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18 TREATY WITH THE CHEROKEES. 1785. ARTICLE X. ‘ ‘ United States in pursuance of the humane G Od b The Commissioners of the _ , , _ _ _ dishibzltleho and liberal vrews of Congress, upon this treatys being signed, will · ‘ ‘ d amon the ditferent trnbes for theiruse direct goods to be distribute g and comfort. SEPARATE ARTICLE. m,;,,- Iteed that the Delaware chiefs Kelelamand or lieutenant-colonel cgrtain liildiiiiis. Hen1i;,aI€Irengue Pushees or the Big Cat, I’V1cocal1nd or Captain Whrte Eyes, who took up the hatchet for the United Stalte , and therr families; h ll b eceived into the Delaware nation m the same situation ian iahk ag before the war, and enjoytheir due portions of the lands given to the Wiandot and Delaware nations in this treaty, as fully as of they had not taken part with America, or as any other person or persons in the said nations. Geo. Clark, Talapoxie, Richard Butler, Wingenum, Arthur Lee, Paekelant, Daunghquat, Gmgewanno, Abraham Kuhn, Waanoos, Ottawerreri, Iéionalawassee, Hobocan, awnaqum, Walendightun Quecookkia. Witnesses: Sami. J. Atlee,,Francis Johnston, Commissioners. Alerander Clampbell, Jos. Harmar, Lieut. Col. Com’t. Alexander Lowrey. Joseph Nicholas, interpreter. I. Bradford. George Slaughter. Van Swearmgen. John Boggs. G. Evans. . L ck D u eu- To the Indian names are uubjoinod a mark and seal. A R. T I C L E S Nov. 28, 1785. Uoncluded at Hopewell, on the Keowee, between Benjamin Haw- ‘“""`* kins, Andrew Pickens, Joseph Martin, and Lachlan M’Intosh, Commissioners Plempotentiary ry" the United States rj America, of the one Part, and the Head·Men and Wvczrriors of all the Cherohees of the other. Tan Commissioners Plenipotentiary of the United States, in Congress assembled, give peace to all the Cherokees, and receive them into the favour and protection of the United States of America, on the following conditions : ARTICLE I. I,,d,,,,,,,,,m_ The Head-Men and Warriors of all the Cherokees shall restore all store all prison- the prisoners, citizens of the United States, or subjects of their allies, °”· &*°· to their entire liberty: They shall also restore all the Negroes, and all other property taken during the late war from the citizens, to such person, and at such time and place, as the Commissioners shall appoint. ARTICLE II. U.s,t¤ restore The Commissioners of the United States in Congress assembled, ¤U P¤S¤¤¢r¤- shall restore all the prisoners taken from the Indians, during the late war,tto are Head-Men and Warriors of the Cherokees, as early as is prac ica e.