ROYCE. ] CESSIONS IN THE STATE OF INDIANA. 259 
bounded on the map by blue lines, and is largely in Illinois. It overlaps 
the Pottawatomie cession of October 2, 1818 (No. 14), the overlap being 
indicated by a dotted blue line. It is in turn overlapped by the Potta- 
watomie cession (No. 23) of October 26, 1832. 
No. 17. Cession by the Weas, August 11, 1520, of the tract reserved 
by them October 2, 1818. It is on the Wabash River, in the western 
part of the State, and is indicated by blue lines. It is within the general 
limits of the Miami cession (No, 15) of October 6, 1818. 
No. 18. Cession of August 29, 1821, by the Ottowas, Chippewas, and 
Pottawatomies, indicated by green lines, and mostly in Michigan. 
No. 19. Cession by the Pottawatomies, by first clause of first article of 
the treaty of October 16, 1826. It lies north of Wabash River, and is 
bounded on the map by blue lines. This and an indefinite extent of ad- 
joining country was also claimed by the Miamis, who ceded their claim 
thereto October 23, 1826, with the exception of sundry small reserva- 
tions, four of which [Nos. 26, 27, 32, and 52] were partially or entirely 
within the general limits of the Pottawatomie. 
No. 20. Cession by the last clause of the first article of the Potta- 
watomie treaty of October 16, 1826; in the northwest corner of the State, 
and bounded on the map by scarlet lines. 
As above stated, the Miamis, by treaty of October 23, 1826, ceded all 
their claim to land in Indiana lying north and west of the Wabash and 
Miami (Maumee) Rivers, except six small tribal, and a number of indi- 
vidual reserves and grants. These six tribal, reserves were numbers 2 5, 
27, 32, 52, 25, and 28, the first four of which, as above remarked, were 
either partially or entirely within the Pottawatomie cession by the first 
clause of the first article of the treaty of October 16, 1826, and the other 
two within the Pottawatomie cession of October 27, 1832. 
No. 21. Cession by the Eel River Miamis, February 11, 1828, bounded 
on the map by green lines. This tract is within the general limits of the 
Miami cession (No. 15) of 1818, and was reserved therefrom. 
No. 22. Cession by the second clause of the first article of the Potta- 
watomie treaty of September 20, 1828, designated by brown lines. 
No. 23. Cession by the Pottawatomies, October 26, 1832, is in the north- 
west portion of the State, and is indicated by yellow lines. Near the 
southwest corner it overlaps the Kickapoo cession (No. 16) of August 30, 
1819. Within the general limits of this cession seven tracts were re- 
served for different bands of the tribe, which will be found on the map 
numbered as follows: 33, 34, 39, 40 (two reserves), 41, and 42. 
No. 24. Cession by the Pottawatomies of Indiana and Michigan, Octo- 
ber 27, 1832, which in terms is a relinquishment of their claim to any re- 
maining lands in the States of Indiana and Illinois, and in the Territory 
of Michigan south of Grand River. The cession thus made in Indiana is 
bounded on the map by scarlet lines. Within the general limits of this 
cession, however, they reserved for the use of various bands of the tribe 
eleven tracts of different areas, and which are numbered as follows: 35, 
36, 37, 38, 43(two reserves), 44 (two reserves), 45, 46, and 47. 
