TREATY WITH THE CHICKASAWS. 1801.
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Witnesses :_Elisha I. Hall, Sec. of the Commission. Silas Dinsmoor, I. agent
to the Cherokees. John W. Hooker, U. S. Factor. Edw. Butler, Capt. commandingat Tellico. Robt. Purdy, Lieut . 4th U. S. Regt. Ludwell Grymes. Jno. M*Donald.Daniel Ross. Mattw. Wallace, Esquire. Sami . Hanly. Michael M‘Kinsey. Chs.Hicks, interpreter. James Cazey, interpreter. John Thompson.
To the Indian names are subjoined a mark and seal.
A TREATY,
Of reciprocal advantages and mutual convenience between theUnited States of America and the Chickasaws.
The President of the United States of America, by James Wilkinson brigadier general in the service of the United States, Benjamin Hawkins of North Carolina, and Andrew Pickens of South Carolina , commis-sioners of the United States , who are vested with full powers, and theMingco, principal men and warriors of the Chickasaw nation, represent-ing the said nation, have agreed to the following articles.
Art. I. The Mingco, principal men and warriors of the Chickasawnation of Indians, give leave and permission to the President of theUnited States of America , to lay out, open and make a convenientwaggon road through their laud between the settlements of MeroDistrict in the state of Tennessee, and those of Natchez in the Missis-sippi Territory, in such way and manner as he may deem proper; andthe same shall be a high way for the citizens of the United States , andthe Chickasaws. The Chickasaws shall appoint two discreet men toserve as assistants, guides or pilots, during the time of laying out andopening the road, under the direction of the officer charged with thatduty, who shall have a reasonable compensation for their service: Pro-' vided always, that the necessary ferries over the water courses crossedby the said road shall be held and deemed to be the property of theChickasaw nation.
Art. II. The commissioners of the United States give to the Mingcoof the Chickasaws, and the deputation of that nation, goods to the valueof seven hundred dollars, to compensate him and them and their attend-ants for the expense and inconvenience they may have sustained bytheir respectful and friendly attention to the President of the UnitedStates of America , and to the request made to them in his name to per-mit the opening of the road. And as the persons, towns, villages, lands,hunting grounds, and other rights and property of the Chickasaws, asset forth in the treaties or stipulations heretofore entered into betweenthe contracting parties, more especially in and by a certificate of thePresident of the United States of America , under their seal of the firstof July 1794, are in the peace and under the protection of the UnitedStates, the commissioners of the United States do hereby further agree,that the President of the United States of America , shall take suchmeasures from time to time, as he may deem proper, to assist theChickasaws to preserve entire all their rights against the encroachmentsof unjust neighbours, of which he shall be the judge, and also to pre-serve and perpetuate friendship and brotherhood between the whitepeople and the Chickasaws.
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