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and the said line shall, to that ex 

 tent, form the southern boundary 

 ef his Britannic Majesty s terri 

 tories, and the northern bounda- 

 ry of the territories of the United 

 States, It being always distinctly 

 understood, that nothing in the 

 present article shall be construed 

 to extend to the Northwest 

 Coast of America; or to territo 

 ries belonging to, or claimed by, 

 either party, on the continent of 

 America, westward of the Stony 

 Mountain?. [And it is further 

 agreed, the subjects of his Bri 

 tannic majesty shall, at all times, 

 have access from his Britennic 

 majesty s territories, by land or 

 inland navigation, into the afore 

 said territories of the United 

 States to the river Mississippi, 

 with their goods, -effects, and 

 merchandise, and that his Britan 

 nic majesty s subjects shall have 

 and enjoy the free navigation of 

 the said river.] 



ARTICLE IX. 



Approved. 



ritories and those of the United 

 States, to the westward of the said 

 Lake, as far as their said respec 

 tive territories extend in that 

 quarter; and that the said line 

 shall, to that extent, form the 

 southern boundary of his Britan 

 nic majesty s said territories, and 

 the northern boundary of the said 

 territories of the United States : 

 Provided, that nothing in the pre 

 sent article shall be construed to 

 extend to the Northwest Coast of 

 America, or to the territories be 

 longing to, or claimed by, either 

 party, on the continent of America* 

 to the westward of the Stony 

 Mountains. 



ARTICLE IX. The United 

 States of America engage to put 

 an end, immediately after the 

 ratification of the present treaty, 

 to hostilities with all the tribes 

 or nations of Indians with whom 

 they may be at war, at the time 

 of such ratification, and forth 

 with to restore to such tribes or 

 nations, respectively, all the 

 possessions, rights, and privi 

 lege 5 ?, which they may have en 

 joyed, or been entitled to, in 

 1811, previous to such hostili* 

 ties : Provided always, that such 

 tribes or nations shall agree to 

 desist from all hostilities against 

 the United States of America, 

 their citizens, and subjects, upon 

 the ratification of the present 

 treaty being notified to such 

 tribes or nations, and shall so 

 desist accordingly. And his Bri 



