Treaty of May 6, 1854

Articles of agreement and convention made and concluded at the city of Washington this sixth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, by George W. Manypenny, as commissioner on the part of the United States, and the following-named delegates of the Delaware tribe of Indians, viz: Sarcoxey; Ne-con-he-cond; Kock-ka-to-wha; Qua-cor-now-ha, or James Segondyne; Ne-sha-pa-na-cumin, or Charles Journeycake; Que-sha-to-wha, or John Ketchem; Pondoxy, or George Bullet; Kock-kock-quas, or James Ketchem; Ah-lah-a-chick, or James Conner, they being thereto duly authorized by said tribe. Article 1. The Delaware tribe of Indians hereby cede, relinquish, and quit-claim to the United States all … Read more

Treaty of September 17, 1778

Articles of agreement and confederation, made and entered into by Andrew and Thomas Lewis, Esquires, Commissioners for, and in Behalf of the United States of North-America of the one Part, and Capt. White Eyes, Capt. John Kill Buck, Junior, and Capt. Pipe, Deputies and Chief Men of the Delaware Nation of the other Part. Article 1. That all offences or acts of hostilities by one, or either of the contracting parties against the other, be mutually forgiven, and buried in the depth of oblivion, never more to be had in remembrance. Article 2. That a perpetual peace and friendship shall … Read more

Treaty of October 3, 1818

Articles of a treaty made and concluded at St. Mary’s, in the state of Ohio, between Jonathan Jennings, Lewis Cass, and Benjamin Parke, commissioners of the United States, and the Delaware nation of Indians. Article I. The Delaware nation of Indians cede to the United States all their claim to land in the state of Indiana. Article II. In consideration of the aforesaid cession, the United States agree to provide for the Delawares a country to reside in, upon the west side of the Mississippi, and to guaranty to them the peaceable possession of the same. Article III. The United … Read more

Indian Treaties Five Nations to Foxes

Treaties for all tribes listed below. Five Nations Indians, Flathead Tribe, Florida Indians, and Fox Tribe. Five Nations Treaties Agreement of April 24, 1792 Flathead Treaties Treaty of October 17, 1855 Treaty of July 16, 1855 Florida Indian Treaties Treaty of September 18, 1823 Fox Treaties (Sac and Fox, Foxe, Foxes) Treaty of November 3, 1804 Treaty of September 14, 1815 Treaty of September 3, 1822 Treaty of August 4, 1824 Treaty of September 28, 1836 Second Treaty of September 28, 1836 Treaty of October 21, 1837 Second Treaty of October 21, 1837 Treaty of October 11, 1842 Treaty of … Read more

Treaty of September 14, 1815

A treaty of peace and friendship, made and concluded at Portage des Sioux between William Clark, Ninian Edwards, and Auguste Chouteau, Commissioners Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, on the part and behalf of the said States, of the one part; and the undersigned King, Chiefs, and Warriors, of the Fox Tribe or Nation, on the part and behalf of the said Tribe or nation, of the other part. The parties being desirous of re-establishing peace and friendship between the United States and the said tribe or nation, and of being placed in all things, and in every respect, … Read more

Indian Treaties Gros Ventres to Iowa

Treaties for all tribes listed below. Names in (parentheses) are other names used for tribe: Gros Ventres, Illinois, and Iowa Tribes. Gros Ventres (Grosventres) Treaty of September 17, 1851 Treaty of October 17, 1855 Agreement of July 27, 1866 Illinois Treaty of September 25, 1818 Treaty of October 27, 1832 Iowa Treaties (Iaway, Ioway) Treaty of September 16, 1815 Treaty of August 4, 1824 Treaty of August 19, 1825 Treaty of July 15, 1830 Treaty of September 17, 1836 Treaty of November 23, 1837 Treaty of October 19, 1838 Treaty of May 17, 1854 Treaty of March 6, 1861

Treaty of September 16, 1815

A treaty of peace and friendship, made and concluded at Portage des Sioux, between William Clark, Ninian Edwards, and Auguste Chouteau, Commissioners Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, on the part and behalf of the said States, of the one part; and the undersigned, King, Chiefs, and Warriors, of the Iaway [Iowa] Tribe or Nation, on the part and behalf of the said Tribe or Nation, of the other part. The parties being desirous of re-establishing peace and friendship between the United States and the said tribe or nation, and of being placed in all things, and in every … Read more

Indian Treaties Kalapuya to Lepan

Treaties for all tribes listed below. Names in (parentheses) are other names used for tribe. Tribes included on this page are the Kalapuya, Kansa, Kaskaskia, Ka-Ta-Ka, Keechy, Kickapoo, Kik-Ial-Lus, Kiowa, Klamath, Kootenay, Lepan, Long-Wha, and Lummi Tribes. Kalapuya Treaties (Calapooia) Treaty of January 22, 1855 Treaty of November 29, 1854 Kansa Treaties (Kanza, Kansas, Kanzas) Treaty of October 28, 1815 Treaty of June 3, 1825 Treaty of August 16, 1825 Treaty of January 14, 1846 Treaty of October 5, 1859 Treaty of March 13, 1862 Kaskaskia Treaties Treaty of August 3, 1795 Treaty of June 7, 1803 Treaty of August … Read more

Treaty of September 5, 1820

Articles of a convention made and concluded, between Benjamin Parke, a Commissioner on the part of the United States, for that purpose, of the one part, and the Chiefs, Warriors, and Head Men, of the Tribe of Kickapoos of the Vermilion, of the other part. Article I. It is agreed, that the annuity secured to the said Tribe, by the Treaty of the thirtieth of August, eighteen hundred and nineteen, shall hereafter be paid to the said Tribe at Kaskaskias, in the state of Illinois. Article II. As the said Tribe are now about leaving their settlements on the Wabash, … Read more

Treaty of July 19, 1820

A treaty made and concluded by, and between, Auguste Chouteau and Benjamin Stephenson, Commissioners of the United States of America, on the part and behalf of the said States, of the one part, and the undersigned Chiefs and Warriors, of the Kickapoo tribe of Indians, on the part and behalf of their said Nation, of the other part, the same being supplementary to, and amendatory of, the Treaty made and concluded at Edwardsville, on the 30th July, 1819, between the United States and the said Kickapoo nation. Article I. It is agreed, between the United States and the Kickapoo tribe … Read more

Treaty of August 30, 1819

A treaty made and concluded by Benjamin Parke, a commissioner on the part of the United States of America, of the one part, and the Chiefs, Warriors, and Head Men, of the tribe of Kickapoos of the Vermilion, of the other part. Article I. The Chiefs, Warriors, and Head Men, of the said tribe, agree to cede, and hereby relinquish, to the United States, all the lands which the said tribe has heretofore possessed, or which they may rightfully claim, on the Wabash river, or any of its waters. Article II. And to the end that the United States may … Read more

Treaty of September 2, 1815

A treaty of peace and friendship, made and concluded between William Clark, Ninian Edwards, and Auguste Chouteau, Commissioners Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, on the part and behalf of the said States, of the one part; and the undersigned Chiefs, Warriors, and Deputies, of the Kickapoo Tribe or Nation, on the part and behalf of the said Tribe or Nation, of the other part. The parties being desirous of re-establishing peace and friendship between the United States and the said tribe or nation, and of being placed in all things, and in every respect, on the same footing … Read more

Indian Treaties Makah to Muscogee

Treaties for all tribes listed below. Names in (parentheses) are other names used for tribe. The tribes included in the treaties on this page are: Makah, Mandan, Me-Sek-Wi-Guilse, Menominee, Miami, Middle Oregon Tribes, Minitaree, Mitchigamia, Modoc, Mohawk, Molala, Munsee, and Muscogee Tribes. Makah Treaties (Makah) Treaty of July 20, 1815 Treaty of October 6, 1825 Treaty of January 31, 1855 Mandan Treaties Treaty of July 30, 1825 Treaty of September 17, 1851 Agreement of July 17, 1866 Me-Sek-Wi-Guilse Treaties Treaty of January 22, 1855 Menominee Treaties (Menominie, Menomonie, Menomonee) Treaty of March 30, 1817 Treaty of August 19, 1825 Treaty … Read more

Treaty of November 28, 1840

Articles of a treaty made and concluded at the Forks of the Wabash, in the State of Indiana, this twenty-eighth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty, between Samuel Milroy and Allen Hamilton, acting (unofficially) as commissioners on the part of the United States, and the chiefs, warriors and headmen of the Miami tribe of Indians. Article I. The Miami tribe of Indians, do hereby cede to the United States all that tract of land on the south side of the Wabash river, not heretofore ceded, and commonly known as “the residue … Read more

Treaty of February 11, 1828

The Eel river or Thorntown party of Miami Indians cede to the U.S. all claim to a reservation of land about 10 miles square at their village on Sugar Tree creek in Indiana, reserved to them by article 2, of the treaty of Oct. 6, 1818.

Treaty of October 18, 1848

Articles of a treaty made and concluded at Lake Pow-aw-hay-kon-nay, in the State of Wisconsin, on the eighteenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, between the United States of America, by William Medill, a commissioner duly appointed for that purpose, and the Menomonee tribe of Indians, by the chiefs, headmen, and warriors of said tribe. Article I. It is stipulated and solemnly agreed that the peace and friendship now so happily subsisting between the Government and people of the United States and the Menomonee Indians shall be perpetual. Article II. The said Menomonee tribe of Indians agree … Read more

Treaty of March 30, 1817

A treaty of peace and friendship made and concluded at St. Louis by and between William Clark, Ninian Edwards, and Auguste Chouteau, commissioners on the part and behalf of the United States of America, of the one part, and the undersigned chiefs and warriors, deputed by the Menomenee tribe or nation of Indians, on the part and behalf of their said tribe or nation, of the other part. The parties, being desirous of re-establishing peace and friendship between the United States and the said tribe or nation, and of being placed in all things, and in every respect, on the … Read more

Treaty of July 20, 1815

A treaty of peace and friendship, made and concluded between William Clark, Ninian Edwards, and Auguste Chouteau, Commissioners Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, on the part and behalf of the said States, of the one part; and the Chiefs and Warriors of the Mahas, on the part and behalf of said Tribe or Nation, of the other part. The parties desirous of re-establishing peace and friendship between the United States and the said tribe or nation, and of being placed in all things, and in every respect, on the same footing upon which they stood before the late … Read more

Treaty of November 17, 1876

To The Honorable The Minister Of The Interior. Sir, –I recommended in my dispatch of the 7th June, that measures should be adopted to secure the adhesion of the Indians, who had not been met with when Treaty Number Five was concluded, and was requested by you to entrust the duty to Mr. Graham, of the Indian Department here, or to the Hon. Thomas Howard, Mr. Graham was unable to leave the office. I therefore entrusted the matter to Mr. Howard and J. Lestock Reid, D.L.S. I gave these gentleman written instructions, a copy of which will be found appended … Read more

Treaty of July 14, 1876

To The Hon. Thos. Howard And J. Lestock Reid, Esq. Dear sirs, –Under authority from the Minister of the Interior, I have to request you to proceed to Lake Winnipeg for the purpose of–on behalf of the Privy Council of Canada–securing the adhesion to Treaty Number Five of the Indians who have not yet been dealt with, and to make the necessary payments to the others. 1st. You will, if possible, together proceed to or meet at the following places, being there on the days named, viz.: Dog Head Point, 25th July, and Berens River on the 5th August. 2nd. … Read more