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 TREATY WITH THE SHAWNEES. 1786. 27 States, or of their counselling together for that purpose, and neglecting to give information thereof to the commanding officer of the nearest post of the United States, shall be considered as parties in such war, and be punished accordingly: and the United States shall in like manner inform the Shawanoes of any injury designed against them. ARTICLE V. The United States do grant peace to the Shawanoe nation, and do U·S· wgivc receive them into their friendship and protection. $$2 im Arvrrcnn vr. “°"‘ The United States do allot to the Shawanoe nation, lands within their Ann, ,0 territory to live and hunt upon, beginning at the south line of the lands them certain allotted to the Wiandots and Delaware nations, at the place where the l‘“‘d°· main branch of the Great Miami, which falls into the Ohio, intersects said line; then down the river Miami, to the fork of that river, next below the old fort which was taken by the French in one thousand seven hundred and fifty-two; thence due west to the river de la Pause; then down that river to the river Wabash, beyond which lines none of the citizens of the United States shall settle, nor disturb the Shawanoes in their settlement and possessions; and the Shawanoes do relinquish to the United States, all title, or pretence of title, they ever had to the lands east, west and south, of the east, west and south lines before described. ARTICLE VII. If any citizen or citizens of the United States, shall presume to settle No citizen of upon the lands allotted to the Shawanoes by this treaty, he or they shall ¥° f¤¤l¤ °¤ be put out of the protection of the United States. n um °"d°' In Tesrrmouy whereof, the parties hereunto have alhxed their hands and seals, the day and year tirst above-mentioned. G. Clark, Musquauconocah, Richd. Butler, Meanymsecah, Sam!. H. Parsons, Waupaucowela, Aweecony, Nihipeewa, Kaknwipilathy, Nihinessiooe, Malunthy, Attest : Alexander Campbell, Sec’ry Commisiouers. WITNESSES : W. Finney, Maj. B. B. Joseph Suifrein, or Kemepemo Thos. Doyle, Capt. B. B. Shawno. Nathan M¤Dowell, Ensign. Isaac Zane, (Wiundot) John Salfenger, The Half King of the Winndots, Henry Govy, The Crane of the Wiandots, Kagy Calloway, Capt. Pipe, of the Dslawares, John Boggs, Capt. Bohongehelas, Sam. Montgomery, Tetebockshieha, Daniel Elliot, The Big Cat of the Delawares, James Rinker, Pierre Droullar. Nuthl. Smith, To the Indian names are suhioincd n mark and naL