The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-10-14

JAMES MONROE,
PnEsIDEpT OF THE UslrEp SrATss- or
AMERICA, e
TO au ana angular 20 svhom fhesc hresenfs
shaa come, greeting:
WHEREAs Treaty Of peace and friendship
between ihe United States Of Ameriea and
The Menomcnee tribe or nation Of Indisns,
was concluded and signed st ST. Louis, in tbs
: Missouri territory. on the thir,ie,h day OF,
March, IN The year Of our Lord one thou sand
eight hundred and seven cen, by commission
e's on the part oi the said Up,sd States, and
certain chiefs ard warriors Of the said ,,ibo
or nation, on the part, and iu behalf, Of the
said tribe or nsuon which treaty is IN the
words following, to wit:
II 'reofy V Aeeee and .friendshin mode and
concluded by oud 6efween WiHtam Clark,
Afnan Edwards. and .dugxste Chouesn,
eommissionrs on the narf and 6ehoy " the
United Sfases Of hmeriea, fhe one narf,
ard the underHsned chie/s and wsrrio~s
detrfed oy fhe Memomenee tribe or nation
V indians, on fAe farf ana behalf Of fheir
said frioe or nation, o/the ofiier narf.
Ihe parties, being desitons OF rc-estnbiikk-
ing peace and friendship between the United
Stass nnd the said tribe or nation, and of bo-
Ing placed in oil things, aud in e,s,y respect,
on the same foo'iag upon which they stood
before the late War, have agreed 10 the foi.
lowing articles
ART. J. Every injury, or hostility, by one
or either OF the contracting parties, against
the other, shall be mutually forgiven and for
got.
AnT q There shall be perpetual peace
and friendship between oil the cilixens OF the
Uoitsd States and oil the individuals compos.
ing the said Monomenee tribe or nation.
ART, The undersigned chiefs and war.
rio's, on the part aud behalf Of their said tribe
or nation, DO, by these presents, confirm to
the United States all and every cession Of
land heretofore made by lheir tribe or uation
TO the Blush, FteOeb, or Spanish goyern.
mcnt, within the limits Of the United States,
or their territories; and also, all and eve,y
treaty, contract, and sgree meu,, heretofore
concluded between the said United States
and the said tribe or nation.
ART . The coousc,iDg parties do hereby
ag'ee, promise, and oblige the IN elves, recip.
rocsliy, 20 deliver up oil prisonets now IN
their bends, (by what means soese' the same
may have come into their possession,) to the
officer commanding at Pa, ie du Chen, 10
be by him restored to the respective parties
hereto, as soon as !, insy be prsciicsble.
Aar. 5. The undersigned chiefs and war.
riors 40 aforesaid, for themselves and those
thty represent, do hereby acknowledge the IN
selves TO be urder the protection Of The Unit
ed States, aod OF no other nation, power, or
sovereign, Whatsoever.
In witness whereof, the commissiondbs
aforesaid, sod the undersigned chiefs
and warriors, % aforesaid, have here
unto subscribed theis names s0d afiix.
cd their seals, this ,hirticih day Of
March, in the year Of ou' Lord one
thou ssuG eight hundred and .cvenfeeo,
and Of the Independence Of the United
States the forty frst. y
William Clark.
f!inian Edwards.
Augus,e chousesu.
Towauapee, Roaring Thunder, bis marx,
Weekay, the Calumet Eagle, his mark.
Musquomota, the Pat Of the Bear, his Z mark,
Wacsqodn, or Shomin, his mark.
Warbapo, the Dawn, hi, mark.
"A lnemikee. Thunderer, his dia,k,
" Lcbarnaco, the Bear, his max
Karkundego. bis mark,
Shashs snee. the Elk, his mark,
Pensname, the Running Wolf, his mark.
Done az 81. Louis. III me htesence @
n. Wash, secretary 70 the comfnissiobers,
n Graham, u s. A for Illinois territory,
7. Harrison,
Nimrod n. Moose,
s. Csntf. Lieut. s. Army.
e. Price,
Richard n'Kenney.
Amos Kibbe,
Nzthaniel Mills,
Samuel solomon.
Now, ,.ber.iore, be il known that !, J'ms'