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Ocmulgee Old Towns, thence a direct line to Palmetto Creek, wherethe same is intersected by the Uchee path, leading from the Oconee tothe Ocmulgee river—thence down the middle waters of the said Creekto Oconee river, and with the western bank of the same to its junctionwith the Ocmulgee river, thence across the Ocmulgee river to the southbank of the Altarnaha river, and down the same at low water mark tothe lower bank of Goose Creek, and from thence by a direct line to theMounts, on the Margin of the Okefinocau swamp, raised and establish-ed by the commissioners of the United States and Spain at the head ofthe St. Mary’s river; thence down the middle waters of the said river,to the point where the old line of demarkation strikes the same, thencewith the said old line to the Altarnaha river, and up the same to GooseCreek: and the said Kings, Chiefs, Head men and Warriors, do relin-quish and quit claim to the United States all their right, title, interestand pretensions, in and to the tract and tracts of land within and be-tween the bounds and limits aforesaid, for ever.

Art. II. The commissioners of the United States , for and in consi-deration of the foregoing concession on the part of the Creek nation,and in full satisfaction for the same do hereby covenant and agree withthe said nation, in behalf of the United States , that the said states shallpay to the said nation, annually, and every year, the sum of three thou-sand dollars, and one thousand dollars for the term of ten years, to thechiefs who administer the government, agreeably to a certificate underthe hands and seals of the commissioners of the United States , of thisdate, and also twenty-five thousand dollars in the manner and form fol-lowing, viz. Ten thousand dollars in goods and merchandize, the re-ceipt of which is hereby acknowledged; ten thousand dollars to satisfycertain debts due from Indians and white persons of the Creek countryto the factory of the United States ; the said debts, after the paymentaforesaid, to become the right and property of the Creek nation, and tobe recovered for their use in such way and manner as the President ofthe United States may think proper to direct; five thousand dollars tosatisfy claims for property taken by individuals of the said nation, fromthe citizens of the United States , subsequent to the treaty of Colerain,which has been or may be claimed and established agreeably to theprovisions of the act for regulating trade and intercourse with the Indiantribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers. And it is further agreedthat the United States shall furnish to the said nation two sets of black-smiths tools, and men to work them, for the term of three years.

Art. III. It is agreed by the contracting parties, that the garrison orgarrisons which may be found necessary for the protection of the fron-tiers, shall be established upon the land of the Indians, at such place orplaces as the President of the United States may think proper to direct,in the manner and on the terms established by the treaty of Colerain.

Art. IV. The contracting parties to these presents, do agree that thistreaty shall become obligatory and of full effect so soon as the sameshall be ratified by the President of the United States of America , byand with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof.

In testimony whereof, the Commissioners Plenipotentiary of theUnited States , and the Kings, Chiefs, Head Men and Warriors ofthe Creek nation, have hereunto subscribed their names and alfixedtheir seals, at the camp of the Commissioners of the United States ,near Fort Wilkinson, on the Oconee river, this sixteenth day ofJune, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

Considerationfor the foregoingconcession.

Garrisons to beestablished onIndian lands.

When to takeeffect.