Bounda

ries.

ARTICLE III.

The boundary line between the United States and the Wiandot and Delaware nations, fhall begin at the mouth of the river Cayahoga, and run thence up the faid river to the portage between that and the Tufcarawas branch of Mufkingum; then down the faid branch to the forks at the croffing place above Fort Lawrence; then wefterly to the portage of the Big Miami, which runs into the Ohio, at the mouth of which branch the fort ftood which was taken by the French in one thousand feven hundred and fifty-two; then along the said portage to the Great Miami or Ŏme river, and down the fouth-eaft fide of the fame to its mouth; thence along the fouth fhore of lake Erie, to the mouth of Cayahoga where it began. ARTICLE IV.

The United States allot all the lands conReferves. tained within the faid lines to the Wiandot and Delaware nations, to live and to hunt on, and to fuch of the Ottawa nation as now live thereon; faving and referving for the establishment of trading pofts, fix miles fquare at the mouth of Miami or Ome river, and the fame at the portage on that branch of the Big Miami which runs into the Ohio, and the fame on the lake of Sandufke where the fort formerly stood, and also two miles fquare on each fide of the lower rapids of Sandufke river, which posts and the lands annexed to them, fhall be to the use and under the government of the United States.

No citizen

If

any

ARTICLE V.

citizen of the United States, or of U. S. to other perfon not being an Indian, shall attempt to fettle on any of the lands allotted to the Wiandot and Delaware nations in this treaty, ex

fettle on

Indian lands.

cept on the lands referved to the United States in the preceding article, fuch perfon fhall forfeit the protection of the United States, and the Indians may punifh him as they please.

ARTICLE VI.

tle of U. S.

defcribed

The Indians who fign this treaty, as well in Indians rebehalf of all their tribes as of themfelves, do cognize tiacknowledge the lands eaft, fouth and weft of to certain the lines described in the third article, fo far as lands. the faid Indians formerly claimed the fame, to belong to the United States; and none of their tribes fhall presume to fettle upon the fame, or any part of it.

ARTICLE VII.

ferved.

The poft of Detroit, with a district begin- Poft at Dening at the mouth of the river Rofine, on the troit reweft end of lake Erie, and running weft fix miles up the fouthern bank of the faid river, thence northerly and always fix miles weft of the ftrait, till it ftrikes the lake St. Clair, fhall be alfo referved to the fole ufe of the United States.

ARTICLE VIII.

Michilli

In the fame manner the post of Michilli- Poft at machenac with its dependencies, and twelve machenac miles fquare about the fame, fhall be referved referved. to the use of the United States.

ARTICLE IX.

may

to be delivered to U.S.

If any Indian or Indians fhall commit a rob- Robbers & bery or murder on any citizen of the United murderers States, the tribe to which fuch offenders belong, fhall be bound to deliver them up at the neareft poft, to be punished according to the ordinances of the United States.

ARTICLE X.

Goods to

be diftri

The Commiffioners of the United States, in pursuance of the humane and liberal views buted. of Congrefs, upon this treaty's being figned,

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Provision

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will direct goods to be diftributed among the different tribes for their use and comfort.

Separate Article.

It is agreed that the Delaware chiefs, Kelefor certain lamand or lieutenant-colonel Henry, Hengue Pufhees or the Big Cat, Wicocalind or Captain White Eyes, who took up the hatchet for the United States, and their families, fhall be received into the Delaware nation, in the fame fituation and rank as before the war, and enjoy their due portions of the lands given to the Wiandot and Delaware nations in this treaty, as fully as if they had not taken part with America, or as any other perfon or perfons in the faid nations.

Witneffes: Saml. J. Atlee, Francis Johnfton, Pennsylvania Commiffioners. Alexander Campbell. Jofiah Harmar, Lieut. Col. Com't. Alexander Lowrey. Jofeph Nicholas, interpreter. I. Bradford. George Slaughter. Van Swearingen. John Boggs. G. Evans, D. Luckett.

TREATY

O F

AMITY AND COMMERCE

BETWEEN

His Majesty the King of Pruffia

AND THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

ORIGINAL.

TREATY of AMITY and COMMERCE, between his Majesty the King of Prufia and the United States of America.

H

IS Majefty the King of Pruffia, and the United States of America, defiring to fix, in a permanent and equitable manner, the rules to be obferved in the intercourfe and commerce they defire to establish between their respective countries; His Majefty and the United States have judged that the faid end cannot be better obtained than by taking the most perfect equality and reciprocity for the bafis of their agreement.

With this view, His Majefty the King of Pruffia has nominated and conftituted as his Plenipotentiary, the Baron Frederick William de Thulemeier, his Privy Counsellor of Embaffy, and Envoy Extraordinary with their High Mightineffes the States General of the United Netherlands; and the United States have, on their part, given full powers to John Adams, Efquire, late one of their Minifters Plenipotentiary for negociating a peace, heretofore a Delegate in Congrefs from the state of Maffachusetts, and Chief Juftice of the fame, and now Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States with His Britannic Majefty; Doctor Benjamin Franklin, late Minister Plenipotentiary at the court of Versailles, and another of their Minifters Plenipotentiary for negociating a peace; and Thomas Jefferfon, heretofore a Delegate in Congrefs from the ftate of Virginia, and Governor of the faid ftate, and now Minif ter Plenipotentiary of the United States at the court of His Mcft Chriftian Majefty, which