James Madison to the Senate, 10 December 1816

To the Senate

Decr. 10th. 1816.

I lay before the Senate for their consideration & advice, as to a ratification Treaties concluded with the Several Indian Tribes according to the following Statement.

List of Indian Tribes with whom treaties have been made since the last Session of Congress viz.

Weas, and Kickapoos tribes of Indians	Treaty concluded at Fort Harrison between Benja. Parke and the Chiefs & Head men of those tribes the 4 June 1816.

Ott⟨awas,⟩ Chipawas, and Pottowotomies	T⟨reaty concluded a⟩t St. Louis betwe⟨en⟩ Govrs Clarke, Edwards & Col. Choteau and the Chiefs and Head men of those tribes on 24th. August 1816.

Winnebago, Tribes	made by the same persons on part U.S. and the Head men of this tribe at St. Louis 3d. June 1816.

Sacs of Rock River.	made by same at St. Louis 13th may 1816.

Siouxs composing three tribes the siouxs of the leaf the siouxs of the bro⟨ad⟩ leaf, and the Siouxs who shoot on the pine tops	made and concluded by ⟨the same⟩ at St. Louis 1 Ju⟨ne 1816.⟩

Chickasaw tribe	Treaty made by Genl Jackson, David Merrewether Esqr and Jesse Franklin Esq and the Head men of that Nation at Chickasaw Council House 20 Sept ⟨1816.⟩

Cherokee tribe	Treaty made by Genl Jackson, David Merrewether Esqr and Jesse Franklin Esqr. and the Head men of that nation at Turkey Town on the 4th October 1816.


Choctaw tribe	Treaty made by Genl John Coffee, John Rhea and John McKee Esqrs and the Head men ⟨an⟩d Warriors of that nation at the Choctaw ⟨Trading House⟩ the 24th of Oct⟨ober 18⟩16.

James Madison

RC and enclosures (DNA: RG 46, Executive Proceedings, Indian Relations, 14B–C3). RC in hands of John Payne Todd and an unidentified clerk, signed by JM. For the treaties and accompanying correspondence (120 pp.), see ASP description begins American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States … (38 vols.; Washington, D.C., 1832–61). description ends , Indian Affairs, 2:91–123. JM proclaimed these treaties to be in effect on 30 Dec. 1816, and the proclamations were published in the 16 and 18 Jan. 1817 issues of the Daily National Intelligencer. The names of the Indian signatories to the treaties were omitted from ASP description begins American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States … (38 vols.; Washington, D.C., 1832–61). description ends , Indian Affairs but were printed in the published proclamations.

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Title: James Madison to the Senate, 10 December 1816
Author: Madison, James
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Date: 10 December 1816

Reference

Cite as: “James Madison to the Senate, 10 December 1816,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-11-02-0570. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Presidential Series, vol. 11, 1 May 1816–3 March 1817, ed. J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, Katharine E. Harbury, and Anne Mandeville Colony. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2020, pp. 549–550.]

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