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THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE
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GAZETTE OF THE STATE.
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FR E E.D OM of the PRESS and TRIAL by JURY shall remain inviolate, Confiitution of Georgia,
AUGUSTA: Printed by JOHN E. SMITH, near the market. £3 Dolls, per Annum,]
[Published by Authority.]
]]y the Trejidert cf the United States of
America.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS a Treaty between the Unit
ed States of America and the Chaftaw
nation of Indians was concluded and fign
a\ on the seventeenth day December, in
jhe year one thousand eight hundred and
by the commilftontrs of both nations,
fully and refpeftivcly authorifed for that
purpofc, and was duly ratified and con.
tinned by the Prefi-ient ot the United
States on the thirtieth day of April, in
the year one thousand eight hundred and
two, with the advice and conftnt of the
Senate, which treaty is in the words fol
ia wing, to wit:
.1 treaty of Frtendjhtp , Limits and Ac
com/nodaltoti between the United States
of America and the Cha daw nation
cf Indians.
Thomas Jefferson, President of the
United States of America, by James
V/ilfcinfon, of the ftatc of Maryland,
prigadici-Gcr.cral in the array of the
United States, Benjamin Hawkins, of
Norih-Carolina, and Andrew Pickens,
of South Carolina, commifiioners plenipo
tentiary of the United States on the one
part, and the Mingo*, principal men and
warriors of the Cha daw nation, repre
senting the fa id nation in council afiem
l,od, on the other part, have entered into
the following articles and conditions, viz.
Article I. Whereas the United States
in Congress aiTemMed, did by their Com
midioners Plenipotentiary, Benjamin Haw
kins, Andrew Pickens and Joseph Mar- ,
tin, at a treaty held with the chiefs and
head men tof the Chaftaw nation at
Hopewell, on the Keowc, the third day of
January, in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and eighty-fix,
give peace to the laid nation, and receive
it into the favor and proteftion of the
United States of America : It is agreed
by the parties to these presents refpeftive
ly, chat the Chaftaw nation, or such
part of it as may rcfide within the limits
of the United States, (hall be and conti
nue, under the care and proteftion of the
Lid State; and that the mutual confi
dence and ftienddiip which are hereby
acknowledged to subsist between the con
trading parties (hall be maintained and
perpetuated.
Art. 11. The Mingos, principal men
and warriors of the Chadaw nation of
Indians, do hereby give their free con.
lent, that a, convenient and durable wag
gon-way be explored, marked, opened
and made under the orders and inii ruc
tions of the President of the United Scares,
through their lands; to commence at the
northern extremity of the settlements of
the Mifiiilippy Territory, and to be ex
tended from thence, by such route as may
be Hefted and Purveyed under the autho
rity of the President of the United States,
until it (hall (trike the lands claimed by
theChickafaw nation; and the fame (hall
be and continue for ever, a high-way lor
the citizens of the United States and the
Chaftaws; and the Paid Chaftaws (hall
Dominate two difereet men irom their na
tion aho may be employed as aflifiants,
guides or pilots during the time ot laying
out and opening the (aid high-way, or lo
long as may be deemed expedient, under
.the direction of the officer charged with
this duty, who (hall receive a rcafonable
compenfarion for their fervices.^
Art. 111. The two contracting parties
covenant and agree, that the old line ot
demarcation heretofore ettablithcd by and
between the ctHcersj of his Britannic Ma
jesty and the Chaftalw nation, which runs
in a parallel direction with the Miffiflippi
dyer and eailward thereof, (liall be re
traced and plainly marked, in such wav
and manner as the President may direct,
in the prefcnce of two perfuns to be ap.
pointed by the said nation, and that the
I ne (hall be the boundary between
the fettlcmmts of tiie MilFiflippi Territo
*/ and the Chaftaw nation. —And the
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said nation docs by these prefcnts relin
quilh to the United States and quit claim
forever, all their right, title and preten
sion to the land lying between the said line
and the Milfiflippi river, bounded fouth
by the tlrirty-firft degree of north latitude,
and north hy the Yazoo river, where the
said line shall (hike the fame ; and on the
part of the commifiioners it is agreed, that
all persons who may be fettled beyond this
line shall be removed within it, on the
fide towards the Milfiflippi, together with
their slaves, household furniture, tools,
materials and stock, and that the cabbins
or houses erected by such persons shall be
demolilhed.
Art. IV. The President of the United
States may, at his diferetion, proceed to
execute the second article of this treaty ;
and the third article shall be carried into
effect as soon as may be convenient to the
government of the United States, and
without unnecefl’ary delay on the one part
or the other, of which the President shall
be the judge ; the Chadaws to be season
ably advised, by order of the President of
the United States, of the time when, and
the place where, the re-survey and re
marking of the old line referred to in the
preceding article will be commenced.
Art. V. The commiflioners of the U
nited States for and in consideration of
the foregoing conccflions on the part of
the Chadaw nation, and in fall fatisfac
tion for the fame, do give and deliver to
the Mingos, chiefs and warriors of the
said nation, at the signing of these presents,
the value of two thousand dollars in goods
and merchandize, nett coll of Philadel
phia, the receipt whereof is hereby ac
knowledged, and they further engage to
give three sets of blackfmirh's tools to The
said nation.
Art. VI. This treaty (hall take efTed
and be obligatory on the contrading par
ties, so soon as the fame (hall be ratified
by the President of the United States of
America, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate thereof.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF,
the Commifiioners Plenipotentiary
of the United States, and the Min
gos, principal men and warriors
of the Chadaw nation, have here
to fubferibed their names and af
fixed their seals at Fort Adams,
on the Milfiflippi, this feventcenth
day of December, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and one, and ot the indepen
dence of the United States the
twenty-sixth,
James Wilkinson, (l. s.)
Benjamin Hawkins, (l. s.)
Andrew Pickens, (1.5.)
Tuikona X Hopoia, (l. s.)
Poota X Homo, (l. s.)
Mingo Homo X MafTatubloy, (l-. s.)
Oak X Shummo, (l. s.)
Mingo X Poofcoo, (l. s.^
Euckfhan X Mibby, (l. s.)
Shnppa X Homo, (l. s.)
Huipa X Homo, (l. s.)
Illatalla X Homo, (i.. s.)
Hoche X Homo, (l. s.)
Tufpena X Chaabe, (1.5.)
Muclufha X Hopoia, (l. s.;
Cappatannc X TMucco, {l. s.j
Robert X McClure, (l. s.)
Poofha X Homo, (l. s )
Baka X Lubhe, {l. fi.)
Witnesses present ; Alexander Ma- -
comb. Secretary to the commilfion ; John
M‘K>e, deputy fuperintendant and agent
10 the Chadaws; Henry Gaither, li ut.
col. command mt; John H. Brull, Ma
jor zd. regiment infaniry; B. Shaum
burgh, Capt. zd regiment infantry; J.
J ones afliftant M. General;
min Wilkinibn, lieut. and paymalter 3d
U, S. regt. J. B» Walback, aid-de
camp to the commanding general ; J.
Wilson, lieut. 3d regt. infantry ; Samu
el Jeton, licut. 2d regt. A. and E. John
J. Carmichaels, surgeon 3d regt. L. S.
army. , . ,
‘ Now Therefore, To the end that
ih: said tr.Mty m. iy be obferred and , per-
GEORGIA.
formed with good faith on the part of the
United States, I have caused the premises
to be made public, and I do hereby en
join and tequire all persons bearing office,
civil or military, within the United
States, and all others, citizens or inhabi.
rants thereof, or being within the fame,
faithfully to observe and fulfil the said
treaty, and every clause and article thereof,
IN Tefimony •whereof, I have caused
the Jeal of the Haiti d States to be
a fixed to these prtfents , and signed
the fume •with my hand.
DONE at the City of IVaJhington the
fourth day of May, m the year of
our Lord , one thoufaud eight hundred
and two; and of the Sovereignty
and' Independence of the United
States , the tvjcnty. sixth,
Th: JFFFERSON.
By the Prefidcnt,
JAMES MADISON,
Secretary of State,
TO BE SOLD, very lozv,
AFEW Quarter Calks of best
SHERRY WINE, at one dollar
thirty-seven and a half cents per gallon.
-~A L S 0 ~
Great Supplies of LIQUORS and GRO
CERIES.
F. PHINIZY.
Augufa, June n,
N OTIC E.
ALL those indebted to the
late Concern of ROjuSTON & NES-
Bi r r, of this place, are informed that
their refpeftive accounts and obligations
arc placed in the hands of Nicholas
fa are, Esq, for colleftion.
For the information of the good citizens
of South Carolina and G orgia, and
especially tkoj\whom it docs more imme
diately concerns
WHEREAS, it has b?<n represent
ed to me by divert persons of re
fpeftability, that Gco/ge Latham, has
been offering for certain lands in
Barnwell, (tcrmerl/Orangeburg) dillrift,
(late of South Caftulitai, originally grant
ed to Minor and George La
tham, I dodisreby caotionf 7 and forwarn
all persons againit purcWung said land
of him, or any part orVpareel thereof,
as he can have no po#ible\ right or title
to said land, or a.Wpart oft it j said land
being already foJ/6, and rcoularly con
veyed, under a/ower of attorney from
him {laid Latham) to WilliVm Minor,
fen. {'.he underwritten) both uhe power
of attorncy/and conveyance appear on
the of Orangeburg diftrlfl, prior
to any ofoer conveyance on rccohl rela
tive to (Aid lands—do a!f> inform, that
I have given Mr. Latham credit in
his account, for one half of what I
fold the lands for —also, that Mr. La
tham did, on the 29th of December,
1794., acknowledge my right to fell the
said lands, by drawing out his account of
sales of said lands, swearing to the ju(l
nefs of it, and iffaing attachment against
ray property in Augufia, in order to compel
payment, although the balance was con
siderably in my favor, and he of courfc
call in his fuit—a'.fo, that after thcle
tranfaftions in Augusta, he proceeded to
Philadelphia, and fold said lands to a Mr,
Robert Shaw, merchant there, and receiv
ed payment from him Should he after -
< this publication, attempt to fell those
lands over again, I hereby forwarn all
pctlocs from pufchafir.g fail lands of
him. If it (hauld be Hked why he does
not account with me in South Carolina,
where I refile, it may be anfwcred, be
cause he has not honesty enough to ac
count with me for money I paid for him
into the Freafury, and the other (late of
fices, which was to entitle him to or.c
half said lands, fey £ 856 1? 4 ficrling,
cxclufive of many years intcrcft, and o*
thet monies, &e.
WILLIAM MINOR.
Augnf !JQ
fVoL. XVI. No. 830.)
WHEREAS, by a law of Congress,
palled on the ? 6th day of April,
1802, it was enaftcd, “ That it (hall be
the duty ot the Secretary of War to rc
ceive claims to lands for military services,
and claims for duplicates of warrants blu
ed from his office, or from the land office
of Virginia, or of plats and certificate*
of surveys founded on such warrants, fug.,
gelled to have been loft or destroyed j vn
ril the firft day of January next, and no
longer; and immediately thereafter to re
port the fame to Congress, designating
the number of claims of each defeription,
with his opinion thereon.'*
Notice is hereby given, To all perfon*
claiming lands for military fervites, that
they must lodge in this office, prior to the,
firft day of January next, documents tci
prove the validity of their claims,
Commiffibned officers, surgeons and fun
geon's mates, or their legal representatives
mutt produce evidence to prove that they
served in the army of the United States
to the end of the war, or that they \tCtc
deranged by a resolution of congress, w lifch
did not bar their claim to military boun
ty lands. It will also be ncceffary for
the representatives of officers, &c. killed
in the service, to produce evidehce to
prove that the person was “ 11am by the
1 enemy."
Non-commiffioncd officers, musicians
and privates, or their legal reprefinta
tives, must produce evidence to prove
that they enlillcd to serve in the army of
the United States during the war, and
that they aftually served until the end of
said war. It will alio be neceflafy for the
reprefematives of non-cominililoned offi
cers, See. who were enlisted during the
war, and were killed in the service, to
produce evidence to prove that they were
“ Haiti by the enemv."
H. DEARBORN.
War Department, \
Aug. 16, 1802. J
~OSIVEIL EVE & Co.
HAVE now on hand, a quan
tity of R U JVI, distilled at their Distil
lery, which they flatter themfelvcs is at
lead equal to any imported from either
1 of the states: They now offer it forfale
low by the Puncheon.
V GIN and WHISKEY as usual.
A few barrels of TAR arc wanted*
Good- Ale, near Augujla, Aug, 27.
AUGUSTA CITY HOTEL.
r T' , H£ Subfcribcr refpedtfully
informs the public, that he has rent
ed the Buildings lately occupied by Jo
seph Catrie, where he has commenced
keeping a Genteel BOAP.DING
HOUSE, and where Gentlemen Travel
lers may be accommodated on reafonablc
terms.—He intends keeping'! Livery
Stab!:, constantly supplied with Forage.
As the buildings he has taken arc as
commodious as any in this city for the
intended purpose, he doubts not, that hi*
ftcady and unremitted atten ticn, will
give general fatisfaftion to thofc who may
favorhim with their company.
JOHN D'ENTIGNAC.
AN APPRENTICE wanted
from the country, to aft in a ftore —None
need apply without being well recom
mended, Inquire of the Printer.
Augufla, Augnji 14.
f SHERIFF’S SALES.
On the jirji Tuefday in Odder next, at
the court hou/e in Waynefoorcugh, Burke
county,
WILL B £ S 0 L D,
100 acres of land on Savan
nah river, at the mouth of Little Sweet
wa'cr; levied on at the property of Ed
ward Wallh, to fatisfy ccft of suit.
One negro wench by the name of CJoc>
levied cn as the property of James Wai ts,
to fftitly an execution in behalf of Bilf
bec and Lowe.
M, SCRUGGS, Shtriff.
Augufc 21,
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