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Provinces, on the lands or hunting grounds reserved and claimed by the Chickasaw 

 and Choctaw Indiaus, and that uo mistakes, doubts, or disputes, may, for the future, 

 arise thereupon, in consideration of the great mnrks of friendship, benevolence, and 

 clemency, extended to us, the said Chickasaw aud Choctaw Indians, liy His Majesty 

 King (ieorgo the Third, we, the chiefs and head warriors, distinguished by great and 

 small medals, and gorgits, and bearing His Majesty's commissions as Chiefs and leaders 

 of our respective nations, by virtue and in pursuance of the full right aud power 

 which we now have and are possessed of, have agreed, and wo do hereby agree, that, 

 for the future, the boundary be settled by a line extended from Gross Poiut, in the 

 island of Mount Louis, by the course of the western coast of Mobile Bay, to the 

 mouth of the Eastern branch of Touibecbee river, aud north by the course of the 

 said river, to the confluence of Alebamont and Touibecbee rivers, and afterwards 

 along the western bank of Alebamont river to the mouth of Chickasaw river, aud 

 from the confluence of Chickasaw and Alebamont rivers, a straight line to the con- 

 fluence of Bance and Tombecbee rivers; from thence, by a line along the western 

 bank of Bance river, till its confluence with the Tallotkpe river; from thence, by a 

 straight line, to Tombecbee river, opposite to Alehalickpe; and from Alchalickpe, 

 by a straight line, to the most northerly part of Bucjjatanue river, and down the 

 course of Buckatanne river to its confluence to the river Pascagoula, and down by 

 the course of the river Pascagoula, within twelve leagues of the sea coast; and 

 thence, by a due west line, as far as the Choctaw nation have a right to grant. 



And the said chiefs, for themselves aud their nations, give and confirm the prop- 

 erty of all the lands contained between the above described lines aud the sea to His 

 Majesty the King of Great Britain, and his successors, reserving to themselves full 

 right and property iu all the lands to the northward of said lines now possessed by 

 them; aud none of His Majesty's white subjects shall be permitted to settle on 

 Tombecbee river to the northward of the rivulet called Centebonck.' 



The second is "a treaty between Great Britain and the Upper and 

 Lower Creek Indians," signed at Peusacola, Florida, May 28, 1765. 

 Article 5 is as follows: 



And to prevent all disputes ou account of encroachments, or supposed encroach- 

 ments, committed by the English inhabitants of this or any other of his Majesty's 

 provinces, on the lauds or hunting grounds reserved and claimed by the Upper and 

 Lower Creek nations of Indians, and that no mistakes, doubts, or disputes, may, for 

 the future, arise thereupon, in consideration of the great marks of friendship, benev- 

 olence, and clemency, extended to us, the said Indians of the Upper and Lower 

 Creek nations, by His JIajesty King George the Third, we, the said chiefs and head 

 warriors, leaders of our respective nations, by virtue and iu pursuance of the full 

 rights aud power we have and are possessed of, have agreed, and we do hereby 

 agree, that, for the future, the boundary be at the dividing paths going to the nation 

 and Mobile, where is a creek; that it shall run along the side of that creek until its 

 confluence with the river which falls into the bay; then to run around the bay and 

 take iu all the plantations which formerly belonged to the Yamuasee Indiaus; that 

 no notice is to be taken of such cattle or horses as shall pass the line ; that, from the 

 said dividing paths towards the west, the boundary is to run along the path leading 

 to Mobile, to the creek, called Cassaba; and from thence, still in a straight line, to 

 another creek or great branch, within forty miles of the ferry, and so to go up to 

 the head of that creek; and from thence turn round towards the river so as to 

 include all the old French settlements at Tassa; the eastern line to be determined 

 by the flowing of the sea iu the bays, as was settled at Augusta. And we do hereby 

 grant and confirm unto His Majesty, his heirs, aud successors, all the lands contained 

 between the said lines and the sea coast.- 



' Laws, U. S., etc, respecting Public Lands, vol. n, 1836, app., p. 275.* '' Ibid., p. 276.* 



