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AGREEMENT WITH THE SENECAS. 1802.

June 30, 1802.

Proclamation,Jan. 12, 1803.

Ratified Jan.12, 1803.

Preamble.

two, and of the independence of the United States the twenty-sixth.

JAMES WILKINSON , (l. s.)BENJAMIN HAWKINS , (l. s.)ANDREW PICKENS , (l. s.)

Efau Haujo,

1 Tustunnuggee Thlucco,

2 Hopoie Micco,

3 Hopoie O-loh-tau,

Tallesee Micco,

Tus-sei-kia Micco,

Micco Thlucco,

Olohtau Haujo,

Talman Haujo,

Autlosse Emantlau,Tuskenehau Chapco,Chou-wacke le Micco,

Toosce hatche Micco,

Hopoie Yauholo,

Hoithlewau le Micco,

Efau Haujo of Cooloome,Cus-se-tuh You-ho-lo,We-wo-cau Tus-tun-nug-gee,Ne-ho-mah te Tus-tun-nug-gee,Jus-tun-nuc Haujo,

Ho-poi-e Tus-tun-nug-gee,Tal-chis-chau Mic-co,

Yauf-kee Emautla Haujo,

Coosaudee Tustunnuggee,

Nenehom ohtau Tustunnuggee Micco,Is-fau-nau Tus-tun-nirg-geeEufaulau Tustunnuggee,

Tustunnuc Hoithle poyuh,

Is hopei Tustunnuggee,

Cowetuh Tustunnuggee,

Hopoithle Haujo,

Woc-see Haujo,

Uctij utchee Tustunnuggee,

Okelesau Hut-kee,

Pa-hose Mic-co,

Micke Emautlau,

Hoithle po yan Haujo,

Cussetuh Haujo,

Ocheesee Tustunnuggee,

Toosehatchee Haujo,

Isfau-ne Haujo,

Ho-Poith-le Ho-poi-e,

Oloh-tuh Emautlau.

Timothy Barnard, Alexander Cornels, Joseph Islands, Interpreters. Alexander Ma-comb , jun. Secretary to the Commission. William R. Bootes, Captain 2d RegimentInfantry. T. Blackburn, Lieut. Com. Comp. D. John B. Barnes, Lieut. UnitedStates A. Wm. Hill, Ajt. C. D.

To the Indian titles are subjoined a mark and seal.

THIS INDENTURE,

Made the thirtieth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thou-sand eight hundred and two, between the Sachems, Chiefs, andWarriors of the Seneca nation of Indians , of the first part, andWilhem Willink, Pieter Van Eeghen, Hendrik Vollenhoven, W.Willink the younger, I. Willink the younger (son of Jan) JanGabriel Van Staphorst, Roelof Van Staphorst, the younger,Cornelis Vollenhoven, and Hendrik Seye, all of the city of Am-sterdam , and republic of Batavia, by Joseph Ellicott, esquire,their agent and attorney, of the second part.

Whereas at a treaty held under the authority of the United States with the said Seneca nation of Indians, at Buffalo creek, in the countyof Ontario, and state of New-York , on the day of the date of thesepresents, by the honorable John Taylor, esquire, a commissioner ap-pointed by the President of the United States to hold the same, in pur-suance of the constitution, and of the act of the Congress of the UnitedStates , in such case made and provided, a convention was entered intoin the presence and with the approbation of the said commissioner,between the said Seneca nation of Indians and the said Wilhem Wil-link, Pieter Van Eeghen, Hendrik Vollenhoven, W. Willink the