The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-10-28


ed to their numbers, including, With those
now on tho Arkansas those who arc about
TO remove ihithef, and to portion Of which
they have an equal right sereeably TO their
numbers.
Nov. know ye, tha, the contracting parties,
to cat int full effect tho before reci,cd pro
misses with good faith, and to promote con
tioustion Of friendship with their brothers on
the Aikansss river, sna for that purpose to
make an equal distribution Of the sonuitiss
secured TO be paid by the United St.tes TO
The whole Cherokee nation, have agreed and
concluded on the following articles, viz +:
ARrI The chiefs, head men, pnd war
riors, of the wh5ie Cherokee nslion. cede to
the Unrcd States all the lands lying north
and east Of the following boundaries, viz
Beeinaing al Tho high shoals Of the Appala.
chy rive,, and running thence, along the
BOUNDARY line betveea the Creek and Che
okee nations, westwas dty 20 the Chatahouchy
siver thence, up the Chatahouchy tivsr, to
the mouth of Sououe crock thence, contir-
viDG with the general course of the river On
Ill |, reaches the Indian boundary line, and
should il strike the Turrufar river, thence.
with its meanders, down said river 10 ivs
mouth, in part of The proportion OF land in
the Chez rokce nation east Of the Mississippi,
To which those now on the Arkansas and these
abos, 10 remove there ore Justly entitled.
Art Q The chiefs, head men, and war
rio 5, ol he whole Che rokee nation, do also
cede 10 the United States all the lands lying
moth and west of ibe following boundary
lines, VIZ B: ginning at the ludian boundary
line thar Guns from the nosiU bank OF the
Tennessee river, opposite to the mouth oi
Hywassee river, at point on he top OF Wal
dn's 'idge, where II divides the waters OF
,hc Tennessee river from those Of the Seqsa,s
chic rives thence, along the said ridge.
soulhws. dly, to The bank Of the Tennessee
river, at point near TO a place called the No.
gro Sugs, Camp, opposite 10 The upper end
Of me 6s island sbDve Running Wa,e,
Town; thence, wes,wardly, straight line
u he mouth of Lit,le Scqua,ehie river
thence, Up ssid i've, 10 iis main fork thence.
up irs nor,he,nmos. fork, to its source snt
thence, doe west, TO the Indian bounds line
ARr I, is also stipulated by III. con
tracing parties, thara census sbsi be taken
of ,he whole Che okec nation, du,ing The
month of June, in the year of on, Lord one
thousand eight hund' ed and eighteen, in tb.
following manner, viz: That the census ol
those ON thc east side Of the Mississippi riv-
e., VINO declare their iniention of renewing,
shalt be ken by = comrois.ioner appointed
by the p esIdenl Of the United States, and .
commissone' appointed by the Cherokee
on the A kansas iiver, and The census of th.
ChGi okees on the A kansas river, and tho',
removing there, and who, al that time, de
clare their Intention OF removing there, shall
bc ,aken by commissioner appointed by the
President Of the Uoited States, and one up
pointed BY the Chsrokecs cas-, of the Missis-
sippi liver.
ARr Z The conuaciiug parties do also
stipnlste that the snnuity due from the Unit.
ed States to the Whole Cherokee nation TO-
the year one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen, is to DO divided Between the two
parts OF the nation 10 proportion to their
numbers, agreesbly 10 the stipulstions con-
tanned in the third article of this treaty aod
to be continued to be divided thereafter io
proportion 10 their numbcrs and the lands
to be apportioned and surrendered to the
United States sgreesbly. 10 the aforesaid
enumeration, as The ptopor,ionste part, sgrse-
ably 10 their numbers, 10 which those who
have removed, and who declare their inteo
ton TO remove, have just right, including
these with the lands ceded in the frst and
second articles Of this treaty.
ARr The united States bind them
seives, in exchange for the lands ceded in
the 6st and second articles hereof, to give
10 that part Of the Cherokee nation On the
A. ksnsss as much lad on said riscs sHd
w hite river as they have or may heresitef
receive from the Che okce nation east of the
Mississippi, acre for acre, as the just proper
lon due that psu Of the nation on the Ar
kiosss sgreesb,y 20. their Numbers; which-r
commence on the north side OF the Aiksn-
sss river, az the mouth Of Point Remove o.
Budweii's Old Place thence, sy strsighi
I lioe, northwsfdy, TO striks Cbsisanga noun
tain, or the hill fss' above Shissd's Ferry o.
White rives, taeoiog up and between sal
i've for csmpie Rent, the banks Of whIci
rivers 10 be 'he lines and To have the sbosF
+ lioe, ON he posn Of beginoisg 10 she po'n'
on White rivs', rvn and ws ked, which shat
be done sooo sfer the ts,i6c suos of this tree
ty; and al cifix-n rs Of ne Uoited States, ex-
eept Ms. P lovely, who 10 70 remain where
she lives ds.ine life, semosed from within
,nc bouad, a. sbyve named. And d Is TO