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 TREAT Y WITH THE OSAGES. 1808. 191 Doin at Detroit, in the territory of Michigan, the day and year lirst a ove written. (Signed) WILLIAM HULL. Chuzpawas. Ottawas. Pee-wan-she·me nogh, A -5,, - Ma-man-she-gau-ta, (or bad legs) K;wa:hY;:an' Poo-qui-gau-boa-wie, Saw_ga_maw Kiosk, ’ Po.qua-quet, (or the ball) $$;;;;,,_-sh]ck_ See-gau-ge-wau, Quit·chon-e·quit, or big cloud, paggawuggamgm Qui-con-quish, T, h Puck e-nese, or the spark of nre, Nwqms ’ N e.gig, (or the Otter) N°'¤°`m°’ Me—a-si ta, N?w'm°’ Macquettequet, or Little Bear S£n`;°`w°" Ne-me-kas, (or Little Thunder) us ‘ Sawanabenase, or pe, che ga bu a, or Grand Bldnc,, , ’ Vvyamblm Ton quish, Ska-b0.mat, Miott, Miere, or walk in the water Men-e-tu-ge·sheck, or the Little I·yo-na-yo-ta-ha. , Cedar. ‘ In presence of Geo. McDougall, Chief Judge Ct. D. H. and D. C. Rush, Attorney- General. Jacob Visger, Associate Judge of the D. Court. Jos. Watson, Secretary to the Legislature of Michigan. Abijah Hull, Surveyor for Michigan Territory. Harris H. Hickman, Counsellor ar Law. Abraham Fuller Hull, Counsellonat Law and Secretary to the commission. Whitmore Knaggs, William Walker, Sworn Interpreters. To the Indian names are aubjoined a. mark and seal. ARTICLES OF A TREATY Made'and concluded at Fort Clark, on the right bank of the NW10 1E0S_ Missouri, about jive miles above the Fire Prairie, in the terri- tory of Louisiana, the tenth day of November, in the year of 28'a18§,_’ P our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eight, between Peter Ohouteau, esquire, agent for the Osage, and specially commissioned and instructed to enter into the some by his excellency Meriwether Lewis, governor and superintendent of Indian afairs for the territory aforesaid, in behalf of the United States of America, of the one part, and the chiefs and warriors of the Great and Little Osage, for themselves and their nations respectively, on the other part. Aivr. 1. The United States being anxious to promote peace, friend- A fm to be ship and intercourse with the Osage tribes, to afford them every assis- built. tance in their power, and to protect them from the insults and injuries of other tribes of Indians, situated near the settlements of the white people, have thought proper to build a fort on the right bank of the Missouri, a few miles above the Fire Prairie, and do agree to garrison the same with as many regular troops as the President of the United States may, from time to time, deem necessary for the protection of all orderly, friendly and well disposed Indians of the Great and Little Osage nations, who reside at this place, and who do strictly conform to,