Ratified, Dec. 26, 1815. A TREATY OF PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP, Sept. 2, 1815. Made and concluded between William Clark, Ninian Edwards, and Auguste Chouteau, Commissioners Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, on the part and behalf of the said States, of the one part; and the undersigned Chiefs, Warriors, and Deputies, of the Kickapoo Tribe or Nation, on the part and behalf of the said Tribe or Nation, of the other part. Injuries, &c. forgiven. Perpetual peace and friendship. Prisoners to be delivered up. Former trea THE parties being desirous of re-establishing peace and friendship between the United States and the said tribe or nation, and of being placed in all things, and in every respect, on the same footing upon which they stood before the war, have agreed to the following articles: ARTICLE 1. Every injury or act of hostility by one or either of the contracting parties towards the other, shall be mutually forgiven and forgot. ART. 2. There shall be perpetual peace and friendship between all the citizens of the United States of America, and all the individuals composing the said Kickapoo tribe or nation. ART. 3. The contracting parties do hereby agree, promise, and oblige themselves, reciprocally, to deliver up all the prisoners now in their hands (by what means soever the same may have come into their possession) to the officer commanding at Fort Clarke, on the Illinois river, to be by him restored to their respective nations as soon as it may be practicable. ART. 4. The contracting parties, in the sincerity of mutual friendties recognised ship, recognize, re-establish, and confirm, all and every treaty, contract, and agreement, heretofore concluded between the United States and the Kickapoo tribe or nation. and confirmed. In witness whereof, the said William Clark, Ninian Edwards, and Auguste Chouteau, Commissioners as aforesaid, and the Chiefs, Warriors, and Deputies, of the said tribe, have hereunto subscribed their names and affixed their seals, this second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, and of the independence of the United States the fortieth. Done at Portage des Sioux, in the presence of R. Wash, secretary to the commission. T. A. Smith, B. G. U. S. A. D. Bissel, brig. gen. Stephen Byrd, col. M. N. T. Paul, C. C. T. A. McNair, d. insp. Thomas Forsyth, I. agent. Pierre Menard, I. agent. Jno. W. Johnson, U. S. factor and Indian agent. Maurice Blondeaux, I. agent. Samuel Solomon, interpreter. Samuel Brady, lieut. 8th U. S. inf. Joseph C. Brown. H. Battu. Samuel Whiteside, capt. Il. militia. To the Indian names are subjoined a mark and seal. A TREATY Between the United States of America and the Wyandot, Delaware, Seneca, Shawanoe, Miami, Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatimie, Tribes of Indians, residing within the limits of the State of Ohio, and the Territories of Indiana and Michigan. WHEREAS the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatimie, tribes of Indians, together with certain bands of the Wyandot, Delaware, Seneca, Shawanoe, and Miami tribes, were associated with Great Britain in the late war between the United States and that power, and have manifested a disposition to be restored to the relations of peace and amity with the said States; and the President of the United States having appointed William Henry Harrison, late a Major General in the service of the United States, Duncan M'Arthur, late a Brigadier in the service of the United States, and John Graham, Esquire, as Commissioners to treat with the said tribes; the said Commissioners and the Sachems, Headmen, and Warriors, of said tribes having met in Council at the Spring Wells, near the city of Detroit, have agreed to the following Articles, which, when ratified by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States, shall be binding on them and the said tribes: Sept. 8, 1815. Ratified, Dec. 26, 1815. ARTICLE 1. The United States give peace to the Chippewa, Ottawa, Peace given to and Potawatimie, tribes. certain tribes. Said tribes re cific relations of 1811. ART. 2. They also agree to restore to the said Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatimie tribes, all the possessions, rights, and priviledges, stored to the pawhich they enjoyed, or were entitled to, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eleven, prior to the commencement of the late war with Great Britain; and the said tribes, upon their part, agree again to place themselves under the protection of the United States, and of no other power whatsoever. ART. 3. In consideration of the fidelity to the United States which has been manifested by the Wyandot, Delaware, Seneca, and Shawanoe, tribes, throughout the late war, and of the repentance of the Miami tribe, as manifested by placing themselves under the protection of the United States, by the treaty of Greenville, in eighteen hundred and fourteen, the said States agree to pardon such of the chiefs and warriors of said tribes as may have continued hostilities against them untill the close of the war with Great Britain, and to permit the chiefs of their respective tribes to restore them to the stations and property which they held previously to the war. ART. 4. The United States and the beforementioned tribes or nations of Indians, that is to say, the Wyandot, Delaware, Seneca, Shawanoe, Miami, Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatimies, agree to renew and confirm the treaty of Greenville, made in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, and all subsequent treaties to which they were, respectively, parties, and the same are hereby again ratified and confirmed in as full a manner as if they were inserted in this treaty. Done at Spring Wells, the eighth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, and of the independance of the United States the fortieth. U. S. pardon the hostilities of the Wyan dots, Delawares, &c. Treaty of Greenville, &c. ratified and confirmed. Ante, p. 49. In testimony whereof, they, the said Commissioners, and the Sachems, • Headmen, and Warriors, of the different tribes, have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals. Signed in the presence of A. L. Langham, Secretary to the Commission. Lewis Cass. James Miller, B. Gen. U. S. army. Willoughby Morgan, major U. S. army. A. B. Woodward. Hy. B. Brevoort, late major 45th inf. John Bidder, capt. U. S. corps artillery. James May, J. P. Peter Audrain, Reg. L. O. D. Jn. K. Walker, Wyandot interpreter. Francis Jansen. James Riley, interpreter. William Knaggs. Francois Mouton. John Kenzie, interpreter. F. Duchouquet, U. S. interpreter. Louis Bufait, Indian interpreter. J. Bts. Chandonnai, interpreter. W. Knaggs Antoine Bondi. Jean Bt. Massac. To the Indian names are subjoined a mark and seal. A TREATY OF PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP, Made and concluded between William Clark, Ninian Edwards, and Auguste Chouteau, Commissioners Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, on the part and behalf of the said States, of the one part; and the undersigned King, Chiefs, and Warriors, of the Great and Little Osage Tribes or Nations, on the part and behalf of their said Tribes or Nations, of the other part. THE parties being desirous of re-establishing peace and friendship between the United States and the said tribes or nations, and of being placed in all things, and in every respect, on the same footing upon which they stood before the war, have agreed to the following articles: ARTICLE 1. Every injury, or act of hostility, by one or either of the contracting parties against the other, shall be mutually forgiven and forgot. ART. 2. There shall be perpetual peace and friendship between all the citizens of the United States of America and all the individuals composing the said Osage tribes or nations. Sept. 12, 1815. Ratified, Dec. 26, 1815. Injuries, &c. forgiven." peace and friendship. Former trea and confirmed. ART. 3. The contracting parties, in the sincerity of mutual friendship, recognize, re-establish, and confirm, all and every treaty, contract, ties recognised and agreement, heretofore concluded between the United States and the said Osage tribes or nations. In witness whereof the said William Clark, Ninian Edwards, and Auguste Chouteau, Commissioners as aforesaid, and the King, Chiefs, and Warriors, of the said tribes or nations, have hereunto subscribed their names, and affixed their seals, this twelfth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, and of the independence of the United States the fortieth. Done at Portage des Siouxs, in the presence of R. Wash, Secretary to the commission. Thomas Levens, lieut. col. commanding 1st regt. I. T. P. Chouteau, agent Osages. T. Paul, C. C. T. Jas. B. Moore, capt. Samuel Whiteside, capt. Jno. W. Johnson, U. S. factor and Indian agent. Maurice Blondeaux. Samuel Solomon, Noel Mograine, Interpreters. P. L. Chouteau. Daniel Converse, 3d lieut. To the Indian names are subjoined a mark and seal. Sept. 13, 1815. Ratified, Dec. 26, 1815. The Sacs as sent to treaty of The Sacs of Missouri pro mise to remain separate from Sacs of Rock river, &c. Allowance to Sacs of Missouri. A TREATY OF PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP, Made and concluded between William Clark, Ninian Edwards, and Auguste Chouteau, Commissioners Plenipotentiary 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 that portion of the Sac Nation of Indians now residing on the Missouri river, of the other part. WHEREAS the undersigned chiefs and warriors, as well as that portion of the nation which they represent, have at all times been desirous of fulfilling their treaty with the United States, with perfect good faith; and for that purpose found themselves compelled, since the commencement of the late war, to separate themselves from the rest of their nation, and remove to the Missouri river, where they have continued to give proofs of their friendship and fidelity; and whereas the United States, justly appreciating the conduct of said Indians, are disposed to do them. the most ample justice that is practicable; the said parties have agreed to the followering articles: ARTICLE 1. The undersigned chiefs and warriors, for themselves and that portion of the Sacs which they represent, do hereby assent to the treaty between the United States of America and the united tribes of Sacs and Foxes, which was concluded at St. Louis, on the third day of November, one thousand eight hundred and four; and they moreover promise to do all in their power to re-establish and enforce the same. ART. 2. The said chiefs and warriors, for themselves and those they represent, do further promise to remain distinct and separate from the Sacs of Rock river, giving them no aid or assistance whatever, until peace shall also be concluded between the United States and the said Sacs of Rock river. ART. 3. The United States, on their part, promise to allow the said Sacs of the Missouri river all the rights and privileges secured to them by the treaty of St. Louis beforementioned, and also, as soon as practicable, to furnish them with a just proportion of the annuities stipulated to be paid by that treaty; provided they shall continue to comply with this and their former treaty. |