26 TREATY WITH THE SHAWNEES. 1786. endeavours to maintain the peace given as aforesaid, and friendship reestablished. In wrrunss of all and every thingherein contained, between the said State and Chickasaws, we, their under-written Commissioners, by virtue of our full powers, have signed this definitive treaty, and have caused our seals to be hereunto affixed. Donn at Hopewell, on the Keowée, this tenth day of January, in the Year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six. B 'ami Ha kins, Piomingo, Aiidlw. Iliekenz, Mingatushka, Jos. Martin, Latoporn. Wrrxrss : -Win. Blount, Wm. Hazzard, Sam. Taylor. James Cole, Swom Interpreter. To the Indian naman are mhloined a. mark and ssa!.
ARTICLES OF A TREATY gm, 31, mae, Concluded at the Mouth of the Great Mami, on the .North-west- ··‘—*‘—‘"‘ ern Bank of the Ohio, the thirtyjirst day of January, onethousand seven hundred and eighty-sir, between the Commzsswners Plengootentiary ¢y" the United States of America, of the one Part, and the Chiefs and Warriors of the Shawanoe Natwn, of the other Part. ARTICLE I. Hom as deli, THREE hostages shall be immediately delivered to the Commissioner , vercd tdl prison- to remain in the possession of the United States untill all the prisoners, °”'“`° ‘°“‘°'°d' white and black, taken in the late war from among the citizens of the United States, by the Shawanoe nation, or by any other Indian or Indians residing in their towns, shall be restored. ARTICLE II. Indians ae- The Shawanoe nation do acknowledge the United States to be the |$¤gWly_<%¤éh¤ sole and absolute sovereigns of all the territory ceded to them by a treaty I'! ·t ° ‘"° of peace, made between them and the Kin of Great Britain, the fourterritory ceded g by Gr. Britain. tecnth day of January, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four. ARTICLE III. 'I`0_deliver up If any Indian or Indians of the Shawanoe nation, or any other Indian ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤l¤· or Indians residing in their towns, shall commit murder or robbery 0n, or do any injury to the citizens of the United States, or any of them, that nation shall deliver such offender or offenders to the officer commanding the nearest post of the United States, to be punished according to the ordinances of Congress; and in like manner, any citizen of the United States, who shall do an injury to any Indian of the Shawanoe nation, or·to any other Indian or Indians residing in their towns, and pjndeerdtléeir protection, shall be punished according to the laws of the mt tates. _ _ ARTICLE IV. 0;rg,'§{;,°°°1°° The Shawanoe nation having knowledge of the intention of any against U. S. nation or body of Indians to make war on the citizens of the United
