Treaty of Greenville
Item
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
Treaty of Greenville
Description
Peace treaty between the United States and the Northwest Indian Confederacy, comprised of the Wyandots, Delawares, Shawnees, Kickapoos, Weas, Ottawas, Chippewas, Putawatomie, Miami, & Eel River tribes. Dictates the end of hostilities, the return of prisoners, cessions of land to the U.S., the new Indian-U.S. boundary, right of white passage over Indian land and waterways, the relinquishment of all other U.S. claims to these Indians' land in the Great Lakes region, U.S. annuities to each Indian tribe, the forfeiture of U.S. protection for any future white settler on Indian lands, trade regulations, the voiding of all other treaties made since the peace between America & Great Britain in 1783, and overall friendship for the future. Signed by all the tribes mentioned in the address, along with the Kaskaskias and the Piankeshaws (being signed for by the Weas). Also signed by U.S. army officers and sworn interpreters.
year created
1795
month created
08
day created
03
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry De Butts
Anthony Wayne
Indians
Wyandots
Delawares
Shawnees
Kickapoos
Weas
Ottawas
Chippewas
Putawatomie
Miami
Eel River
prisoners
Kaskaskias
Piankeshaws
interpreter
chiefs
hostage
Chipawa
notable location
Northwest Territory
Greenville
Michigan
Great Lakes
Fort Wayne
Fort Defiance
Cayahoga River
Fort Lawrence
Great Miami River
Ohio River
Loromees
St. Mary's River
St. Marys River
Fort Recovery
Wabash River
Tuscarrawas
Muskingum
Detroit
Detroit River
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Mississippi River
Illinois Lake
Illinois River
Lake Erie
Chicago
Chikago
Fort Massac
notable item/thing
land
cession
boundary
annuities
goods
war
vessels
document number
1795080390102
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (12 pages) | DCA10 (12 pages) | Collection: Jonathan Cass Papers | V: I, 12 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry De Butts | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Author | Anthony Wayne | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Author | Northwestern Indian Chiefs | [unknown] | [n/a] |