Treaty at ens, Commiffioners whom he hath constituted with powers for thefe purposes, by and with the advise and confent of the Senate; and the Creek Nation of Indians, by the undersigned Kings, Chiefs and Warriors, representing the whole Creek Nation, have agreed to the following articles: ARTICLE I. The Treaty entered into, at New-York, between the parties on the 7th day of August, New-York 1790, is, and fhall remain obligatory on the contracting parties, according to the terms of it, except as herein provided for.. binding line. ARTICLE II. The boundary line from the Currahee mountain, to the head, or fource of the main Boundary fouth branch of the Oconee river, called, by the white people, Appalatohee, and by the Indians, Tulapocka, and down the middle of the fame, fhall be clearly afcertained, and marked, at fuch time, and in fuch manner, as the Prefident shall direct. And the Indians will, on being informed of the determination of the President, fend as many of their old chiefs, as he may require, to fee the line af certained and marked. may eftab. ARTICLE III. The Prefident of the United States of Ame rica fhall have full powers, whenever he may Prefident deem it advifable, to eftablish a trading or military poft on the fouth fide of the Alatamaha, on the bluff, about one mile above Beard's bluff; or any where from thence down the faid river on the lands of the Indians, to garrifon the fame with any part of the mili lifh a trading or mi litary poft. tary force of the United States, to protect the posts, and to prevent the violation of any of the provisions or regulations fubfifting between the parties: And the Indians do hereby annex to the poft aforefaid, a tract of land of five miles fquare, bordering one fide on the river; which poft and the lands annexed thereto, are hereby ceded to, and fhall be to the ufe, and under the government of the United States of America. ARTICLE IV. run. Trading or eftablished. As foon as the Prefident of the United States has determined on the time and man- Line to be ner of running the line, from the Currahee mountain, to the head or fource of the main fouth branch of the Oconee, and notified the chiefs of the Creek land of the fame, a fuitable number of perfons on their part fhall attend to fee the fame completed: And if the military, Prefident fhould deem it proper, then to fix pofts to be on any place or places adjoining the river, and on the Indian lands for military or trading posts; the Creeks who attend there, will concur in fixing the fame, according to the wishes of the President. And to each poft, the Indians fhall annex a tract of land of five miles fquare, bordering one fide on the river. And the faid lands fhall be to the ufe and under the government of the United States of America. Provided always, that whenever any of the trading or military posts mentioned in this treaty, fhall, in the opinion of the President of the United States of America, be no longer neceffary for the purposes intended by this ceffion, the fame fhall revert to, and be come a part of the Indian lands. Chiefs to ARTICLE V. Whenever the Prefident of the United States of America, and the king of Spain, attend the may deem it advisable to mark the boundaries which feparate their territories, the President with Spain. fhall give notice thereof to the Creek chiefs, running the line Boundary and Chickalaws. who will furnish two principal chiefs, and twenty hunters to accompany the perfons employed on this bufinefs, as hunters and guides from the Chocktaw country, to the head of St. Mary's. The chiefs fhall receive each half a dollar per day, and the hunters one quarter "of a dollar each per day, and ammunition, and a reasonable value for the meat delivered by them for the use of the persons on this service. ARTICLE VI. The Treaties of Hopewell, between the United States and the Chocktaws and Chickaline with faws, and at Holfton between the Cherokees Choctaws and the United States, mark the boundaries of thofe tribes of Indians. And the Creek nation do hereby relinquifh all claims to any part of the territory inhabited or claimed by the citizens of the United States, in conformity with the faid treaties. ARTICLE VII. The Creek nation fhall deliver, as foon as practicable, to the fuperintendant of Indian affairs, at fuch place as he may direct, all citizens to be given of the United States; white inhabitants and Prisoners up. negroes who are now prisoners in any part of the faid nation, agreeable to the treaty at New-York, and also all citizens, white inhabitants, negroes and property taken fince the figning of that treaty. And if any fuch pr foners, negroes or property fhould not be delivered, on or before the first day of January. next, the governor of Georgia may empower three perfons to repair to the faid nation, in order to claim and receive fuch prisoners, negroes and property, under the direction of the Prefident of the United States. ARTICLE VIII. to the In In confideration of the friendly difpofition of the Creek nation towards the government of the United States, evidenced by the ftipu- Prefents lations in the prefent treaty, and particularly dians. the leaving it in the discretion of the President to establish trading or military posts on their lands ; the commiffioners of the United States, on behalf of the faid ftates, give to the faid nation, goods to the value of fix thoufand dollars, and ftipulate to send to the Indian nation, two blacksmiths, with strikers, to be employed for the upper and lower Creeks with the neceffary tools. ARTICLE IX. ccafe. All animofities for paft grievances fhall henceforth ceafe, and the contracting parties Paft aniwill carry the foregoing treaty into full exe- mofities to cution with all good faith and fincerity. Provided nevertheless, That perfons now under arreft, in the state of Georgia, for a violation of the treaty at New-York, are not to be included in this amnesty, but are to abide the decifion of law. ARTICLE X. This treaty fhall take effect and be obligatory on the contracting parties, as foon as the |