CESSIONS OF 1817-1818 



689 



L^^D CESSIOI^S-Continiied. 



Historical data and remarks 



Designation of cesnion on map 



The U. S. afterward sold these sections under the provisions of an act of Con- j 90, 91 Ohio 1. 



gress approved May 11, 1820. ( 



By treaty of Sept. 17, 1818. the tenure by which the Indians held this tract was 

 changed from a grant iu fee simple to that of a reserve. By treaty of Aug. 3, 

 1829, it was ceded to the U. S. 



By treaty of Sept. 17, 1818, the tenure by which the Indians held this tract was 

 changed from a grant by patent to that of a reserve for the use of the Indi- 

 ans until they should ceilc the same to the U, S. By treaty of Feb. 18, 1833, 

 the Indians ceded it to the U. S. 



The right to locate this tract given by the treaty of 1805 had not been (so far 

 as can be ascertained) utilized by its location and survey prior to this con- 

 tract of cession. This contract is not published iu the U. S. Statutes, but was 

 made by Governor Posey on behalf of the U. S. It is found on page 228 of a 

 compilation of Indian treaties and laws published by the War Department 

 in 1826, and on page 230 of the edition of 1837. 



This cession overlaps the L'herokee cessiou by article 1, treaty of Jnly 8, 1817. 



This cession in terms extends to the source of the Canadian river. The actual 

 source of that river was at that date unknown. The territory of the II. S. 

 did not at this period extend \V. of 100 W. longitude iu tliis ([uarter. This 

 cession was in consequence limited iu this direction to that meridian. The 

 line of reservation " due S\V." from tlie Arkansas post when surveyed struck 

 Saline fork above its junction with the Washita. The Quapaw claimed 

 that of right their territory ixtended K. of the Mississippi, and the U. S., al- 

 though not recognizing the validity of such claim, accejited from them a re- 

 limiuishmeut of such SMi)i)osed right in order to avoid controversy. 



See 150 Ohio (detail). 



Ohio (detail). 



Georgia. 



Lonisiaua. Arkansas 

 1, Indian Terri- 

 tory 1. 



