TREATY WITH THE CREEKS. 1796.

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hath constituted with powers for these purposes, by and with the adviceand consent of the Senate ; and the Creek Nation of Indians, by theundersigned Kings, Chiefs and Warriors, representing the whole CreekNation, have agreed to the following articles:

ARTICLE I.

The Treaty entered into, at New-York, between the parties on the Treaty at New7th day of August, 1790, is, and shall remain obligatory on the contract- York binding,ing parties, according to the terms of it, except as herein provided for.

ARTICLE II.

The boundary line from the Currahee mountain, to the head, or Boundary line,source of the main south branch of the Oconee river, called, by thewhite people, Appalatchee, and by the Indians, Tulapocka, and downthe middle of the same, shall be clearly ascertained, and marked, atsuch time, and in such manner, as the President shall direct. And theIndians will, on being informed of the determination of the President,send as many of their old chiefs, as he may require, to see the lineascertained and marked.

ARTICLE III. (a)

The President of the United States of America shall have full powers,whenever he may deem it advisable, to establish a trading or militarypost on the south side of the Alatamaha, on the bluff, about one mileabove Beard’s bluff; or any where from thence down the said river onthe lands of the Indians, to garrison the same with any part of the mili-tary force of the United States , to protect the posts, and to prevent theviolation of any of the provisions or regulations subsisting between theparties : And the Indians do hereby annex to the post aforesaid, a tractof land of five miles square, bordering one side on the river; which postand the lands annexed thereto, are hereby ceded to, and shall be to theuse, and under the government of the United States of America .

ARTICLE IV. (a)

As soon as the President of the United States has determined on thetime and manner of running the line from the Currahee mountain, tothe head or source of the main south branch of the Oconee, and notifiedthe chiefs of the Creek land of the same, a suitable number of personson their part shall attend to see the same completed : And if the Presi-dent should deem it proper, then to fix on any place or places adjoiningthe river, and on the Indian lands for military or trading posts; theCreeks who attend there, will concur in fixing the same, according tothe wishes of the President. And to each post, the Indians shall annexa tract of land of five miles square, bordering one side on the river.

Line to be run.

Trading or mi-litary posts tobe established.

President mayestablish a trad-ing or militarypost.

“Art. 4th, as soon as the President of the United States has determined on the time and manner ofrunning the line from the Currahee mountain, to the head or source of the main south branch of theOconnee, and notified the Chiefs of the Creek land of the same, a suitable number of persons on theirpart shall attend, to see the same completed: And if the President should deem it proper, then to fixon any place or places adjoining the river, and on the Indian lands for military or trading posts: theCreeks who attend there, will concur in fixing the same, according to the wishes of the President. Andto each post, the Indians shall annex a tract of land of five miles square, bordering one side on the riverAnd the said lands shall be to the use and under the government of the United States of America !Provided always , that whenever any of the trading or military posts mentioned in this treaty, shall, inthe opinion of the President of the United States of America , be no longer necessary for the purposesintended by this cession, the same shall revert to, and become a part of the Indian lands,’ shall be con-strued to affect any claim of the state of Georgia , to the right of pre-emption in the land therein setapart tor military or trading posts; or to give to the United States without the consent of the said state,any right to the soil, or to the exclusive legislation over the same, or any other right than that of establishingmaintaining, and exclusively governing military and trading posts within the Indian territory mentionedm the said articles, as long as the frontier of Georgia may require these establishments.”

(a) See note at the beginning of the treaty.

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