where the same is intersected by the path leading from the i Rock landing to the Ocmulgee Old Towns; thence a direct line to Palmetto creek, where the same is intersected by the Uchee path leading from the Oconee to the Ocmulgee river; thence down the middle waters of the said creek to Oconee river, and with the western bank of the same to its junction with the Ocmulgee river; thence across the Ocmulgee river to the S. bank of the Altamaha river, and down the same at low-water mark to the lower bank of Goose creek, and from thence by a direct line to the mounts on the margin of the Okefinocan swamp, raised and established by the Commissioners of the U. S. and Spain at the head of St Mary's river; thence down the middle waters of said river to the point where the old line of demarcation strikes the same; thence with the said old line to the Altamaha river and up the same to Goose creek. The Senecas cede to the Holland Land Company the 12-mile) tract along Cataraugos creek, reserved by them in the contract of Sept. 15, 1797, with Robert Morris. The Senecas cede to the Holland Land Company the tract at the mouth of Cataraugos creek, reserved by them in the contract of Sept. 15, 1797, with Robert Morris. In consideration of the foregoing cessions and in exchange therefor the Holland Land Company grant to the Seneca nation the following described tract (reserving the right of preemption): Beginning at a post marked No. O, standing on the bank of Lake Erie, at the mouth of Cataraugos creek and on the N. bank thereof; thence along the shore of said lake N. 11° E. 21 chains; N. 13° E. 45 chains; N. 19° E. 14 chains 65 links to a post; thence E. 119 chains to a post; thence S. 14 chains 27 links to a post; thence E. 640 chains to a post standing in the meridian between the eighth and ninth ranges; thence along said meridian S. 617 chains 75 links to a post standing on the S. bank of Cataraugos creek; thence W. 160 chains to a post; thence N. 290 chains 25 links to a post; thence W. 482 chains 31 links to a post; thence N. 219 chains 50 links to a post standing on the N. bank of Cataraugos creek; thence down the same and along the several meanders thereof to the place of beginning. The Senecas cede to Phelps, Bronson and Jones the tract known as Little Beard's reservation, bounded on the E. by Genesee river and Little Beard's creek, on the S. and W. by other lands of said Phelps, Brown and Jones, and on the N. by Big Tree reservation containing 2 square miles. Article 1 provides for retracing, connecting, and plainly remarking the old line of limits established between His Britannic Majesty and the Choctaws, beginning on the left bank of the Chickasawhay river and running thence in an easterly direction to the right bank of the Tombigby river, terminating on the same at a bluff well known by the name of Hacha Tiggeby. Article 2 provides that the said line when thus re-marked shall form the boundary between the U. S. and the Choctaw nation in that quarter, and the Choctaws relinquish to the U. S. all claim to the land included by the above-mentioned line on the N., by the Chickasawhay river on the W., by the Tombigby and the Mobile rivers on the E., and by the boundary of the U. S. on the S. Article 1 recites the fact that it had been found difficult to determine the proper limits of the tract reserved by the U. S. at the post of Vincennes by treaty of Aug. 3, 1795, and proceeds to define the boundaries as follows: Beginning at Point Coupee on the Wabash, and running thence by a line N. 78 W. 12 miles; thence by a line parallel to the general course of the Wabash until it shall be intersected by a line at right angles to the same passing through the mouth of White river; theuce by the last-mentioned line across the Wabash and toward the Ohio, 72 miles; thence by a line N. 12 W., LAND CESSIONS-Continued. Historical data and remarks Designation of cession on map Number Location The Holland Land Company was the assignee of Robert Morris so far as these lands were concerned. The Seneka were dissatisfied with the extent of the Cattaraugus reserves as created by contract with Robert Morris, Sept. 15, 1797. The Holland Land Company, therefore, in order to appease them accepted a cession of both those reserves, and then in turn granted them a tract (which constitutes the present Cattaraugus reserve) which included almost the whole of the 12-mile reserve along Cattaraugus creek, as well as considerable additional territory on both the N. and S. sides of the original reserve. 45 (See 36 and New York. This tract was originally reserved to the Seneka by the terms of the contract of Sept. 15, 1797, between them and Robert Morris. This was simply a confirmation of a cession made to Great Britain by the Choctaw before the independence of the U.S. The boundary lines of the old treaty of March 28, 1765, are but partially given. [See Introduction, pp. 559-560.] 18 ETH, PT 2- -10 until it shall be intersected by a line at right angles to the same passing through Point Coupee, and by the lastmentioned line to the place of beginuing. Article 3 cedes to the U. S. the great salt spring upon the Article 4 cedes to the U. S. the right of locating three tracts of These tribes concur in the cessions for houses of entertainment By article 1 the Kaskaskias cede to the U. S. all the lands in the Illinois country heretofore possessed or claimed by them. By the same article they except from the foregoing cession a tract of 350 acres near the town of Kaskaskia, secured to them by act of Congress of Mar. 3, 1791. The Kaskaskias also reserve the right of locating one other tract of 1,280 acres within the bounds of the above cession. The following metes and bounds are established as the line of demarcation between the U. S. and the Choctaws, mentioned in the treaty of Oct. 17, 1802, viz: Beginning in the channel of the Hatchee Comesa or Wax river, at the point where the line of limits between the U. S. and Spain crosses the same; thence up the channel of said river to the confluence of the Chickasawhay and Buckhatannee rivers; thence up the channel of the Buckhatannee to Bogue Hooma or Red creek; } thence up the said creek to a pine tree standing on the left bank of the same, and blazed on two of its sides, about 12 links SW. of an old trading path leading from the town of Mobile to the Hewanee towns, much worn but not in present use. From this tree we find the following bearings and distances, viz: S. 54° 30′ W. 1 chain 1 link, a black gum; N. 39° E. 1 chain 75 links, a water oak; thence with the old British line of partition in its various inflections to a mulberry post planted on the right bank of the main branch of Sintee Bogue or Snake creek, where it makes a sharp turn to the SE., a large, broken-top cypress tree standing near the opposite bank of the creek, which is about 3 poles wide; thence down the said creek to the Tombigby river; thence down the Tombigby and Mobile rivers to the line between U. S. and Spain, and with the same to the beginning. The Delawares cede to the U. S. all the tract of country lying between the Ohio and Wabash rivers, and below the tract ceded by the treaty of Fort Wayne and the road leading from Vincennes to the falls of the Ohio. The Delawares having exhibited to the U. S. commissioner sufficient proof of their title to all the country lying between the Ohio and White rivers, and the Miami tribe, who were the original proprietors of the upper part of that country, having acknowledged the title of the Delawares at the general council held at Fort Wayne in June, 1803, the U. S., by article 4, agrees in future to consider the Delawares as the rightful owners of all the country bounded by the White river on the N., the Ohio on the S., the general boundary line running from the mouth of the Kentucky river on the E.. and the tract ceded by this treaty and that ceded by the treaty of Fort Wayne on the W. and SW. LAND CESSIONS-Continued. Designation of cession on map Historical data and remarks Number Location The boundaries of these tracts, if ever located, were never defined by survey. The boundaries of this tract, if it was ever located, were never defined by survey. This cession was confirmed and enlarged by treaty of Sept. 25, 1818. As thus enlarged, the tract is shown on the map. Granted to Ellen Ducoin by treaty of Oct. 27, 1832. The boundaries of this tract have not been ascertained. Ceded to the U. S. by treaty of Oct. 27, 1832. The boundaries of this tract have not been ascertained. 66 This cession was concurred in by the Piankishaw, Aug. 27, 1804, and by the Miami, Aug. 21, 1805. [By article 6 the line along the road from Vincennes to Clark's grant" was to be "a straight line to be drawn parallel to the course of said road" from the Vincennes tract to the Clark tract, but so as "not to pass at a greater distance than half a mile from the most northerly bend of said road."] Stat. L., Cherokee... The Piankeshaws cede to the U. S. the country lying between the Ohio and Wabash rivers and below Clark's grant, and the tract called the Vincennes tract, ceded by the treaty of Fort Wayne, and a line connecting the said tract and grant, to be drawn parallel to the general course of the road leading from Vincennes to the falls of the Ohio, so as not to pass more than half a mile to the northward of the most northerly bend of said road. The Piankeshaws acknowledge the right of the Kaskaskias to sell the country ceded by the latter to the U. S. by treaty of Aug. 13, 1803, and which is separated from the lands of the Piankeshaws by the ridge or high land which divides the waters of the Wabash from the waters of the Saline creek, and by that which divides the waters of the Wabash from those which flow into the Au-Vase and other branches of the Mississippi. The Cherokees cede to the U. S. a tract bordering southerly on Stat. L., Sauk and Fox. Article 2 provides that the general boundary between the U.S. Stat. L., Wyandot, Ot- pewa, Mun- aware, and the Sacs and Foxes shall be as follows: Beginning at a point on the Missouri river opposite to the mouth of Gasconade river; thence in a direct course so as to strike the river Jeffreon at the distance of 30 miles from its mouth, and down the said Jeffreon to the Mississippi; thence up the Mississippi to the mouth of the Ouisconsing river, and up the same to a point which shall be 36 miles in a direct line from the mouth of said river; thence by a direct line to the point where the Fox river (a branch of the Illinois) leaves the small lake called Sakaegan; thence down the Fox river to the Illinois river, and down the same to the Mississippi. And the said tribes relinquish to the U. S. all claim to lands within said boundaries. By article 11 the Sacs and Foxes cede to the U. S. a tract of land 2 miles square for the establishment of a military reservation either on the upper side of the Quisconsing or on the right bank of the Mississippi. Article 2 defines the boundary between the U. S. and these Indians as being a meridian line drawn N. and S. through a boundary to be erected on the S. shore of Lake Erie 120 miles due W. of the W. boundary line of the State of Pennsylvania, extending N. until it intersects the boundary line of the U. S., and extending S. it intersects a line previously established by the treaty of Greenville (1795). The Indians cede to the U. S. all lands lying E. of the aforesaid line, bounded southerly and easterly by the line established by the treaty of Greenville, and northerly by the northernmost part of 41° of N. latitude. The foregoing cession involves three separate tracts, the first two of which, however, may be considered, for the purposes of this work, as one. These tracts are as follows: 1. The tract claimed by the Connecticut Land Company. 2. The tract claimed by "the proprietors of the half million acres of land lying S. of Lake Erie called Sufferers' Land." |