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Treaty Between the United States and the Delaware, Potawatomi, Miami and Eel River Indians at Fort Wayne, September 30, 1809

Record Group 11: General Records of the United States GovernmentSeries: Indian TreatiesFile Unit: Ratified Indian Treaty 57: Delaware, Potawatomi, Miami, and Eel River - Fort Wayne, September 30, 1809

James Madison, President of the United States of America.

To all and singular, to whom these present shall come, Greeting.

Whereas a certain Treaty between the United States and the Delaware, Put=

= watime, Miami and Ell River Tribes of Indians was concluded and signed at Fort Wayne on the 30th day of Sept

= tember last past, which Treaty is as follows:

A Treaty Between the United States of America and the Tribes of Indians called the

Delawares, Patawatimies, Miamies & Eel River Miamies

James Madison President of the United States by William Henry Harrison Governor and com-

=ander in Chief of the Indiana Territory superintendent of Indian affairs and commissioner plenipotentiary

of the United States for Treating with the same Indian Tribes & the Sachems Head men & Warriors

of the Delware Putawatime Miami & Eel Rive Tribes of Indians have agreed and concluded upon

the following Treaty which when ratified by the said President with the advice & consent of of the

Senate of the United States shall be binding on said parties

Article 1st. The Miami & Eel River Tribes & the Delewares & Potawatimees as their allies agree to cede to the United

States all that Tract of Country which shall be included between the boundary line established by the

Treat of Fort Wayne the Wabash and a line to be drawn from the mouth of a creek called Racoon

Creek emptying into the Wabash on the South east side about twelve miles below the mouth of

the Vermillion River so as to strike the boundary line established by the Treaty of Grouseland at such

a distance from its commencement at the north east corner of the Vincennes Tract, as will leave

the Tract now ceded thirty miles wide at the narrowest place, And also all that Tract which

shall be included between the following boundaries Vizo beginning at Fort Recovery thence southwardly along

the General boundary line established by the Treaty of Greenville to its intersection with the boundary

line established by the Treaty of Grouseland thence along said line to a point from which a line

drawn parallel to the first mentioned line will be twelve miles distant from the same & along the said

parrallel line to its intersection with a line to be drawn from fort Recovery parallel to the line esta-

blished by the said Treaty of Grouseland

Article 2 The Miamies explicitly acknowledge the equal right of the Delewares with themselves to the

Country Watered by the White River, But it is also to be clearly understood that neither

party shall have to right of disposing of the same without the consent of the other, And

any improvements which shall be made on the said land by the Delewares or their Friends the

Mochecans shall be theirs forever

Article 3 The compensation to be given for the cession made in the first article shall be as follows Vizo

To the Delewares a permanent annuity of five hundred Dollars, To the Miamies a like annuity

of five hundred Dollars, to the Eel River Tribe a like annuity of two hundred and fifty

Dollars, And to the Putawatomies a like annuity of five hundred Dollars

Article 4 All the stipulations made in the Treaty of Greenville relatively to the manner of paying the

annuities and the right of the Indians to hunt upon the land shall apply to the annuities granted

and the land ceded by the present Treaty.

Article 5 The consent of the Wea Tribe shall be necessary to complete the title to the first Tract of land here ceded

a Seperate convention shall be entered into between them & the United States and a reasonable

allowance of Goods given them in hand and a permanent annuity which shall not be less than three

hundred Dollars Settled upon them

Article 6 The annuities promised by the third article & the Goods now delivered to the amount of five Thousand

two hundred Dollars shall be considered as a full compensation for the cession made in

the first article

Article 7 The Tribes who are parties to this Treaty being desirous of putting an end to the depreda-

=tions which are committed by abandoned individuals of their own color upon the

Cattle Horses & of the more Industrious & careful, agree to adopt the following regulations

Viz. When any theft or other depredation shall be committed by any individual or individuals

of one of the Tribes above mentioned upon the property of any individual or individuals

of an other Tribe the Chiefs of the party injured shall make application to the agent of

the United States who is charged with the delivery of the Annuities of the Tribe to which the

offending party belongs whose duty it shall be to hear the proofs & allegations on other side

and determine between themes And the amount of his award shall be immediately

deducted from the Annuity of the Tribe to which the offending party belongs & given to

the person injured on the Chief of his Village for his use

Article 8 The United States agree to relinquish their right to the reser[illegible - reservation?] the old Ouiatenon Town

made by the Treaty of Greenville so [illegible] least as to make no further use of it than for the

establishment of a military Post

Articles 9th The Tribes who are parties to the Treaty being desirous to shew their attachment to their

brothers the Kickapooz agree to cede to the United States the land on the north west side

of the Wabash from the Vincennes Tract to a northwardly extension of the line running

from the mouth of the aforesaid Raccoon Creek and fifteen miles from one width the

Wabash, on condition that the United States shall allow them an annuity of four

hundred Dollars But this article is to have no effect unless the Kickapooz will

agree to it

In Testimony whereof the said William Henry Harrison

& the Sachens & War Chiefs of the before mentioned Tribes have hereunto set

their hands and affixed their Seals at Fort Wayne this 30th of September 1809

[signed] William Henry Harrison

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Delawares:

Anderson, for Hockingpomskon, who is absent x [seal]

Anderson x [seal]

Petchekekapon x [seal]

The Beaver x [seal]

Captain Killbuck x [seal]

In presence of

[signed] Peter Jones, secretary to the Commissioner

[signed] John Johnson, Indian agent

[signed] A. Heald, Capt. U. S. Army

[signed] A. Edwards, surgeon's mate

[signed] Ph. Ostrander, Lieut. U. S. Army

[signed] John Shaw

[signed] Stephen Johnston

[signed] J. Hamilton, sheriff of Dearborn County

[signed] Hendrick Aupaumut

[signed] William Wells }

[signed] John Conner } Sworn Intepreters

[signed] Joseph Barron }

[signed] Abraham Ash }

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Pattawatimas:

Winemac x [seal]

Five Medals, by his son x [seal]

Mogawgo x [seal]

Shissahecon, for himself and his brother Tuthinipee x [seal]

Ossmeet, brother to Five Medals x [seal]

Nanousekah, Penamo's son x [seal]

Mosser x [seal]

Chequinimo x [seal]

Sackanackshut x [seal]

Conengee x [seal]

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Miamis:

Pucan x [seal]

The Owl x [seal]

Meshekenoghqua, or the Little Turtle x [seal]

Wapemangua, or the Loon x [seal]

Silver Heels x [seal]

Shawapenomo x [seal]

Eel Rivers:

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[sinnerenjoyer]

we got the sincaraz sunshine double (couple)

[a-swiss-and-a-spaniard]

At this stage in your career, do you appreciate the rivalry more against Rafa?

[redhotbloodrush]

@mushroom-stand since you said you liked my richard design :3

[insilanar]

Sunshine Double 2024 | Sincaraz

[schumi-nadal]

"The Sincaraz Sunshine Double" actually sounds beautifully ☀✨🥰

[clove-pinks]

I was reading the interpretive signs at Fort Miamis when I had a John Graves Simcoe encounter in the wild, paging @acrossthewavesoftime!

Simcoe penned one of the Letters From 1794 excerpted on this sign!

I have to laugh at "Mr. Wayne" for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. Wayne, Simcoe, and Wayne's aide-de-camp William Henry Harrison all used Maumee/Miami interchangeably for what is called the Maumee River today. Simcoe makes it plural with "Miamis."

I don't know why I'm surprised when I was already aware that Simcoe built Fort Miamis?? It's right there in the opening chapters of William Henry Harrison and the Conquest of the Ohio Country: Frontier Fighting in the War of 1812 by David Curtis Skaggs:

The governor general of Canada, Sir Guy Carleton, recently elevated to the peerage as Lord Dorchester, promised such aid [to Indigenous allies] because he expected the United States and Great Britain to be at war shortly and, if so, they could expect direct assistance from His Majesty's government. To implement this, Carleton ordered John Graves Simcoe, the lieutenant governor of Upper Canada (modern Ontario), to construct a fort near the rapids of the Maumee River. (Named Fort Miamis, though often designated Fort Miami on early maps, was located in what is now the eastern edge of Maumee, Ohio, on the river's north bank.) All this was an aspect of a British desire to create an Indian barrier state between the lakes and the Ohio River [...]

I'll say it again: John Graves Simcoe may have had the greatest effect on the War of 1812, for a person who didn't live to see it.

What were Simcoe's thoughts on the aftermath of the Battle of Fallen Timbers? Did he know that the gates of Fort Miamis were closed to the Indigenous allies of the British, who fled there for shelter from Wayne's army?

[blackbat05]

Still riding from the highs of Indian wells and Miami Open.

Madrid Open and Monte Carlo I’m looking at you.

[pardomagus]

Pierced shark teeth recovered from the Miami Circle Site in Miami, Florida. Now on display at the History Miami Museum, Miami, Florida.

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Treaty Between the United States and the Eel River or Thorntown Party of Miami Indians Signed at the Wyandot Village Near the Wabash, Indiana, on February 11, 1828. 

Record Group 11: General Records of the United States Government

Series: Indian Treaties

File Unit: Ratified Indian Treaty 151: Miami (Eel River or Thorntown Party) - Wyandot Village Near the Wabash, Indiana, February 11, 1828

Transcription: 

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Articles of a Treaty made and concluded at the

Wyandot village, near the Wabash in the State of

Indiana, between John Tipton Commissioner for that

purpose on the part of the United States, and the

chiefs, head-men & Warriors of the Eel River, or Thorntown

party of Miami Indians. -

Art. 1.  The Chiefs, head-men & Warriors of the Eel River or

Thorntown party of Miami Indians, agree to cede

and by these presents do cede and relinquish to the

United States all their right, title and claim to a

reservation of land about ten miles Square, at their

village on Sugar tree Creek in Indiana, which was

reserved to said party by the 2d article of a treaty

between Commissioners of the United States, and the

Miami nation of Indians made and entered into

at St. Mary's in the State of Ohio on the sixth

day of October One thousand eight hundred and

eighteen. -

It is understood and agreed on by said Indians

that they will not burn or destroy the houses [insert] or fences [/] on said

reservation, and that they will leave them in as good

condition as they now are; and remove to the five

mile reservation on Eel River by the fifteenth day of

October next. -

Art. 2.  The Commissioner of the United States has

delivered to said party of Indians, Goods to the

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value of Two Thousand dollars in part consid-

-eration for the Cession herein made, and it is agreed

that in case this treaty should be ratified by the

President and Senate of the United States, that

the United States shall pay said party an additional

sum of Eight Thousand [bracket] Dollars in Goods next summer,

build twelve log houses, Ten on the five mile reservation,

and two on the Wabash; Clear [insert] and fence [/] forty acres of Land on the

five mile reservation, furnish them One Waggon [sic] and

two Yoke of Oxen, furnish two hands to work three

months in each year for two Years, Five hundred

dollars worth of provisions delivered on the Wabash,

furnish them five horses, five Saddles and five y

Bridles. -

Provided however that if this Treaty should

not be ratified by the President and Senate of the

United States, that said party agree to pay for the

Goods this day received, Two thousand Dollars, to be

deducted from their annuity for this present year. -

Art. 3.  At the request of the Indians, and in part

consideration for the Cession aforesaid, the United

States agree to pay Peter Langlois, One thousand

Dollars in Silver, and Three thousand Dollars

in Goods next summer, for Provisions & Goods

heretofore delivered to said party.

Art. 4.  The United States agree to appropriate

One thousand Dollars per year for five

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Years, and longer if congress think proper, to be

applied under the direction of the President to the

education of the youths of the Miami nation. -

Art. 5.  It is distinctly understood and agreed on by

and between the contracting parties, that the President

and Senate may if they think proper, modify or

expunge from this treaty the fourth article without

affecting any other of its provisions. -

Art. 6.  This treaty after the same shall be ratified

by the President and Senate of the United States

shall be binding on the contracting parties. -

In testimony whereof, the said

John Tipton Commissioner as aforesaid on the

part of the United States and the Chiefs, headmen

& Warriors, of said party have hereunto set their hands

and seals at the Wyandot village near the Wa-

-bash this Eleventh day of February   In the year

of our Lord, One thousand Eight hundred and

Twenty-eight.

[signed] John Tipton

  Commissioner

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Attest---

[signature] Walter Wilson

   Secretary to the Commissioner

[signature] J. B. Duret

[signature] Joseph Barron

   Interpreter

 [signature] J. B. Boure

   Interpreter

[signature] Calvin Fletcher

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Ne-go-ta-kaup-wa  his x mark

Shaw-po-to-se-aw   his x mark

Ntah-ko-ke-aw   his x mark

Aw-waw-no-zaw   his x mark

Kaw-koaw-ma-kau to aw   his x mark

Aw-sawn-zaw-gaw   his x mark

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[signature] Saml Hanna

[signature] Allen Hamilton

[signature] Jordan Vigus

[signature] Pierre Langly

[signature] Joseph Holman

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Shin-go-aw-zaw   his x mark

Oh-zau-ke-at-taw     his x mark

Waw-paw-ko-se-aw   his x mark

Mack-kon-zaw   his x mark

Man-je-ne-ke-ah   his x mark

Naw-waw-pawm-awn-daw   his x mark

Ne-ah-law-naun-daw   his x mark

Ke-pah-naw-mo-aw   his x mark

Ke we kau taw   his x mark

Pierrish Constant   his x mark

Aw-wawn-saw-peaw   his x mark

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[muirneach]

oh well we just need to finish this cursed miami open and then its clay season and all will be well

[filthyjanuary]

i'm so sick of my fellow iranians being cringe as fuck on social media and simping for the state of israel out of some insane the enemy of my enemy is my friend mentality like i know this is crazy but you can hate the iranian government without deciding to go full monarchist and act like israelis are liberators of literally anything or anyone

like i'm sorry if the best you can envision for iran is trading one authoritarian for the son of the previous authoritarian (who was literally overthrown bc he was an authoritarian puppet of the united states) solely bc of his name then you hate the iranian people more than i can image

[schumi-nadal]

We should totally rename the Sunshine Double and just call it the Flooding Double ☀️🌧️

[i-regret-a-lot]

federer-nadal biggest tennis rivalry? no, indian wells/miami 2024 vs rain

[clove-pinks]

I'm at the ruins of Fort Miamis today, originally built by the British in 1794 to stop US military advances in the Maumee Valley and to solidify Indigenous support against westward expansion of US settlements. It was abandoned, but reoccupied by the British in 1813 to battle American forces upriver at Fort Meigs during the War of 1812.

I had expected the old earthworks of the fort—all that remains at the site—to be gentle undulations in the earth, but they are still quite steep! My pictures don't do it justice. Just down the street there is a public boat launch on the Maumee River, seen here from an observation deck at the elevation of the old fort.