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192 TREATY WITH THE CHICKASAWS. 1818. warriors of the Miami nation of Indians, have hereunto set their hands, at St. Mary’s, the sixth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. JONATHAN JENNINGS, LEWIS CASS, B. PARKE. Peshawa, or Ricbardville, Metosma, Osas, Sasakuthka, or Sun, Ketauga, or Charley, Keosakunga, Metche Keteta, or Big Body, Koehenna, Notawas, Sinamahon, or Stone Eater, Wanapesha, Cabma, Tathtenouga, Ameghqua, Papakeecha, or Flat Belly, Nawaushea. In presence of James Dill, Secretary to the commissioners. William Turner, Seoretary. Jno. Johnston, Indian Agent. B. F. Stickney, S. I. A. John Kenzie, sub agent. G. Godfrey, sub agent. John Conner. John T. Chunn, Major 3d U. S. in. fantry. Wm. Brunot, lieut. 3d infantry. Wm. P. Rathbone, army contractor. Will. Oliver. Joseph Barron, sworn interpreter. Wm. Conner, interpreter. Antone Pride, interpreter. To the Indian names are subjcined marks. TREATY WITH THE CHICKASAWS, Oct. 19, 1s1e. To settle all territorial controversies, and to remove all ground of ”E_ complaint or dissatisfaction, that might arise to interrupt the Jan. 7, 1819. ° peace and harmony which have so long and so happily existed between the United States of America and the Ohiclresaw nation of Indians, James Zllonroe, President of the said United States, by Baac Shelby and Andrew Jackson, of the one part, and the whole Ohickesaw nation, by their chiefs, head men, and warriors, in zfull council assembled, of the other part, have agreed on the fo lowing articles; which, when ratyied by the President and Senate of the United States of America, shall form a treaty binding on all parties. Perpetual Am-. 1. Peace and friendship are hereby firmly established and made P9¤<=¢ Mid perpetual, between the United States of America and the Chickesaw f"°"dsi"P‘ nation of Indians. Cm;,,,, of Awr. 2. To obtain the object of the foregoing article, the Chickesaw land by the nation of Indians cede to the United States of America, (with the ex- Ch‘°k“’““’s· ception 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 thirty-fifth degree of north latitude, and which lands, hereby ceded, lies within the following boundary, viz: Beginning on the Tennessee river, about thirty-five miles, by water, below colonel George Colbert’s ferry, where the thirty—lifth 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 Blulis; 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.