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194 TREATY WITH THE CHICKASAWS. 1818. bounds, as defined by said treaty, and agreeable to the marks and boun. daries as laid off and marked by the surveyor of the United States, where that is the case, and where the reservations has not been laid off and marked by a surveyor of the United States, the same shall be so done as soon after the ratification of this treaty as practicable, on the application of the reservees, or their legally appointed agent under them, and agreeably to the definition in the before recited treaty. This agree. ment is made on the following express conditions: that the said land, and those living on it, shall be subject to the laws of the United States, and all legal taxation that may be imposed on the land or citizens of the Reservation of United States inhabiting the territory where said land is situate. The J- M¤Cl¤i§h to commissioners further agree, that the reservation secured to John §l'S“f;,;; McCleish, on the north side of Tennessee river, by the before recited assigns, on the treaty, in consequence of his having been raised in the state of Ten- Seme mms- nessee, and marrying a white woman, shall enure to the sole use of the said John McCleish, his heirs and assigns, forever, on the same conditions attached to the lands of Col. George Colbert and Maj. Levi Colbert, in this article. The line of the Am. 6. The two contracting parties covenant and agree, that the $$*%*1 b¤¤¤d¤FY line of the south boundary of the state of Tennessee, as described in ge °° the second article of this treaty, shall be ascertained and marked by commissioners appointed by the President of the United States; that the marks shall be bold; the trees to be blazed on both sides of the line, and the fore and aft trees marked U. S.; and that the commissioners shall be attended by two persons, to be designated by the Chickasaw nation; and the said nation shall have due and seasonable Compensation notice when said operation is to be commenced. It is further agreed l;';':¥l'°‘{;d by the commissioners, that all improvements actually made by individuals caged ,,2, the S of the Chickesaw nation, which shall be found within the lands ceded Chickasaws. by this treaty, that a fair and reasonable compensation shall be paid therefor, to the respective individuals having made or owned the same. Grants in cash Ama 7. In consideration of the friendly and conciliatory disposition

  • ° ***djVid¤¤l¤ evinced during the negociation of this treaty, by the Chickesaw chiefs

mmmand warriors, but more particularly, as a manifestation of the friendship and liberality of the President of the United States, the commissioners agree to give, on the ratification of this treaty, to Chinnubby, King of the Chickesaws nation, to Teshuamingo, William M‘Gilvery, Anpassantubby, Samuel Seely, James Brown, Levi Colbert, Ickaryoucuttaha, George Pettygrove, Immartarharmicco, Chickesaw chiefs, and to Malcum M‘Gee, interpreter to this treaty, each, one hundred and fifty dollars, in cash; and to Major William Glover, Col. George Colbert, Hopoyeahaummar, Immauklusharhopoyea, Tushkarhopoye, Hopoyeahaummar, jun. Immauklusharhopyea, James Colbert, Coweamarthlar, Annuitieshero- Illachouwarhopoyea, military leaders, one hundred dollars each; and

3;,; Wh°UY m do further agree, that any annuity heretofore secured to the Chickasaw

' nation of Indians, by treaty, to be paid in goods, shall hereafter be paid in cash. In testimony whereof the said commissioners, and undersigned chiefs and warriors, have set their hands and seals. Done, at the treaty ground east of Old Town, this nineteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. ISAAC SHELBY, ANDREW JACKSON.