criminals, servants, or slaves, respectively belong. Art. 5. Whereas the confederation entered into by the Delaware nation, and the United States, renders the first dependent wares on the on the latter, for all the articles of clothing, utensils, and im-for supplies of plements of war, and it is judged not only reasonable, but inclothing, dispensably necessary, that the aforesaid nation be supplied with such articles, from time to time, as far as the United States may have it in their power, by a well regulated trade, under the conAn intelligent duct of an intelligent, candid agent, with an adequate salary, agent, for the one more influenced by the love of his country, and a constant except by due course of law. Mode of try ing offenders to be hereaf ter fixed. &c. not to be but to be se en up. Dependence of the Dela United States. armis, &c. icenattention to the duties of his department, by promoting the purposes of trade, necesr the common interest, than the sinister purposes of converting and sary. beh binding all the duties of his office to his private emolument: Sta convinced of the necessity of such measures, the commissionexpeers of the United States, at the earnest solicitation of the depusafe ties aforesaid, have engaged, in behalf of the United States, Trade to be of that such a trade shall be afforded said nation, conducted on established on wh such principles of mutual interest, as the wisdom of the United principles of it States, in Congress assembled, shall think most conducive to rest. icie adopt for their mutual convenience. state $ mutual inte States, of the Art. 6. Whereas the enemies of the United States have en- Guarantee, by the United De deavored, by every artifice in their power, to possess the Indians der in general with an opinion, that it is the design of the states territorial az aforesaid, to extirpate the Indians, and take possession of their rights of the Delawares, as country; to obviate such false suggestion, the United States do established by engage to guarantee to the aforesaid nation of Delawares, and former treaties, &c. their heirs, all their territorial rights in the fullest and most ample manner, as it hath been bounded by former treaties, as long as they, the said Delaware nation, shall abide by, and hold fast Other Indian the chain of friendship, now entered into. And it is further tribes to be invited to join agreed on between the contracting parties, (should it for the fu- this confedeture be found conducive for the mutual interest of both parties,) ration, to form to invite any other tribes who have been friends to the interest state, and of the United States, to join the present confederation, and to sentation in form a state, whereof the Delaware nation shall be the head, this article not Congress. But and have a representation in Congress: provided, nothing con- conclusive till tained in this article to be considered as conclusive, until it meets it meets the approbation with the approbation of Congress. And it is also the intent and of Congress, meaning of this article, that no protection or countenance shall &c. be afforded to any who are at present our enemies, by which Enemies not they might escape the punishment they deserve. In witness whereof, the parties have hereunto interchangea- a have a repre to escape punishment. In presence of John Kill Buck, his x'mark. Lach'n M'Intosh, b. general, commander the western department. Daniel Brodhead, colonel 8th P. regiment, W. Crawford, col. John Campbell, John Stephenson, John Gibson, colonel 13th Virginia regiment, A. Graham, brigade major, Lach. M-Intosh, jun, major brigade, Benjamin Mills, Joseph L. Finley, captain 8th Penn, regiment, John Finley, captain 8th P. regiment. |