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portage upon that branch of the Miami which runs into the Ohio ; sixmiles square upon the lake Sandusky where the fort formerly stood;and two miles square upon each side the Lower Rapids on Sanduskyriver, which posts, and the lands annexed to them, shall be for the useand under the government of the United States .
ARTICLE XI.
The post at Detroit , with a district of land beginning at the mouthof the river Rosine, at the west end of lake Erie , and running up thesouthern bank of said river six miles; thence northerly, and always sixmiles west of the strait, until it strikes the lake St. Clair , shall bereserved for the use of the United States .
ARTICLE XII.
In like manner the post at Michilimackinac, with its dependencies,and twelve miles square about the same, shall be reserved to the soleuse of the United States .
ARTICLE XIII.
The United States of America do hereby renew and confirm thepeace and friendship entered into with the said nations, at the treatybefore mentioned, held at Fort M'Intosh; and the said nations againacknowledge themselves, and all their tribes, to be under the protectionof the said United States , and no other power whatever.
ARTICLE XIV.
The United States of America do also receive into their friendshipand protection, the nations of the Pattiwatimas and Sacs; and do herebyestablish a league of peace and amity between them respectively; andall the articles of this treaty, so far as they apply to these nations, areto be considered as made and concluded in all, and every part, expresslywith them and each of them.
ARTICLE XV.
And whereas in describing the boundary before mentioned, the words,if strictly constructed, would carry it from the portage on that branchof the Miami, which runs into the Ohio , over to the river Au Glaize ;which was neither the intention of the Indians, nor of the Commis-sioners ; it is hereby declared, that the line shall run from the saidportage directly to the first fork of the Miami river, which is to thesouthward and eastward of the Miami village, thence down the mainbranch of the Miami river to the said village, and thence down thatriver to Lake Erie , and along the margin of the lake to the place ofbeginning.
Done at Fort Harmar, on the Muskingum, this ninth day of January,in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine. In Witness whereof, the Parties have hereunto interchange-ably set their Hands and Seals.
The post atMichilimacki-nac, &c. re-served.
Peace andfriendship re-newed and con-firmed.
The nations ofPattiwatimas ■and Sacs takeninto protectionof U. S.
Boundary linefurther ex-plained.
Ar. St. Clair,
Peoutewatamie,
Konatikina.
Sacs.
Tepakee,
Kesheyiva.
Chipeways.
Mesass,
Paushquash,
Pawasicko.