Indian Land Treaty of 1783
Document 1793Ownership of land near Great Lakes is erroneous. United States gained the right to claim land through the grant of the King of England, but the Indian Nations decided to revoke that right to claim.
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[Indian Lands — Treaty of 1783]
I further tell you, that the [undecipherable] men, who lay up a claim to your [lands?] country full by the Great to be granting this claim on the treaty of peace, and on instances [undecipherable] on that part of the treaty. As he [?] not [undecipherable] on any [?] by [?] of [?] cause be noted will you [?] because it [?] obligated to the United States, he [undecipherable] it. That claim was founded on a right acquired by treaty with the [undecipherable] nations to [?] them from purchasing or [settling?] in any part of your country, and it is the right [undecipherable] the [undecipherable]. Before [?] giving the [?] also had a right to purchase of the Indian nations any of the lands between [the?] great lakes, the Ohio, and the Mississippi. [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] within the absolute boundaries of [Pennsylvania?] and the king by the treaty [undecipherable] granted this right [?] the [undecipherable] also had a right of purchasing [?] [?] was within the king nor any of his people [?] any right to interfere in any respect [?] any part of those lands. [?] brothers, the English know this to be [true?] and do agree with the [Indian?] [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
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Type
Document Signed
Description
Ownership of land near Great Lakes is erroneous. United States gained the right to claim land through the grant of the King of England, but the Indian Nations decided to revoke that right to claim.
Date
07/15/1793
Collection
Document number
1793071590001
Page start
1
Notable persons
unknown
Indians
US Commissioners
white nations
King George
English
Lord Dorchester
Beverly Randolph
Timothy Pickering
Notable locations
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Ohio
river
frontier
Quebec
Pennsylvania
Notable items
grant of the King of England
claim
treaty of peace
purchasing or settling in any part of your country
right to purchase
charter boundaries

