Treaty at the Forks of the Wabash

Treaty at the Forks of the Wabash

Treaty marker near the Forks of the Wabash
Signed	Oct 24, 1834
Location	Huntington, Indiana Territory
Signatories	Gen. William Marshall, the Miami tribe of Indians
Parties	United States of America, Miami
Language	English

The Treaty at the Forks of the Wabash was a Treaty between representatives of the United States and the Miami tribe and others living in their territory.The treaty was signed on Oct 24, 1834. The accord contained nine articles. In the accord, the Miami Tribe agreed to Cede certain land to the U.S. Government and the United States agreed to pay the Miami a total sum of two hundred and eighty thousand dollars, grant land to certain Miami people, and provide a Miller to run a Mill for the Miami People's use. Also included is the stipulation that the U.S. agrees to pay fifteen thousand dollars to the tribe for horse's stolen from the tribe.

Articles of a treaty between the United States and the Miami tribe of Indians, concluded at the Forks of the Wabash, in the State of Indiana, on the 23d day of October, 1834, by and between William Marshall, commissioner of the United States, and the chiefs and warriors of said tribe.

The Miami tribe of Indians agree to cede to the United States the following described tracts of land within the State of Indiana, being a part of reservations made to said tribe from former cessions, now conveyed for and in consideration of the payments stipulated to be made to them in the 2d article of this treaty of cession.

One tract of land, thirty-six sections, at Flat Belly's village, a reserve made by the treaty of Wabash of 1826.

Also, one tract of land, about twenty-three thousand acres more or less, a reserve made at Wabash treaty in 1826, of five miles in length on the Wabash river, extending back to Eel river.

Also, one other tract of ten sections at Racoon village, and a tract of ten sections at Mudd creek on Eel river, reserves made at Wabash treaty of 1826.

Also, one reserve of two miles square, on the Salamany river at the mouth of At-che-pong-quaw creek, reserve made at the Treaty of St. Mary's of 1818.

Also, one other tract being a portion of the ten mile square reserve, made at the treaty of St. Mary's of 1818, opposite the mouth of the river Aboutte, commencing at the northeast corner of said reserve, thence south with the eastern boundary of the same ten miles to the southeast corner of the reserve, thence west with the southern boundary one mile, thence north nine miles, thence west nine miles, thence north one mile to the northwest corner of said reserve, thence to the place of beginning.