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INDIAN LAND CESSIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 



SCHEDULE OF IlSrDI^n>^ 



Where or how 

 concluded 



Heference 



Desciqilioii of ctssioii or reserralioii 



Sept. 25 Ea\\ardsvilie, ! Stat. L., 

 llliDois. I VII, 181. 



Sept. 



St Louis, Mis- 

 souri terri- 

 tory. 



Oct. 2 1 St M.Trv'E 

 Ohio. 



Peoria, Fas- 

 k a s k 1 a, 

 Mitchiga- 

 mia, Ca- 

 hokia, and 

 Tamaroa. 



Oct. 



Stat. L., 

 VII, 183. 



Stat. L., 

 VII, 185. 



Great and Lit- 

 tle Osage. 



St Mary's, 

 Ohio. 



Oct. 3 ( St Mary's, 

 Oliio. 



Oct. 6 



St Mary's. 

 Obio. 



Stat. L., 

 VII, 186. 



Stat. L., 

 VII, 188. 



Stat. L., 

 VII, 189. 



The foregoing tribes cede .ind coufirm to tho U. .S. all claim to 

 laud iucliided ^vithiu the foUowiug boundaries, viz: Begiu- 

 ning at the coufluence of the ( ihio and Mississippi rivers; 

 thence up the Ohio to the uiouth of Saliue creek, about 12 

 miles belo\v the mouth of the AVabash; thence along the 

 dividing ridge between the waters of said creek and the 

 Wabash to the general dividing ridge between the w-iters 

 which fall into the Wabash and those which fall into the 

 Kaskaskia river; thence along said ridge until it reaches 

 the waters which fall into the Illinois river; thence a direct 

 line to the couiiueuee of tho Kankakee and Maple rivers; 

 thence down the Illinois river to its contiueuce with the 

 Mississippi river and down the latter to the beginning. 



The U. S. agree to cede to the Peoria tribe 640 acres of land, 

 to include their village on Blackwater river, in the territory 

 of Missouri, provided that the said tract is not included 

 within a i)rivate claim ; but .should that be the case, then some 

 other tract of equal quantity and value shall be designated 

 for said tribe at such place as the President of the U. S. may 

 direct. 



The Osages cede to the U. S. the tract of country included 

 within the following bounds, viz : Beginning at the Arkan- 

 saw river where the present Osage houndary line strikes the 

 same at Frog bayou ; thence up the Arkansaw and Verdigris 

 to the falls of Verdigris river; thence eastw.ardly to the 

 said Osage boundary line .at a point 20 leagues N. t'rum the 

 Arkansaw river, and with that line to the place of beginning. 



The Potawatamie nation cede to the U. S. the following- 

 describcil tract : Beginning atthe mouth of Tippecanoe river 

 and rniiuiiig up the same to a point 25 miles in a direct line 

 from tl]e Wabash river ; thence on a line as nearly parallel to 

 the general course of the Wabash river as practicable to a 

 a point on the A'erniillion river 25 miles from the Wabash 

 river; thence down the Vermillion river to its mouth, and 

 thence up tlie Wabash river to the place of beginning. 



The Piitaw iitaiiiics also cede to the U. S. all their claim to the 

 country S. of the A\'abash river. 



The U. S. agree to purchase any just claim which the Kicka- 

 poos may have to any part of the country above ceded lying 

 below Pine creek. 



The Wea tribe of Indians agree to cede to the U. S. all the 

 lands claimed and owned by the said tribe within the limits 

 of the States of Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois. 



The Wea tribe of Indians reserve to themselves the following- 

 described tract of land : Beginning at the mouth of Raccoon 

 creek; thence by the present boundary line 7 miles; thence 

 northeasterly 7 miles to a point 7 miles from the Wabash 

 river; thence to the Wabash river by a line parallel to the 

 present boundary line aforesaid, and thence by the Wabash 

 river to the place of beginning. 



The Wea tribe accede to and sanction the cession of laud made 

 by the Kickapoo tribe to the U. S. in the second article of 

 the treaty of Dec. 9, 1809. 



The Delaware nation cede to the U. S. all their claim to land 

 in the state of Indiana. 



The U. S. agree to provide for the Delawares a country to 

 reside in upon the W. side of the Mississippi and to guar- 

 antee them peaceable possession of the same. 



The Miami nation of Indians cede to the V. S. the following 

 tract of country: Beginning at the Wabash river where 

 the present Indian boundary line crosses the same, near the 

 mouth of Raccoon creek; thence up the Wabash river to 

 the reserve at its head near Fort Wayne; thence to the 

 reserve at FortW.ayne; thence with the lines thereof to the 

 St Mary's river; thence up the St Mary's river to the reser- 



