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, and have signed the same with my hand. Done at the City of Washington, this 7th day of January, in the year of our Lord 1819, and in the 43rd year of American Independence. JAMES MONROE. By the President, (L. S.) JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, Secretary of State. (14.)—Treaty between The United States and the Grand Pawnee Tribe of Indians.—Signed at St. Louis, 18th June, 1818. JAMES MONROE, President of The United States of America. TO ALL AND SINGULAR TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING: WHEREAS a Treaty of Peace and Friendship, between the United States of America and the Grand Pawnee Tribe of Indians, was made and concluded, at St. Louis, on the 18th day of June, in the year of Lord 1818, by Commissioners on the part of the said United States, and certain Chiefs and Warriors of the said Tribe, on the part and in behalf of the said Tribe; which Treaty is in the words following, to wit: A Treaty of Peace and Friendship, made and concluded by and between Wm. Clark and Auguste Chouteau, Commissioners of the United States of America, on the part and behalf of the said States, of the one part, and the undersigned Chiefs and Warriors of the Grand Pawnee Tribe, on the part and behalf of the said Tribe, of the other part. THE Parties, being desirous of establishing Peace and Friendship between The United States and the said Tribe, have agreed to the following Articles: ART. I. Every injury or act of hostility, by one or either of the Contracting Parties against the other, shall be mutually forgiven and forgotten. II. There shall be perpetual peace, and friendship between all the Citizens of the United States of America, and all the Individuals composing the said Grand Pawnee Tribe. III. The undersigned Chiefs and Warriors, for themselves and their said Tribe, do hereby acknowledge themselves to be under the protection of The United States of America, and of no other Nation, Power, or Sovereign, whatsoever. IV. The undersigned Chiefs and Warriors, for themselves and the Tribes they represent, do moreover promise and oblige themselves to deliver up, or cause to be delivered up, to the Authority of The United States, (to be punished according to law,) each and every Individual of the said Tribe, who shall at any time hereafter, violate the Stipulations of the Treaty this day concluded between the said Tribe and the said United States. In witness whereof the said William Clark and Auguste Chouteau, Commissioners as aforesaid, and the said Chiefs and Warriors as aforesaid, have hereunto subscribed their Names and affixed their Seals, this 18th day of June, in the year of our Lord 1818, and of the Independence of The United States the 42d. Done at St. Louis, in the presence of R. WASH, Secretary to the Com mission. R. PAUL, Col. M. M. JOHN O. FALLON, Capt. R. R. A. L. PAPIN, Interpreter. WM. GRAYSON. I. T. HONORE, Interpreter. STEPHEN JULIAN, U. S. Inter. preter. JOSIAH RAMSEY. JOHN ROBEdout. 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 7th day of January, in the year of our Lord, 1819, and in the 43d year of American Independence. By the President, (L. S.) JAMES MONORE. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, Secretary of State. (15.)-Treaty between The United States and the Osage Nations of Indians. Signed at St. Louis, 25th September, 1818. JAMES MONROE, President of the United States of America. TO ALL AND SINGULAR TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS MAY COME, GREETING. WHEREAS a Treaty was made and concluded, between the United States of America and the Great and Little Osage Nations of Indians, at St. Louis, on the 25th day of September, in the year of our Lord 1818, by Commissioners on the part of the said United States, and certain considerate men, Chiefs and Warriors, of all the several Bands of the said Nation, on the part and in behalf of the said Nation; which Treaty is in the words following, to wit: A Treaty made and concluded by and between William Clark, Governor of the Missouri Territory, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and Commissioner in behalf of The United States, of the one part; and a full and complete Deputation of considerate Men, Chiefs, and Warriors, of all the several Bands of the Great and Lattle Osage Nations, assembled in behalf of their said Nations, of the other part; who have agreed to the following Articles: ART. I. Whereas the Osage Nations have been embarrassed by the frequent demands for property taken from the Citizens of The United States, by War Parties, and other thoughtless men of their several Bands, (both before and since their War with the Cherokees,) and as the exertions of their Chiefs have been ineffectual in recovering and delivering such property, conformably with the condition of the IXth Article of a Treaty, entered into with The United States, at Fort Clark, the 10th of November, 1808; and as the deductions from their annuities, in conformity to the said Article, would deprive them of any for several years, and being destitute of funds to do that justice to the Citizens of The United States which is calculated to promote a friendly intercourse; they have agreed, and do hereby agree, to cede to The United States, and for ever quit claim to, the tract of Country included within the following Bounds, to wit: Beginning at the Arkansaw River, at where the present Osage Boundary Line strikes the River at Frog Bayou; then up the Arkansaw and Verdigris, to the Falls of Verdigris River: thence eastwardly, to the said Osage Boundary Line, at a point 20 leagues north from the Arkansaw River; and, with that line, to the place of beginning. II. The United States, on their part, and in consideration of the above cession, agree, in addition to the amount which the Osages do now receive in money and goods, to pay their own Citizens the full value of such property as they can legally prove to have been stolen or destroyed by the said Osages, since the year 1814, provided the same does not exceed the sum of 4,000 dollars. III. The Articles now stipulated will be considered as permanent additions to the Treaties, now in force, between the Contracting Parties, as soon as they shall have been ratified by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the said United States. In witness whereof the said William Clark, Commissioner as aforesaid, and the considerate Men and Chiefs aforesaid, have hereunto subscribed their Names, and affixed their Seals, at St. Louis, this 25th day of September, in the year of our Lord 1818, and of the Independence of The United States the 43rd. (L. S.) [Marks of 45 Indians.] WILLIAM CLARK. [1817-18.] 3 K Signed, sealed, and delivered, in the presence of PIERRE CHOUTEAU. PIERRE MENARD, Ind. Agent. P. L. CHOTEAU, Interpreter. PAUL LOISE, Interpreter, Osage. ter. MERIWETHER LEWIS CLARK. 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, the 7th 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. (16.)-Treaty between The United States and the Chickasaw Nation of Indians.-Signed at Old Town, 19th 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 Chickasaw Nation of Indians, was concluded and signed at the Treaty Ground, East of Old Town, on the 19th day of October, in the year of our Lord 1818, by Commissioners on the part of the said United States, and certain Chiefs, Head Men, and Warriors, of the whole of the said Chickasaw Nation, on the part and in behalf of the said Nation; which Treaty is in the words following, to wit: To settle all Territorial controversies, and to remove all ground of complaint or dissatisfaction, that might arise to interrupt the peace and harmony which have so long and so happily existed between the United States of America and the Chickasaw Nation of Indians, James Monroe, President of the said United States, by Isane Shelby and Andrew Jackson, of the one part, and the whole Chickasaw Nation, by their Chiefs, Head Men, and Warriors, in full Council assembled, of the other part, have agreed on the following Articles; which, when ratified by the President and Senate of the United States of America, shall form a Treaty binding on all Parties. ART. I. Peace and friendship are hereby firmly established and made perpetual, between the United States of America and the Chickasaw Nation of Indians. II. To obtain the object of the foregoing Article, the Chickasaw Nation of Indians cede to the United States of America (with the exception of such reservation as shall be hereafter mentioned,) all claim or title which the said Nation has to the land lying North of the South Boundary of the State of Tennessee, which is bounded South by the 35th degree of North Latitude, and which lands, hereby ceded, lie within the following Boundaries, viz.: Beginning on the Tennessee River, about 35 miles by water, below Colonel George Colbert's ferry, where the 35th degree of North Latitude strikes the same; thence due West with said degree of North Latitude, to where it cuts the Mississippi River, at or near the Chickasaw Bluffs; thence, up the said Mississippi River, to the mouth of the Ohio; thence up the Ohio River, to the mouth of Tennessee River; thence up the Tennessee River, to the place of beginning. III. In consideration of the relinquishment of claim and cession of lands in the preceding Article, and to perpetuate the happiness of the Chickasaw Nation of Indians, the Commissioners of The United States, before named, agree to allow the said Nation the sum of 20,000 dollars per annum, for 15 successive years, to be paid annually, and, as a further consideration for the objects aforesaid, and at the request of the Chiefs of the said Nation, the Commissioners agree to pay Captain John Gordon, of Tennessee, the sum of 1,115 dollars, it being a debt due by General William Colbert, of said Nation, to the aforesaid Gordon; and the further sum of 2,000 dollars, due by said Nation of Indians, to Captain David Smith, now of Kentucky, for that sum by him expended, in supplying himself and 45 soldiers from Tennessee, in the year 1795, when assisting them, (at their request and invitation,) in defending their Towns against the invasion of the Creek Indians, both which sums (on the application of the said Nation,) are to be paid within 60 days after the Ratification of this Treaty, to the aforesaid Gordon and Smith. IV. The Commissioners agree, on the further and particular application of the Chiefs, and for the benefit of the Poor and Warriors of the said Nation, that a tract of land, containing 4 miles square, to include a salt lick or springs, on or near the River Sandy, a branch of the Tennessee River, and within the land hereby ceded, be reserved, and to be laid off in a square or oblong, so as to include the best timber, at the option of their beloved Chief, Levi Colbert, and Major James Brown, or either of them, who are hereby made Agents and Trustees for the Nation, to lease the said salt lick or springs, on the following express conditions, viz. for the benefit of this reservation, as before recited, the Trustees or Agents are bound to lease the said reservation to some Citizen or Citizens of The United States, for a reasonable quantity of salt, to be paid annually to the said Nation, for the use thereof; and that, from and after 2 years after the Ratification of this Treaty, no salt, |