be to the use and under the government of the United States of America.

ARTICLE IV.

of U. States

lands.

If any citizen of the United States, or other No citizens person not being an Indian, fhall attempt to fhall fettla fettle on any of the lands hereby allotted to on Indian the Chickafaws to live and hunt on, fuch perfon fhall forfeit the protection of the United States of America, and the Chickafaws may punish him or not as they please.

ARTICLE V.

deliver up

If any Indian or Indians, or perfons refiding among them, or who fhall take refuge in their Indians to nation, fhall commit a robbery or murder, or criminals other capital crime, on any citizen of the United States, or perfon under their protection, the tribe to which fuch offender or offenders may belong, or the nation, fhall be bound to deliver him or them up to be punished accoring to the ordinances of the United States in Congrefs affembled: Provided, that the punishment fhall not be greater, than if the robbery or murder, or other capital crime, had been committed by a citizen on a citizen.

ARTICLE VI.

Citizens of

crimes

dians to be

punished.

If any citizen of the United States of America, or perfon under their protection, U. S. comfhall commit a robbery or murder, or other mitting capital crime, on any Indian, fuch offender or against Inoffenders fhall be punished in the fame manner as if the robbery or murder or other capital crime had been committed on a citizen of' the United States of America; and the punifhment fhall be in prefence of fome of the Chickafaws, if any will attend at the time and place, and that they may have an opportunity fo to do, due notice, if practicable, of fuch intended punishment, fhall be fent to fome one of the tribes.

ARTICLE VII.

It is understood that the punishment of the

Retaliation innocent under the idea of retaliation is unjust, reftrained. and fhall not be practifed on either fide, except

U. States to

regulate trade.

Special

for trade.

where there is a manifeft violation of this trea

ty; and then it fhall be preceded, first by a demand of juftice, and if refufed, then by a declaration of hoftilities.

ARTICLE VIII.

For the benefit and comfort of the Indians, and for the prevention of injuries or oppreffions on the part of the citizens or Indians, the United States in Congrefs affembled shall have the fole and exclufive right of regulating the trade with the Indians, and managing all their affairs in fuch manner as they think proper. ARTICLE IX.

Until the pleasure of Congrefs be known provifion refpecting the eighth article, all traders, citizens of the United States, fhall have liberty to go to any of the tribes or towns of the Chickafaws to trade with them, and they fhall be protected in their perfons and property, and kindly treated.

Ir dians to

of deligns

againit U.

ARTICLE X.

The faid Indians fhall give notice to the ci give notice tizens of the United States of America, of any defigns which they may know or fufpect to be formed in any neighbouring tribe, or by any perfon whofoever, against the peace, trade or interefts of the United States of America.

States.

Peace and

ARTICLE XI.

The hatchet fhall be forever buried, and the friendship peace given by the United States of America, perpetual. and friendship re-established between the faid

States on the one part, and the Chickafaw na

sion on the other part, fhall be univerfal; and

the contracting parties fhall ufe their utmost endeavours to maintain the peace given as aforefaid, and friendship re-established.

IN WITNESS of all and every thing herein contained, between the faid States and Chickafaws, we, their under-written Commiffioners, by virtue of our full powers, have figned this definitive treaty, and have caufed our feals to be hereunto affixed.

DONE at Hopewell, on the Keowee, this tenth day of January, in the Year of our Lord, one thousand feven hundred and eighty-fix.

Witness; Wm. Blount, W. Hazzard, Sam. Taylor. James Cole, Sworn Interpreter.

Articles of a Treaty

BETWEEN THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

AND THE

CHIEFS AND WARRIORS

OF THE

SHAWANOE NATION.

ORIGINAL.

ARTICLES OF A TREATY

Concluded at the Mouth of the Great Miami, on the North-western Bank of the Ohio, the thirty-first day of January, one thousand feven hundred and eighty-fix, between the Commiffioners Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, of the one Part, and the Chiefs and Warriors of the Shawanoe Nation, of the other Part.

ARTICLE I.

Hoftages

ers are re

HREE hoftages shall be immediately delivered to the Commiffioners, to remain delivered in the poffeffion of the United States until all till prifon. the prifoners, white and black, taken in the ftored, late war from among the citizens of the United States, by the Shawanoe nation, or by any other Indian or Indians refiding in their towns, fhall be reftored.

ARTICLE II.

The Shawanoe nation do acknowledge the Indians knowledge United States to be the fole and abfolute fove- right of