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A T R E A T Y Between the United States of America, and the tribes of Indians Aug. 21, 1805. called the Delawares, Potmwatimies, Jlliames, Eel River, and Proclamation Weds. April 24, 1806: Anricnns of a treaty made and entered into, at Grouseland, near Vincennes, in the Indiana territory, by and between William Henry Harrison, governor of said territory, superintendant of Indian affairs, and commissioner plenipotentiary of the United States, for treating with the north western tribes of Indians, of the one part, and the tribes of Indians called the Delewares, Putawatimis, Miamis, Eel River, and Weas, jointly and severally by their chiefs and head men, of the other part. Anrrcnn I. Whereas, by the fourth article of a treaty made between Dglgwgyes m, the United States and the Delaware tribe, on the eighteenth day of linquish their August, eighteen hundred and four, the said United States engaged to ml'"' consider the said Delewares as the proprietors of all that tract of country Ante, p- 81- which is bounded by the White river on the north, the Ohio and Clark’s grant on the south, the general boundary line running from the mouth of Kentucky river on the east, and the tract ceded by the treaty of fort 'Wayne, and the road leading to Clark’s grant on the west and south west. And whereas, the Miami tribes, from whom the Delewares derived their claim, contend that in their cession of said tract to the Delewares, it was never their intention to convey to them the right of the soil, but to suffer them to occupy it as long as they thought proper, the said Delewares have, for the sake of peace and good neighbourhood, determined to relinquish their claim to the said tract, and do by these presents release the United States from the guarantee made in the pefore-mentioned article of the treaty of August, eighteen hundred and our. Am. II. The said Miami, Eel River, and Wea tribes, cede and Cessitm of the relinquish to the United States forever, all that tract of country which Ml°mi°¤· &°· lies to the south of a line to be drawn from the north east corner of the tract ceded by the treaty of fort Wayne, so as to strike the general boundary line, running from a point opposite to the mouth of the Kentucky river, to fort Recovery, at the distance of fifty miles from its commencement on the Ohio river. Arvr. III. In consideration of the cession made in the preceding An addmoml article, the United States will give an additional permanent annuity to permanent ansaid Miamis, Eel River, and Wea tribes, in the following proportions, ““*¥“iv}’99iY€¤ viz: to the Miamis, six hundred dollars; to the Ee] River tribe, two 2,; G mmm' hundred and fifty dollars; to the Weas, two hundred and fifty dollars; and also to the Putawatemies, an additional annuity of five hundred dollars, for ten years, and no longer; which, together with the sum of four thousand dollars which is now delivered, the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge, is to be considered as a full compensation for _ the land now ceded. ART. IV. As the tribes which are now called the Miamis, Eel River, d;I;‘;E;$;·n%ib and Weas, were formerly and still consider themselves as one nation, partwith any and as they have determined that neither of these tribes shall dispose of thirtcrriof any part of the country which they hold in common; in order to ;‘;‘;g;;h;’,“;S‘° quiet their minds on that head, the United States do hereby engage to pm;,,S_ (91)