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THE TREATY OF GREENVILLE:
TREATY OF GREENVILLE
WYANDOTS, DELAWARES, ETC.
[concluded August 3, 1795]
A treaty of peace between the United States of America,
and the tribes of Indians called the Wyandots,
Delawares, Shawanees, Ottawas, Chippewas, Pattawatimas,
Miamis, Eel Rivers, Weas, Kickapoos, Piankeshaws, and
Kaskaskias.
To put an end to a destructive war, to settle all
controversies, and to restore harmony and friendly
intercourse between the said United States and Indian
tribes, Anthony Wayne, major general commanding the
army of the United States, and sole commissioner for
the good purposes above mentioned, and the said tribes
of Indians, by their sachems, chiefs, and warriors,
met together at Greenville, the head quarters of the
said army, have agreed on the following articles,
which, when ratified by the President, with the
advice and consent of the Senate of the United States,
shall be binding on them and the said Indian tribes.
Art. 1: Henceforth all hostilities shall cease;
peace is hereby established, and shall be perpetual;
and a friendly intercourse shall take place between the
said United States and Indian tribes.
Art. 2: All prisoners shall, on both sides, be
restored. The Indians, prisoners to the United States,
shall be immediately set at liberty. The people of the
United States, still remaining prisoners among the
Indians, shall be delivered up in ninety days from the
date hereof, to the general or commanding officer at
Greenville, fort Wayne, or fort Defiance; and ten
chiefs of the said tribes shall remain at Greenville
as hostages, until the delivery of the prisoners shall
be effected.
Art. 3: The general boundary line between the
lands of the United States and the lands of the said
Indian tribes, shall begin at the mouth of Cayahoga
river, and run thence up the same to the portage,
between that and the Tuscarawas branch of the
Muskingum, thence down that branch to the crossing
place above fort Lawrence, thence westerly to a fork
of that branch of the Great Miami river, running into
the Ohio, at or near which fork stood 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 westerly
course to fort Recovery, which stands on a branch of
the Wabash; thence southwesterly in a direct line to
the Ohio, so as to intersect that river opposite the
mouth of Kentucke or Cuttawa river. And in
consideration of the peace now established; of the
goods formerly received from the United States; of
those now to be delivered; and of the yearly delivery
of goods now stipulated 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
southwardly of the general boundary line now described:
and these lands, or any part of them, shall never
hereafter be made a cause or pretence, on the part of
the said tribes, or any of them, of war or injury to
the United States, or any of the people thereof.
And for the same considerations, and as an
evidence of the returning friendship of the said Indian
tribes, of their confidence in the United States, and
desire to provide for their accommodations, and for
that convenient intercourse which will be beneficial to
both parties, the said Indian tribes do also cede to
the United States the following pieces of land, to
wit: 1) One piece of land six miles square, at or near
Loromie's store, before mentioned. 2) One piece two
miles square, at the head of the navigable water or
landing, on the St. Mary's river, near Girty's town.
3) One piece six miles square, at the head of the
navigable water of the Auglaize river. 4) One piece
six miles square, at the confluence of the Auglaize
and Miami rivers, where fort Defiance now stands.
5) One piece six miles square, at or near the
confluence of the rivers St. Mary's and St. Joseph's,
where fort Wayne now stands, or near it. 6) One piece
two miles square, on the Wabash river, at the end of
the portage from the Miami of the lake, and about
eight miles westward from fort Wayne. 7) One piece
six miles square, at the Ouatanon, or Old Wea towns,
on the Wabash river. 8) One piece twelve miles square,
at the British fort on the Miami of the lake, at the
foot of the rapids. 9) One piece six miles square, at
the mouth of the said river, where it empties into the
lake. 10) One piece six miles square, upon Sandusky
lake, where a fort formerly stood. 11) One piece two
miles square, at the lower rapids of Sandusky river.
12) The post of Detroit, and all the land to the
north, the west and the south of it, of which the
Indian title has been extinguished by gifts or grants
to the French or English governments: and so much more
land to be annexed to the district of Detroit, as
shall be comprehended between the river Rosine, on the
south, lake St. Clair on the north, and a line, the
general course whereof shall be six miles distant from
the west end of lake Erie and Detroit river. 13) The
post of Michilimackinac, and all the land on the island
on which that post stands, and the main land adjacent,
of which the Indian title has been extinguished by
gifts or grants to the Frewnch or English governments;
and a piece of land on the main to the north of the
island, to measure six miles, on lake Huron, or the
strait between lakes Huron and Michigan, and to extend
three miles back from the water of the lake or strait;
and also, the Island De Bois Blane, being an extra and
voluntary gift of the Chippewa nation. 14) One piece
of land six miles square, at the mouth of Chikago
river, emptying into the southwest end of lake
Michigan, where a fort formerly stood. 15) One piece
twelve miles square, at or near the mouth of the
Illinois river, emptying into the Mississippi. 16) One
piece six miles square, at the old Piorias fort and
village near the south end of the Illinois lake, on
said Illinois river. And whenever the United States
shall think proper to survey and mark the boundaries
of the lands hereby ceded to them, they shall give
timely notice thereof to the said tribes of Indians,
that they may appoint some of their wise chiefs to
attend and see that the lines are run according to the
terms of this treaty.
And the said Indian tribes will allow to the
people of the United States a free passage by land and
by water, as one and the other shall be found
convenient, through their country, along the chain of
posts hereinbefore mentioned; that is to say, from the
commencement of the portage aforesaid, at or near
Loromie's store, thence along said portage to the St.
Mary's, and down the same to fort Wayne, and then down
the Miami, to lake Erie; again, from the commencement
of the portage at or near Loromie's store along the
portage from thence to the river Auglaize, and down the
same to its junction with the Miami at fort Defiance;
again, from the commencement of the portage aforesaid,
to Sandusky river, and down the same to Sandusky bay
and lake Erie, and from Sandusky to the post which
shall be taken at or near the foot of the Rapids of
the Miami of the lake; and from thence to Detroit.
Again, from the mouth of Chikago, to the commencement
of the portage, between that river and the Illinois,
and down the Illinois river to the Mississippi; also,
from fort Wayne, along the portage aforesaid, which
leads to the Wabash, and then down the Wabash to the
Ohio. And the said Indian tribes will also allow to
the people of the United States, the free use of the
harbors and mouths of rivers along the lakes adjoining
the Indian lands, for sheltering vessels and boats,
and liberty to land their cargoes where necessary for
their safety.
Art. 4: In consideration of the peace now
established, and o