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142 TREATY WITH THE SACS. 1816. The said William Clark, Ninian Edwards, and Auguste Chouteau, commissioners as aforesaid, and the undersigned chiefs and warriors, as aforesaid, for the purpose of restoring peace and friendship between the parties, do agree to the following articles: ·r·,.,,,,y 0; S,_ Am-, 1. The Sacs of Rock river, and the adjacent country, do hereby Louis. of Nov. unconditionally assent to recognize, re-establish, and confirm the frggty $$2%*- °°“‘ between the United States of America and the umted_tr1bes of Sacs Ante; p. 84., and Foxes, which was concluded at St. Louis, on the third day of N0. vember, one thousand eight hundred and four; as well as all other een. tracts and agreements, heretofore made between the Sac tribe or nation, and the United States. Sm 1,;,,,,,, 0,, Am. 2. The United States agree to place the aforesaid Sacs of Rook the same foot- river, on the same footing upon which they stood before the war; pre. m8°§b°f‘fif,;l5° vided they shall, on or before the first day of July next, deliver up to g:' Pm ’ the oflioer commanding at cantonment Davis, on the Mississippi, all the property they, or any part of their tribe, have plundered or stolen from the citizens of the United States, since they were notified, as aforesaid, of the time of the ratification of the late treaty between the United States and Great Britain. consequence, Amr. 3. If the said tribe shall fail or neglect to deliver up the pro. of a failure or perty aforesaid, or any part thereof, on or before the first day of July ¤¤Bl°°l l° *1**1* aforesaid, they shall forfeit to the United States all right and title to v" up pr°p°"y‘ their proportion of the annuities which, by the treaty of St. Louis, were covenanted to be paid to the Sac tribe; and the United States shall for ever afterwards be exonerated from the payment of so much of said annuities as, upon a fair distribution, would fall to the share of that portion of the Sacs who are represented by the undersigned chiefs and warriors. when ,0,,;,6 Ama 4. This treaty shall take effect and be obligatory on the conetfecr. tracting parties, unless the same shall be disapproved by the president and senate of the United States, or by the president only: and in the mean time all hostilities shall cease from this date. In testimony whereof, the said William Clark, N inian Edwards, and Auguste Chouteau, commissioners as aforesaid, and the undersigned chiefs and warriors as aforesaid, have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals, this thirteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen. WM. CLARK, NINIAN EDWARDS, AUGUSTE CHOUTEAU. Anowart, or the One who Speaks, Salreetoo, the Thunder that Frightens, Nnmawenane, or Sturgeon Man, Warpalolra, the Rumbling Thunder, Nasawarku, the Fork, Kemealosha, the Swan that flies in the Namatchesa, the Jumping Sturgeon, Rain, Matohequawa, the Bad Axe, Pashekomack, the Swan that dies low, Mashco, Young Eagle, Keotasheka, the Running Partridge, Aquaosa, aLion coming out of the Water, Wapalamo, the White Wolf] Muckgamypchekaka, Black Sparrow Caskupwa, the Swan whose wings crack ¤W » when he flies, ¥[oiryako:a, ghedwud ghat don’t stop, Napetaka, he who has a Swan’s throat GB BBB B, B eat Bl', BIO · Anawashqueth, the Bad Root, Mashash`;T(ihl:l"rd;Tk’ Wassekenequa, Sharp-faced Bear, Wapamukqua, the White Bear. St. Louis, May 13th, 1816. Done in the presence of R. Wash, Secretary to the commission. R. Paul, C. T. of the C. J. Bt. Caron, Samuel Solomon, Interpreters. Joshua Norvell, Judge Adv. M. M. Joseph Perkins. Joseph Charles. B. G. Tavar. Charles Wm. Hunter. Cerré. M. La Croix. Guyol do Guirano. Boon Ingcls. Moses Scott. James Sawyer. To the Indian names are subjoined a mark and seal.