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186 TREATY WITH THE WEAS. IBIS. Scomack, Peaneesh, Chewago, Macota, Jowish, Mona, or Moran, Cbecalk, Mocksa, Eshcsm, Nanonseka, Pesotem, Wistea, Petcheco, N oshieq ua, Shepage, Mews, or Black Wn1L Shmckackabe, In presence of James Dill, Secretary to the Commissioners. William Turner, Secretary. Jno. Johnston, Indian Agent. B. F. Stickney, S. I. A. William Prince, Indian Agent. John Conner. William Conner, Interpreter. R. A. Forsyth, Jr., Sec. retary of Indian Dep. Isaac Burnett. ·|· Benedict Jh. Flaget, Bishop of Bardstown. G. Godfroy, Indian Agent. John T. Chunn, Major 3d Infantry. J. Hackley, Capt. 3d Infantry. To tho Indian names are subjoined s mark. Schedule r¢rred to in the foregoing treaty. gi-qdrhiigie of There shall be granted to James Burnett, Isaac Burnett, Jacob Bur. nett, and Abraham Burnett, two sections of land each; and to Rebecca Burnett and Nancy Burnett, one section of land each ; which said James, John, Isaac, Jacob, Abraham, Rebecca, and Nancy, are children of Cakimi, a Potawatamie woman, sister of Topinibe, principal chief of the nation; and six of the sections herein granted, shall be located from the mouth of the Tippecanoe river, down the Wabash river, and the other six [five] sections shall be located at the mouth of Flint river. There shall be granted to Perig, a Potawatamie chief, one section of land on the Flint river, where he now lives. There shall also be granted to Mary Chatalie, daughter of Neebosh, a Potawatamie chief, one section of land, to be located below the mouth of Pine river. JONATHAN JENNINGS, LEIVIS CASS, B. PARKE. ARTICLES OF A TREATY Oct. 2, 1818. Made and concluded, at St. Mary’s, between the United States of

 America, by their Commissioners, Jonathan Jennings, Lewis

Jan. 7, 1819. Cass, and Benjamin Park, and the Wea tribe of Indians. Cession of Arvr. I. The said Wea tribe of Indians agree to cede to the United l¤¤<l l>Y¢l1¤ States all the lands claimed and owned by the said tribe, within the W°”‘ limits of the states of Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois. Reservation. ART. 2. The said Wea tribe of Indians reserve to themselves the following described tract of land, viz: Beginning at the mouth of Raccoon creek; thence, by the present boundary line, seven miles; thence, northeasterly, seven miles, to a point seven miles from the Wabash river; thence to the Wabash river, by a line parallel to the present boundary line aforesaid; and thence, by the Wabash river, to the place of begin- Egg: to be holden by the said tribe as Indian reservations are usually