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 40 TREATY WITH THE CHEROKEES. 1791. line to the Cumberland river where the Kentucky road crosses it ;·thence down the Cumberland river to a point from which a south west line will strike the ridge which divides the waters of Cumberland from those of Duck river, forty miles above Nashville; thence down the said ridge to a point from whence a south west line will strike the mouth of Duck river. And in order to preclude forever ag disputes gegatiye tp lthe lsaid boundary, the same shall be ascertaine, an mar e p amy yt ree persons appointed on the part of the United States, and three Cherokees on the part of their nation. And in order to extinguish forever all claims of the Cherokee nation, or an art thereof; to an of the land lyincr to the right of the line a ove escribe eginmng as aoresai a e urra e moun a1n,i is b ydp 'bdb"y f `dtth¤C he t' ‘r‘ hereby agreed, fhat in addition to the consideration heretofore made for the said land, the United States will cause certain valuable goods, to be immediately delivered to the undersigned Chiefs and Warriors, for the use of their nation; and the said United States will also cause the sum of one thousand dollars to lbe paid annually to the said Cherokee nation. And the undersigned Chiefs and Warriors, do hereby for themselves and the whole Cherokee nation, their heirs and descendants, for the considerations above-mentioned, release, quit-claim, relinquish and cede, all the land to the right of the line described, and beginning as aforesaid. ARTICLE V. Stipuiatitm {0,- It is stipulated and agreed, that the citizens and inhabitants of the n road. United States, shall have a free and unmolested use of a road from Washington district to Merc district, and of the navigation of the Tennessee river. ARTICLE VI. U. S. to regu. It is agreed on the part of the Cherokees, that the United States shall 1”°"¤d°· have the sole and exclusive right of regulating their trade. ARTICLE VII. Guarantee. The United States solemnly guarantee to the Cherokee nation, all their lands not hereby ceded. ARTICLE VIII. No citizen to If any citizen of the United States, or other person not being an ?:;;{° <>¤ I¤d¤¤¤ Indian, shall settle on any of the Cherokees’ lands, such person shall s' forfeit the protection of the United States, and the Cherokees may punish him or not, as they please. ARTICLE IX. liter hunt on No citizen or inhabitant of the United States, shall attempt to hunt i ° $******3- or destroy the game on the lands of the Cherokees; nor shall any citizen or inhab1tant go into the Cherokee country, without a passport first obtained from the Governor of some one of the United States or territorial districts, or` such other person as the President of thie United States may from time to time authorize to grant the same. ARTICLE X. Himiians ti, dg_ If hany Cherokee Indianor Indians, or person residing among them, nygr up cnmi. or w o shall take refuge in their nation, shall steal a horse from, or colmmit a robbery or murder, or other capital crime, on any citizens or 2; glrtantz of the United States, the Cherokee nation shall be bound Uniscgvgtatgi or them up, to be punished according to the laws of the