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Miami
Treaty of 1826 Reservations and Land
Schedule referred to in
From the cession aforesaid, the following reservations, for the use of the said tribe, shall be made:
Fourteen sections of Land at Seek's village;
Five sections for the Beaver, below and adjoining the preceding reservation;
Thirty-six sections at Flat Belly's village;
Five sections for Little Charley, above the old village, on the North side of Eel river;
One sections for Laventure's daughter, opposite the Islands, about fifteen miles below Fort Wayne;
One section for Chapine, above, and adjoining Seek's village;
Ten sections at the White Raccoon's village;
Ten sections at the mouth of Mud Creek, on Eel river, at the old village;
Ten sections at the forks of the Wabash;
One reservation commencing two miles and a half below the mouth of the Mississinewa, and running up the Wabash five miles, with the bank thereof, and from these points running due north to Eel river.
And it is agreed, that the State of Indiana may lay out a canal or a road through any of these reservations, and for the use of a canal, six chains along the same are hereby appropriated.
Schedule of grants referred to the foregoing Treaty, Article 3d.
To John B. Richardville, one section of land, between the mouth of Pipe Creek and the mouth of Eel River, on the north side of the Wabash, and one section on the north-west side of the St. Joseph, adjoining the old boundary line; also, one half section on the east side of the St. Joseph's, below Cha-po-tee's village.
To John B. Boure, one section on the north side of the St. Joseph, including Chop-patees village.
To the wife and children of Charley, a Miami chief, one section where they live.
To Ann Hackley and Jack Hackley, one section each, between the Maumee and the St. Joseph's rivers.
To the children of Maria Christiana De Rome, a half blood Miami, one section between the Maumee and the St. Joseph's.
To Ann Turner, alias Hackley, Rebecca Hackley, and Jane S. Wells, each one half section of land, to be located under the direction of the President of the United States.
To John B. Richardville, one section of land upon the north side of the Wabash, to include a large spring nearly opposite the mouth of Pipe Creek.
To Francois Godfroy, one section above and adjoining said last grant to J. B. Richardville.
To Louison Godfroy, one section above and adjoining the grant to Francois Godfroy.
To Francis Lafontaine, one section above and adjoining the grant to Louison Godfroy.
To John B. Richardville, junior, one section on the Wabash, below and adjoining the reservation running from the Wabash to Eel River.
To Joseph Richardville, one section above and adjoining the reservation running from the Wabash to Eel River.
To La Gros, three sections, where he now lives, and one section adjoining the Cranberry in the Portage Prairie.
A quarter section of land to each of the following persons, namely: Charles Gouin, Purri Gouin, and Therese Gouin, to be located under the direction of the President of the United States.
Two sections of land at the old town on Eel River, to be reserved for the use of the Metchinequea.
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