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TREATY WITH THE CHICKASAWS. 1805.
Commissionerto be appointedto ascertain theboundary.
These articlesto be consideredas permanentadditions to for-mer treaties.
Colbert and O’Koy two thousand dollars, that is, to each one thousanddollars. This sum is granted to them at the request of the nationalcouncil for services rendered their nation, and is to be subject to theirindividual order, witnessed by the resident agent; also to ChinubbeeMingo, the king of the nation, an annuity of one hundred dollars,during his natural life, granted as a testimony of his personal worthand friendly disposition. All the above payments are to be made inspecie.
Art. III. In order to preclude for ever all disputes relative to theboundary mentioned in the first section, it is hereby stipulated, that thesame shall be ascertained and marked by a commissioner or commis-sioners on the part of the United States , accompanied by such personas the Chickasaws may choose, so soon as the Chickasaws shall havethirty days’ notice of the time and place, at which the operation is tocommence: and the United States will pay the person appointed on thepart of the Chickasaws two dollars per day during his actual attendanceon that service.
Art. IY. It is hereby agreed on the part of the United States , thatfrom and after the ratification of these articles, no settlement shall bemade by any citizen, or permitted by the government of the UnitedStates , on that part of the present cession included between the presentIndian boundary and the Tennessee, and between the Ohio and a linedrawn due north from the mouth of Buffaloe to the ridge dividing thewaters of Cumberland from those of the Tennessee river, to the termof three years.
Art. V. The articles now stipulated will be considered as permanentadditions to the treaties now in force between the contracting parties,as soon as they shall have been ratified by the President of the UnitedStates of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the said United States .
In witness of all and every thing herein determined, the parties havehereto interchangeably set their hands and seals, in the Chickasawcountry, this twenty third day of July, in the year of our Lord onethousand eight hundred and five, and of the independence of theUnited States of America the thirtieth.
Chiefs and Warriors.
Chinubbee Mingo, the KingGeorge ColbertO’Koy, or TishumastuhbeeChoomubbeeMingo Mattaha
Signed, sealed and interchanged in presence of Thomas Augustine Claiborne, Sec-retary to the Commissioners. Samuel Mitchell, TJ. S. Agent to the Chickasaw Nation.John McKee. R. Chamberlin, Second Lieut. Second Regt. Infantry. W, P. Ander-son, of Tennessee , Malcom McGee, John Pitchlynn, Christopher 0‘Leary, WilliamTyrrell, Sworn Interpreters.
To the Indian names are subjoined a mark and seal.
JS. ROBERTSON,SILAS DINSMOOR.
E’Mattaha MekoWilliam McGillivryTisshoo HooluhtaLewy Colbert