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(3.)-Supplementary Treaty between The United States and the Wyandot, and other Tribes of Indians.-Signed at St. Mary's, 17th September, 1818.

JAMES MONROE, President of The United States of America.

TO ALL AND SINGULAR TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME,

GREETING:

WHEREAS a Treaty between the United States of America, and the Wyandot, Seneca, Shawanee, and Ottawa, Tribes of Indians, was concluded and signed, on the 17th day of September, in the year of our Lord 1818, by Commissioners on the part of the said United States, and certain Sachems, Chiefs, and Warriors, of the said Tribes, on the part and in behalf of the said Tribes: which Treaty is in the words following, to wit:

Articles of a Treaty made and concluded, at St. Mary's, in the State of Ohio, between Lewis Cass and Duncan McArthur, Commissioners of The United States, with full power and authority to hold Conferences, and conclude and sign a Treaty or Treaties, with all or any of the Tribes or Nations of Indians within the Boundaries of the State of Ohio, of and concerning all matters interesting to The United States and the said Nations of Indians, and the Sachems, Chiefs, and Warriors, of the Wyandot, Seneca, Shawanee, and Ottawa, Tribes of Indians; being Supplementary to the Treaty made and concluded with the said Tribes, and the Delaware, Pattawatima, and Chippewa Tribes of Indians, at the foot of the Rapids of the Miami of Lake Erie, on the 29th day of September, in the year of our Lord 1817.

ART. I. It is agreed, between The United States and the Parties hereunto, that the several tracts of land, described in the Treaty to which this is Supplementary, and agreed thereby to be granted by The United States to the Chiefs of the respective Tribes named therein, for the use of the Individuals of the said Tribes, and also the tract described in the XXth Article of the said Treaty, shall not be thus granted, but shall be excepted from the cession made by the said Tribes to The United States, reserved for the use of the said Indians, and held by them in the same manner as Indian reservations have been heretofore held. But it is further agreed, that the tracts thus reserved shall be reserved for the use of the Indians named in the Schedule to the said Treaty, and held by them and their heirs for ever, unless ceded to The United States.

II. It is also agreed that there shall be reserved for the use of the Wyandots, in addition to the reservations before made, 55,680 acres of land, to be laid off in 2 tracts, the first to adjoin the South Line of the section of 640 acres of land heretofore reserved for the Wyandot Chief, the

Cherokee Boy, and to extend south to the North Line of the reserve of 12 miles square, at Upper Sandusky, and the other to join the East Line of the reserve of 12 miles square, at Upper Sandusky, and to extend east for quantity.

There shall also be reserved, for the use of the Wyandots, residing at Solomon's Town, and on Blanchard's Fork, in addition to the reservations before made, 16,000 acres of land, to be laid off in a square form, on the head of Blanchard's Fork, the centre of which shall be at the Big Spring, on the trace leading from Upper Sandusky to Fort Findlay; and 160 acres of land, for the use of the Wyandots, on the west side of the Sandusky River, adjoining the said river, and the lower Line of 2 sections of land, agreed by the Treaty to which this is Supplementary, to be granted to Elizabeth Whitaker.

There shall also be reserved, for the use of the Shawanees, in addition to the reservations before made, 12,800 acres of land, to be laid off adjoining the east Line of their reserve of 10 miles square, at Wapaghkonetta; and for the use of the Shawanees and Senecas, 8,960 acres of land, to be laid off adjoining the West Line of the reserve of square miles at Lewistown. And the last reserve hereby made, and the former reserve at the same place, shall be equally divided by an East and West Line, to be drawn through the same. And the north half of the said tract shall be reserved for the use of the Senecas who reside there, and the south half for the use of the Shawanees who reside there.

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There shall also be reserved for the use of the Senecas, in addition to the reservations before made, 10,000 acres of land, to be laid off on the east side of the Sandusky River, adjoining the South Line of their reservation of 30,000 acres of land, which begins on the Sandusky River, at the lower corner of William Spicer's Section, and excluding therefrom the said William Spicer's Section.

III. It is hereby agreed that the tracts of land, which by the VIIIth Article of the Treaty to which this is Supplementary, are to be granted by The United States to the Persons therein mentioned, shall never be conveyed, by them or their heirs, without the permission of the President of The United States.

IV. The United States agree to pay to the Wyandots an additional annuity of 500 dollars, for ever; to the Shawanees, and to the Senecas of Lewistown, an additional annuity of 1,000 dollars, for ever; and to the Senecas an additional annuity of 500 dollars for ever; and to the Ottawas an additional annuity of 1,500 dollars, for ever. And these annuities shall be paid at the Places, and in the manner prescribed by the Treaty to which this is Supplementary.

V. This Treaty shall take effect, and be obligatory on the Contracting Parties, as soon as the same shall be ratified by the President of

The United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof.

In testimony whereof, the said Lewis Cass and Duncan Mc Arthur, Commissioners as aforesaid, and the Sachems, Chiefs, and Warriors of the Wyandot, Seneca, Shawanee, and Ottawa Tribes of Indians, have hereunto set their hands, at St. Mary's, in the State of Ohio, this 17th day of September, in the year of our Lord, 1818.

In presence of

WM. TURNER, Secretary.
JOHN JOHNSTON, Indian Agent.
B. F. STICKNEY, Indian Agent.
B. PARKE, District Judge of In-
diana.

LEWIS CASS. DUNCAN MCARTHUR.

JOHN CONNER.

J. T. CHUNN, Major of 3rd In-
fantry.

R. A. FORSYTH, Jun., Secretary,
Indian Department.

JONATHAN JENNINGS, Governor of WM. P. RATHBONE, Army Con

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ALEX. WOLCOTT, Jun., Indian G. M. GROSVENOR, Captain, 8th

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Now, therefore, be it known, that I, James Monroe, President of the United States of America, having seen and considered the said Treaty, have, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, accepted, ratified, and confirmed the same, and every Clause and Article thereof.

In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of The United States to be hereunto affixed, having first signed the same with my hand. Done at the City of Washington, this 4th day of January, in the year of our Lord, 1819, and of the Independence of The United States the 43rd. (L. S.) JAMES MONROE.

By the President,

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, Secretary of State.

(4.)-Treaty between The United States and the Pattawatima Nation of Indians.—Signed at St. Mary's, 2nd October, 1818.

JAMES MONROE, President of the United States of America. TO ALL AND SINGULAR TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME,

GREETING:

WHEREAS a Treaty between the United States of America and the Pattawatima Nation of Indians, was made and concluded at St. Mary's, in the State of Ohio, on the 2nd day of October, in the year of our Lord, 1818, by Commissioners on the part of The said United States, and certain Chiefs and Warriors of the said Nation, on the part, and in behalf of the said Nation: which Treaty is in the words following, to wit:

Articles of a Treaty made and concluded at St. Mary's, in the State of Ohio, between Jonathan Jennings, Lewis Cass, and Benjamin Parke, Commissioners of The United States, and the Pattawatima Nation of Indians.

ART. I. The Pattawatima Nation of Indians cede to The United States all the Country comprehended within the following limits: Beginning at the mouth of the Tippecanoe River, and running up the same to a point 25 miles in a direct line from the Wabash River; thence, on a line as nearly parallel to the general course of the Wabash River as practicable, to a point on the Vermillion River, 25 miles from the Wabash River; thence, down the Vermillion River to its mouth, and thence, up the Wabash River, to the place of beginning. The Pattawatimas also cede to The United States all their claim to the Country south of the Wabash River.

II. The United States agree to purchase any just claim which the Kickapoos may have to any part of the Country hereby ceded below Pine Creek.

III. The United States agree to pay to the Pattawatimas a perpetual annuity of 2,500 dollars in silver; one half of which shall be paid at Detroit, aud the other half at Chicago; and all annuities which, by any former Treaty, The United States have engaged to pay to the Pattawatimas, shall be hereafter paid in silver.

IV. The United States agree to grant to the Persons named in the annexed Schedule, and their heirs, the quantity of land therein stipulated to be granted; but the land so granted sha never be conveyed by either of the said Persons, or their heirs, unless by the consent of the President of the The United States.

In testimony whereof, the said Jonathan Jeunings, Lewis Cass, and Benjamin Parke, Commissioners as aforesaid, and the Sachems, Chiefs and Warriors, of the Pattawatima Tribe of Indians, have here

unto set their hands, at St. Mary's, in the State of Ohio, this 2nd day of October, in the year of our Lord 1818, and of the Independence of The United States the 43rd.

JONATHAN JENNINGS.

LEWIS CASS.

B. PARKE.

[Marks of 34 Chiefs and Warriors,]

In presence of

JAMES DILL, Secretary to the R. A, FORSYTH, Secretary of In

Commissioners.

WILLIAM TURNER, Secretary.
JNO. JOHNSTON, Indian Agent.
B. F. STICKNEY, S. I. A.
WILLIAM PRINCE, Indian
Agent.

JOHN CONNer.

WILLIAM CONNER, Interpreter.

dian Affairs.

ISAAC BURNETT.

BENEDICT JH. FLAGET, Bishop of Bardstown.

G. GODFROY, Indian Agent. JOHN F. CHUNN, Major 3rd Infantry.

P. HACKLEY, Capt. 3rd Infantry.

Schedule referred to in the foregoing Treaty.

THERE shall be granted to James Burnett, John Burnett, Isaac Burnett, Jacob Burnett, and Abraham Burnett, 2 sections of land each; and to Rebecca Burnett, and Nancy Burnett, 1 section of land each; which said James, John, Isaac, Jacob, Abraham, Rebecca, and Nancy, are children of Cakimi, a Pattawatima woman, sister of Topinibe, principal Chief of the Nation; and 6 of the sections herein granted,shall be located from the mouth of the Tippecanoe River, down the Wabash River, and the other 6 Sections shall be located at the mouth of Flint River.

There shall be granted to Perig, a Pattawatima Chief, one section of land on the Flint River, where he now lives. There shall also be granted to Mary Chatalie, daughter of Nebosh, a Pattawatima Chief, 1 section of land, to be located below the mouth of Pine River. JONATHAN JENNINGS.

LEWIS CASS.
B. PARKE.

Now, therefore, be it known, that I, James Monroe, President of the United States of America, having seen and considered the said Treaty, have, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, accepted, ratified, and confirmed, the same, and every Clause and Article thereof.

In testimony whereof, I have caused the Seal of The United States to be hereunto affixed, having first signed the same with my

Done at the City of Washington, this 15th day of January,

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