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auJ the said Ime 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 extetid 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 

 Mountains. [And it is further 

 agreed, the subjects of his Bri- 

 tannic majesty shall, at all times, 

 have access from his Britannic 

 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 riv^r.] 



Article IX. 



Approved. 



ritories and those of the Unitecl 

 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 tOf or claimed by, either 

 party, on the continent ofjimerica^ 

 to the westward of the Ston^ 

 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*, which they may have en- 

 joyed, or been entitled to, in 

 1811, previous to such hostili- 

 ties : Provided always, that such 

 tribes or nations shull agree to 

 desist from all hostilities against 

 the United States of America, 

 their citizens, and subjects, upon 

 the ratitication of the present 

 treaty being notified to such 

 tribes or nations, and shall so 

 desist accordingly. And his Bri- 



