While we know our northern friends may not feel it, in the South, Spring is
here. So we thought we'd share a few of our gardening sites appropriate
for this time of the year. Along with gardening, there's grilling, and getting
ready to diet so that you can fit back into that bathing suit this summer!
The Miami joined in or
made treaties with the United States as follows:
(1) Greenville, O., with Gen. Anthony Wayne, Aug. 3, 1795, defining the
boundary between the United States and tribes west of Ohio river and
ceding certain tracts of land;
(2) Ft Wayne, Ind., June 7, 1803, with various tribes, defining boundaries
and ceding certain lands;
(3) Grouseland, Ind., Aug., 21, 1805, ceding certain lands in Indiana and
defining boundaries;
(4) Ft Wayne, Ind., Sept. 30, 1809, in which the Miami, Eel River tribes,
and 1)elawares ceded certain lands in Indiana, and the relations between
the Delawares and Miami regarding certain territory are defined;
(5) Treaty of peace at Greenville, O., July 22, 1814, between the United
States, the Wyandot, Delawares, Shawnee, Seneca, and the Miami, including
the Eel River and Wea tribes;
(6) Peace treaty of Spring Wells, Mich., Sept. 8, 1815, by the Miami and
other tribes;
(7) St Mary's, O., Oct. 6, 1818, by which the Miami ceded certain lands in
Indiana; (8) Treaty of the Wabash, Ind., Oct. 23, 1826, by which the Miami
ceded all their lands in Indiana, north and west of Wabash and Miami
rivers.;
(9) Wyandot village, Ind., Feb. 11, 1828, by which the Eel River Miami
ceded all claim to the reservation at their village on Sugar Tree creek,
Ind;
(10) Forks of Wabash, Ind., Oct. 23, 1834, by which the Miami ceded
several tracts in Indiana;
(11) Forks of the Wabash, Ind., Nov. 6, 1838, by which the Miami ceded
most of their remaining lands in Indiana, and the United States agreed to
furnish them a reservation west of the Mississippi;
(12) Forks of the Wabash, Ind., Nov. 28, 1840, by which the Miami ceded
their remaining lands in Indiana and agreed to remove to the country
assigned them west of the Mississippi;
(13) Washington, June 5, 1854, by which they ceded a tract assigned by
amended treaty of Nov. 28, 1840, excepting 70,000 acres retained as a
reserve;
(14) Washington, Feb. 23, 1867, with Seneca and others, in which it is
stipulated that the Miami may become confederated with the Peoria and
others if they so desire.
