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Great-Britain and the United States. The on: ly man of the Kaughniawaugas now remaining in the Oneida country, as well as fome few very meritorious perfons of the Stockbridge Indians, will be confidered in the diftribution.

ARTICLE II:

For the general accommodation of these erected by Indian nations, refiding in the country of the U. States. Oneidas, the United States will cause to be erected a complete grift-mill and faw-mill, in à fituation to ferve the prefent principal fet: tlements of these nations. Or if fuch one convenient fituation cannot be found, then the United States will caufe to be erected two fuch grift-mills and faw-mills, in places where it is now known the propofed accommodation may be effected. Of this the United States will judge.

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ARTICLE III. The United States will provide, during be provi- three years after the mills fhall be completed, for the expense of employing one or two suitable perfons to manage the mills, to keep them in repair, to inftruct fome young men of the three nations in the arts of the miller and fawer, and to provide teams and utensils for carrying on the work of the mills.

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ARTICLE IV.

The United States will pay one thousand dollars, to be applied in building a convenient church at Oneida, in the place of the one which was there burnt by the enemy; in the ARTICLE V.

late war.

In confideration of the above ftipulations to Indians re be performed on the part of the United States, the Oneida, Tufcorora and Stockbridge Indians afore-mentioned, now acknowledge them

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felves fatisfied, and relinquish all other claims of compenfation and rewards for their loffes and fervices in the late war. Excepting only the unfatisfied claims of fuch men of the faid nations as bore commiffions under the United States, for any arrears which may be due to them as officers.

IN WITNESS whereof, the chiefs of those nations refiding in the country of the Oneidas, and Timothy Pickering, agent for the United States, have hereto fet their hands and feals, at Oneida, the fecond day of December, in the year one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-four. TIMOTHY PICKERING.

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Daniel Te-ounes-lees,
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Lodowik Koh-fau-we-tau x L. S,
Cornelius Kauhiktoton x L. S.
Thos. Ofauhataugaunlot x L. s.
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Witneffes to the figning and fealing of the agent of the United States, and of the chiefs of the Oneida and Tufcorora nations.

S. KIRKLAND.

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JAMES DEAN, Interpreter.

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A Treaty of Peace

BETWEEN THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

AND THE

TRIBES OF INDIANS,

CALLED THE

Wyandots, Delawares, Shawanoes, Ottawas, Chipewas, Putawatimes, Miamis, Eelriver, Weeás, Kickapoos, Piankafhaws, and Kafkafkias.

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O put an end to a destructive war, to fettle all controverfies, and to restore harmony and a friendly intercourse between the faid United States, and Indian tribes; Anthony Wayne, major-general, commanding the army of the United States, and fole commiffioner for the good purposes above-mentioned, and the faid tribes of Indians, by their Sachems, chiefs, and warriors, met together at Greeneville, the head quarters of the faid army, have agreed on the following articles, which, when ratified by the President, with the advice and confent of the Senate of the United States, fhall be binding on them and the faid Indian tribes.

ARTICLE I.

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Henceforth all hoftilities fhall cease; peace is hereby established, and fhall be perpetual; and a friendly intercourse shall take place, be- tablished tween the faid United States and Indian tribes.

ARTICLE II.

All prifoners fhall on both fides be restored.
The Indians, prifoners to the United States,
fhall be immediately fet at liberty.
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Prifoners ple of the United States, ftill remaining prifon. ers among the Indians, fhall be delivered up in ninety days from the date hereof, to the general or commanding officer at Greeneville, Fort Wayne or Fort Defiance; and ten chiefs of the faid tribes fhall remain at Greeneville as hostages, until the delivery of the prisoners fhall be effected.

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ARTICLE III.

The general boundary line between the lands of the United States, and the lands of Boundary the faid Indian tribes, fhall begin at the mouth of Cayahoga river, and run thence up the fame to the portage between that and the Tufcarawas branch of the Muskingum; thence down that branch to the croffing place above Fort Lawrence; thence wefterly to a fork of that branch of the great Miami river running into the Ohio, at or near which fork ftood Loromie's store, and where commences the portage between the Miami of the Ohio, and St. Mary's river, which is a branch of the Miami, which runs into Lake Erie; thence a wefterly course to Fort Recovery, which stands on a branch of the Wabash; then fouth-wefterly in a direct line to the Ohio, fo as to interfect that river oppofite the mouth of Kentucke or Cuttawa river. And in confideration of the peace now established; of the goods formerly received from the United States; of thofe now to be delivered, and of the yearly delivery of goods now ftipulated to be made hereafter, and to indemnify the United States for the injuries and expenses they have sustained during the war; the said Indian tribes do hereby cede and relinquish forever, all their claims to the lands lying eastwardly and fouthwardly of the general boundary line now described; and

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