A TREATY OF PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP,

Made and concluded between William Clark, Ninian Edwards ,and Auguste Chouteau , Commissioners Plenipotentiary of theUnited States of America , on the part and behalf of the saidStates, of the one part; and the undersigned Chiefs and War-riors of the Poutawatamie Tribe or Nation, residing on the riverIllinois , on the part and behalf of the said Tribe or Nation, ofthe other part.

The parties being desirous of re-establishing peace and friendshipbetween the United States and the said tribe or nation, and of beingplaced in all things, and in every respect, on the same footing uponwhich they stood before the war, have agreed to the following articles:

Article 1. Every injury or act of hostility by one or either of thecontracting parties against the other, shall be mutually forgiven andforgot.

Art. 2. There shall be perpetual peace and friendship between allthe citizens of the United States of America , and all the individualscomposing the said Poutawatamie tribe or nation.

Art. 3. The contracting parties hereby agree, promise, and bindthemselves, reciprocally, to deliver up all the prisoners now in theirhands, (by what means soever the same may have come into their pos-session,) to the officer commanding at Fort Clarke, on the Illinois river,as soon as it may be practicable.

Art. 4. The contracting parties, in the sincerity of mutual friend-ship, recognise, re-establish, and confirm, all and every treaty, contract,and agreement, heretofore concluded between the United States andthe Poutawatamie tribe or nation.

In witness of all and every thing herein determined between theUnited States of America and the said Poutawatamie tribe ornation, residing on the river Illinois , we, their underwritten Com-missioners and Chiefs aforesaid, by virtue of our full powers, havesigned this definitive treaty, and have caused our seals to be here-unto affixed. Done at Portage des Sioux, this eighteenth day ofJuly, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred andfifteen, and of the independence of the United States the fortieth.

WILLIAM CLARK ,NINIAN EDWARDS ,AUGUSTE CHOUTEAU .

Sinnawchewome, Bendegakewa,

Mucketepoke, or Black Partridge, Wapewy, or White Hair,

Neggeneshkek, Ontawa.

Chawcawbeme,

In the presence of R. Wash, Sec’y to the Commissioners. Thomas Forsyth, I.agent. N. Boilvin, agent. T. Paul, C. M. Maurice Blondeaux, agt. Manuel Lisa,agent John Miller, col. 3d inf. Richard Chitwood, Major M. Wm. Irvine Adair,captain third regt. United States infantry. Cyrus Edwards, Sami. Solomon, JacquesMett, Louis Decouagne, John A. Cameron, Sworn Interpreters.

To the Indian names is subjoined a mark.

July 18, 1815.

Ratified, Dec.26, 1815.

Injuries, &c.forgiven.

Peace andfriendship per-petual.

Prisoners tobe delivered up.

Former trea-ties recognisedand confirmed.

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