The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-06-30

dams, was concluded and signed, At the Trea-
~ Ground east OF Old Town, on the nine
tcsn,h day Of October. 10 the year OF our Lord
one thousand eight hundred sod eighteen, by
commissioners on the part of,h said United
States, aud certain chiefs, and warriors OF the
whole Of the said Cbickasaw nation, on the
part and in behalf Of the said nation; which
tres,y 10 10 the words following, TO vii;
TO sesfte all, territorial eonfroversies, and 70
remove al. ground Of eomatainf or disssrs-
(aensn, ftof might arise 20 inserrnM Me
Ieare and harmony which have % long aud
90 hafhiiy eirisfee bsfwern fhe United Sfatss
Of -fmeriea aad the Chreasav naGon Of In
diane, Lar,ss Monroe, Presdenf Of fhs said 4
United Ssases, by Isaac Shelby and .fncrew
Jaeks2u, Of rhe one Aors, and 'he sphote
Caickasew nation, by thfir ehicfs, head men, !
and wurriors, in 5uH corncit assembled, 81
she other hoyi, havs osreed on me foaoE-
ing orneirs soAish, Yheu ratified ty ne
President and Senate Of The United STATES
ef .4nsries, sAsR form treaty omdisS on
al fariies.
Art. I. Peace and friendship are hereby
firmly established s.d made perpetual, DC
tween the Unitcr States Of America and the
Chickasaw nation Of Indians.
Art. 2. To obtain the object OF the forego-
ing article, the Chickssaw pstion OF Indians
cede to the uoIed States ot Amsrics, with
the exception of such reservation as shall DO
hereafter rnectioned,) all claim OF title which
the said nation has to the land lying north OF
the sou,h boundary Of The state ot Tennessee
which is bounded south by the ,hirty.tiih dc
gree OF north latitude, and which lands, here-
by ccded lie within the following boundaries,
VIZ Beginning on the Tepncessee river,
about thirty Eve ROLES, by water, below col
one. 0eorge Cober,'s ferry, where the thirty
fifth degree Of north latitude strikes the
same thence, due west, with said degree OF
north lattude, to where il cuts the Miss's-
sippi river, to tho mouth OF the Ohio thence,
up the Ohio river, 10 the mouth ef TeTnes
see river ); thence, op the Tennessee river.
to the place OF beginning.
Art. 3. In consideration OK the rcbAquish.
men, Of claim aud eession Of lands in the pre-
cedins article, and TO perpetun,e the haPp'-
mess of the ChicEasaw nation OF Indians, the
com issonera of the United States, bes're
/ named, agree 10 allow the said nation the
sun Of twenty Thousand dollars rcr annum
for fifteen successive years, to be paid annu'
| ally; aud, as further confederation for the
| objects aforesaid, and at the request OF the
l chiefs of the said nation, the commissioners
agree TO pay captain John Gordon, Of Tcnnes-
see, the sum Of one thousand one hundred
and fifteen dollars, il being debt due ty
general William Colbert of said patton, 10
tho sfcre said Gordon; nd the further SUM
| OF two Thousand dollars, due by said nation oi
Iodiuns, to captain David Smith, now OF, Ken
lucky, for .taa, sum by him expended, in sup.
! plying himself and fo,,y five soldiers from
[ Tennessee, in the year one thousand seven
hundred and ninety five, when assisting them
(at their request and invi,ation,) in defending
their towns against the invasion of the Creek
Indians; both which sums, Con the applica-
tion Of the said na,ion,) are to be paid, within
sixty days sftcs the ratification Of this treaty,
to the aforesaid Gordon and Smith.
Art. :. The commissioners agree, on the
further end particular application Of the chiefs,
and for the bcnei, Of the poor and warriors
Of the said nation, that tract Of land, con
taining four miles square, 10 include sal
lick OF springs, on or nesr the river Sandy, .
branch OF the Tennessee river, and within
the land hsreby ceced, be reserved, and to be
laid off in square or obIong, so as to Include
! the best timber, at the option Of their beloved
chief Levi Colbert, and major James Brown
or cit er Of them; who are hereby made
agents and trustees for the nation, to lease
the said salt lick or springs, on the following
express conditions, viz For the benef! o
this reservation, as before rscited, the irus
tees or agents are bsund to lease the said re
servstion TO ssme citizen or citizens Of th
United States, for . reasonable quantity 9
ssIt, to be paid annually 10 the said nation
for the use the,eof and that, fom sud ate
two yesrs sfter the ra.i6casion Of this treat,
no sait, made st the works 10 be erected o
this seservation, shall be sold within the lin
It's Of the same for higher price than on
dollar per boshel Of hity pounds weight 0
failure Of which the iease shall be forfeited
and the reservation revert 20 the u. States.
Art. $. The commissioners sgres, thI
thsre shall be ps;d 10 Oppsssantubby, . pril
} cipal chief Of the Chiekasaw nation, With
six,y days aftef the sstscation Of this treat!