commerce conclu entre le Roi très Chrêtien et les Etats Unis. ARTICLE XVI. La préfente convention aura fon plein effet pendant l'efpace de douze ans à compter du jour de l'échange des ratifications, lefquelles feront données en bonne forme et échangées de part et d'autre dans l'efpace d'un an, ou plutôt fi faire fe peut. En foi de quoi, nous, Miniftres Plénipotentiaires, avons figné la présente convention, et y avons fait appofer le cachet de nos armes. FAIT à Versailles, le 14 Novembre, mil sept cent quatre-vingt-huit. A Treaty of Peace and Friendship BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERIGA, AND THE KINGS, CHIEFS AND WARRIORS OF THE CREEK NATION OF INDIANS. A TREATY of PEACE and FRIENDSHIP Made and concluded between the Prefident of the United States of America, on the Part and Behalf of the faid States, and the undersigned Kings, Chiefs and Warriors of the Creek. Nation of Indians, on the Part and Behalf of the faid Nation. THE HE parties being defirous of establishing permanent peace and friendship between the United States and the faid Creek Nation, and the citizens and members thereof, and to remove the causes of war by afcertaining their limits, and making other neceffary, juft and friendly arrangements: The Prefident of the United States, by Henry Knox, Secretary for the Department of War, whom he hath constituted with full powers for these purposes, by and with the advice and confent of the Senate of the United States, and the Creek Nation, by the undersigned Kings, Chiefs and Warriors, representing the faid nation, have agreed to the following articles. ARTICLE I. There fhall be perpetual peace and friendfhip between all the citizens of the United Vol. II. E 3 perpetual. Peace and States of America, and all the individuals, friendship towns and tribes of the Upper, Middle and Lower Creeks and Semanolies, compofing the Creek nation of Indians. ARTICLE II. The underfigned Kings, Chiefs and WarriIndians ac- ors, for themselves and all parts of the Creek knowledge protection Nation within the limits of the United States, of the U. S. do acknowledge themselves, and the faid parts Prifonersto 1 of the Creek nation, to be under the protection of the United States of America, and of no other fovereign whofoever; and they also stipulate that the faid Creek Nation will not hold any treaty with an individual State, or with individuals of any State. ARTICLE III. The Creek Nation fhall deliver as foon as be restored, practicable to the commanding officer of the troops of the United States, ftationed at the Rock-Landing on the Oconee river, all citizens of the United States, white inhabitants or negroes, who are now prisoners in any part of the faid nation. And if any fuch prifoners or negroes fhould not be fo delivered, on or before the first day of June enfuing, the governor of Georgia may empower three perfons to repair to the faid nation, in order to claim and receive fuch prifoners and negroes. Boundaries. ARTICLE IV. The boundary between the citizens of the United States and the Creek Nation is, and fhall be, from where the old line ftrikes the river Savannah; thence up the faid river to a place on the moft northern branch of the fame, commonly called the Keowee, where a northeaft line to be drawn from the top of the Occunna mountain fhall interfect; thence along the faid line in a fouth-west direction to Tuge lo river; thence to the top of the Currahee Boundaries. mountain; thence to the head or fource of the main fouth branch of the Oconee river, called the Appalachee; thence down the middle of the faid main fouth branch and river Oconee, to its confluence with the Oakmulgee, which form the river Altamaha ; and thence down the middle of the faid Altamaha to the old line on the faid river, and thence along the faid old line to the river St. Mary's. And in order to preclude forever all difputes relatively to the head or fource of the main fouth branch of the river Oconee, at the place where it shall be interfected by the line aforefaid, from the Currahee mountain, the fame fhall be afcertained by an able furveyor on the part of the United States, who fhall be aflifted by three old citizens of Georgia, who may be appointed by the Governor of the faid ftate, and three old Creek chiefs, to be appointed by the faid nation; and the faid furveyor, citizens and chiefs fhall affemble for this purpose, on the first day of October, one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-one, at the Rock Landing on the said river Oconee, and thence proceed to afcertain the faid head or fource of the main fouth branch of the faid river, at the place where it fhall be interfected by the line aforefaid, to be drawn from the Currahee mountain. And in order that the faid boundary fhall he rendered distinct and well known, it fhall be marked by a line of felled trees at leaft twenty feet wide, and the trees chopped on each fide from the faid Currahee mountain, to the head or fource of the faid main fouth branch of the Oconee river, and thence down the margin of the faid main fouth branch and river Oconee for the |