Treaty with the Western Indians
Document 1795Articles of peace proposed in a treaty between the United States and the Northwest Indian tribes; later known as the Treaty of Ghent.
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Form of a treaty with the Western Indians —
A treaty of Peace between the United States [of America] and the [tribes] of Indians called —
To put an end to a destructive [war], to [settle] all controversies and to restore harmony [and] friendly intercourse between the [said] United States and Indian tribes, [the] Generals commanding the army of the United States and also Commissioners on the good purposes [above] mentioned and the said Tribes of Indians by their Sachems Chiefs and warriors met together at Greenville the Head Quarters of the [said] [army], [have] agreed on the following articles which when ratified by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States shall be binding on them and the said Indian tribes —
Article I. Henceforth all hostilities shall cease [and] peace is hereby established and shall be perpetual and a friendly intercourse shall take place between the said United States and [Indian] [tribes].
Article II. all prisoners shall on both [sides?] be restored. The Indians prisoners to the united States, shall be immediately set at Liberty. [The] [rest of]
the united States [of the remaining] prisoners among the Indian tribes to be returned to them — days from [the] date of the [present agreement?], [at their own expense and —] Chiefs of the [said] [tribes] — now promise to [forward as fast and —] shall be afforded — [to be afforded] —
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— [the?] [undecipherable] [South?] Boundary [to be of the undecipherable] Ohio — the lands of the [said] [Indians] — [and the borders] — [the Mouth?] of [undecipherable] — [the undecipherable] — [the undecipherable] — [the undecipherable] — [of] the Ohio — [the undecipherable] [branches] to the [undecipherable] place — [undecipherable] of that — [undecipherable] — into the [undecipherable]
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And in consideration of the peace now established, of their great [generosity] [needed?] from the United States — [there is no conditions of the?] [prisoners of some near places?] — [the Indians?] — and is — [the United States?] [of the said Indians] [tribes?] — [hereby?] [stand?]
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— [the said Indian tribes?] of their [confirmed?] into [the?] United States and — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] which will be [sufficient] to [undecipherable] — the [said?] [Indian?] [tribes?] [is?] also [to?] [cede?] to the [United States?], the [Governor?] [pieces] of [lands] to [undecipherable] [the?] [peace?] — [no?] [fewer?] than — — [undecipherable] —
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the rapids of [the?] — [undecipherable] miles Square [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [Lake?] where [it?] [was?] [formerly?] [stood?] [of?] [one?] [piece?]
miles Square [undecipherable] [in?] [the?] [interior?] [undecipherable] of [Sandusky?]
[town?] of [Detroit?] and all the land to the
[Northward?] and the [borders?] of [the?] [undecipherable] of which the Indians
[title?] has been extinguished by gifts or grants to the
French in English, and [so much?] [was?] [also?] to be [annexed?]
to the district of Detroit, [to?] [shall?] be [comprehended?]
between the [river?] [line?] on the [South?], Lake [St?] [Clair?]
on the [North?] and — [one?] [mile?] — [in?] — [course?] [shall?]
be [six?] miles distant from the [West?] [end?] of Lake Erie
and [there?] [it?] — [undecipherable] [a?] [part?] of the [undecipherable] and
all the [land?] on the Island and the [main?] [land?] —
[undecipherable] [east?] of [undecipherable] [which?] [Indian?] [title?] [has?] [been?] [extinguished?]
by gifts [undecipherable] grants to the French or [English?], and
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[to?] [measure?] — [This?] is [undecipherable] miles [Square?] on the [straight?]
between [Lakes?] — [undecipherable] — Island —
miles [undecipherable] — the [district?] of — [Lake?] on [straight?]
— and [wherein?] the United States [think?]
[undecipherable] [better?] [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] and [mark?] the [boundaries?]
— the [lands?] [thereby?] [yield?] to [them?] by [their?] [gifts?]
[solely?] [after?] [those?] — the [said?] [tribes?] of [Indians?] and
[but?] they may [appoint?] [two?] of their [own?] [Chiefs?]
[attend?] and [see?] that the [lines?] are [run?] [accordingly?] to
the [terms?] of [this?] [treaty?]. And the [said?] [Indian?] [tribes?]
[will?]
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[industry?] to the [undecipherable] [which?] shall be [taken?] at
near the [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] — on
the [lines?] — — [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] —
[Fort?] [Wayne?] — [undecipherable] — [undecipherable]
[the?] [about?] and then [bounds?] the [districts?] to the
[line?].
And the [said?] [Indians?] [tribes?] [will?] also [allow?]
the people of the United States the [undecipherable] [use?] [of?]
— [covered?] old [mouths?] of [rivers?] along the [land?]
[undecipherable] the [Indian?] [lands?] for [following?] [objects?] and
[rates?] and [liberty?] to [have?] their Congress [when?]
[undecipherable] for [there?] [ports?].
Article [IV?]. In consideration of the peace now established
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had [been?] [undecipherable] — and [undecipherable]. The first [undecipherable]
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[conditions?] — the [old?] [undecipherable] to [them?] a [necessity?] of [undecipherable] and
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3 [undecipherable] the [Wyandots?]
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[tribes?] [undecipherable] on [undecipherable] an annual [undecipherable] of [them?]
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[an?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] shall be furnished in [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [husbandry?] and other
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[undecipherable] — [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] — the [said?] United States will [undecipherable] [Indian?]
[tribes?] in the [undecipherable] of their [lands?]
against all citizens of this United States, and against
all other persons not being Indians who [undecipherable] on
[undecipherable].
Article VI. If any Citizens of the United States
or any other persons, not being an [Indian?] shall
[undecipherable] to [undecipherable] on the [lands?] now [relinquished?]
by the United States [such?] [Citizens?] or other [persons?]
[shall?] be out of the protection of the United States
and the [Indian?] [tribes?] on [whose?] [land?] the [settlement?]
shall be [made?], may drive [it?] to [undecipherable] Justice, or
[punish?] him in [such?] [manner?] as they [see?] [fit?]
and [because?] [such?] [settlements?] [made?] without the
consent of the United States will be injurious to —
them as well as to the Indians the United States [shall?]
[undecipherable] to [break?] them up and [remove?] and [punish?]
the [violators?] as they [shall?] [think?] [proper?] — in order that
[that?] [protection?] of the Indian [lands?] [undecipherable] [shall?]
[last?].
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[in?] — [undecipherable] to [the?] [people?] [of?] the United States —
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[undecipherable] [and?] [the?] [Superintendent?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [commissioned?] [by?] the President to [the?] [principal?] the
of the [said?] [Indian?] [tribes?] or any of [this?] [tribe?] to which the
[?] [undecipherable] [belongs?] and such [prudent?] [measures?] [shall?]
[them?] be [furnished?] as shall be necessary to [preserve?]
[the?] [them?] — [undecipherable] [no?] [?] [before?] [and?] [the?] [undecipherable]
[on?] [Great?] [Council?] of the United States shall make
other equitable provisions in the case to the [Satisfaction?]
of both, parties.
Article X. All other treaties heretofore made
between the United States and the sd Indian tribes
or any of them, Since the Treaty of 1783, between
the United States and Great Britain, shall hereafter
cease and become void —
Type
Copy of document
Description
Articles of peace proposed in a treaty between the United States and the Northwest Indian tribes; later known as the Treaty of Ghent.
Date
08/03/1795
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1795999990501
Page start
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Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
Western Indians
George Washington
Anthony Wayne
Chippewa
Wea
Wyandot
Delaware
Shawanee
Ottawa
Chippewa
Pattawatima
Miamis, Eel River
Kickapoo
Piankeshaw
Kaskaskia
General Clark
Britain
Notable locations
War Office
Greenville
Fort Wayne
Fort Defiance
Fort Lawrence
Miami River
Kentucky River
Ohio River
Lake Erie
Loromie's Store
St. Mary's River
Girty's Town
Fort Wayne
St. Joseph's River
Rosine River
Ouatanon
Sandusky Lake
Chicago River
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Wabash River
Lake St. Clair
Michilimackinac
Mississippi River
Island De Bois Blane
Porias Fort
Auglaize River
St. Vincennes
Notable items
Treaty of Ghent
peace
hunting
planting

