American and British Claims ArbitrationU.S. Government Printing Office, 1913 - Great Britain |
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... relation to the nations whose colonial possessions they inhabited . The initial right , upon which civilized nations based ... relations existing between such sovereign and such dependent nations no other powers had any right to take ...
... relation to the nations whose colonial possessions they inhabited . The initial right , upon which civilized nations based ... relations existing between such sovereign and such dependent nations no other powers had any right to take ...
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... relations with the more remote Indian tribes domiciled within its territory , may be justly ascribed to the activities of the British traders , and to the policy pursued towards these tribes by the British Colonial Government in Canada ...
... relations with the more remote Indian tribes domiciled within its territory , may be justly ascribed to the activities of the British traders , and to the policy pursued towards these tribes by the British Colonial Government in Canada ...
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... relations with civilized nations had never been close ; and their territories at the close of the Revolution were just eginning to be occupied by American pioneers . Immediately after the Revolution extensive settlements were made on ...
... relations with civilized nations had never been close ; and their territories at the close of the Revolution were just eginning to be occupied by American pioneers . Immediately after the Revolution extensive settlements were made on ...
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... relation to the same description of people , existing under like circumstances . We would say , however , that it could not be doubted that peace with the Indians would certainly follow a peace with Great Britain ; that we had ...
... relation to the same description of people , existing under like circumstances . We would say , however , that it could not be doubted that peace with the Indians would certainly follow a peace with Great Britain ; that we had ...
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... relation of the Indians to the nation in whose territory they resided , they could not be considered as an independent power by other nations and , in particular , by nations who had acknowledged by solemn treaty that such tribes were ...
... relation of the Indians to the nation in whose territory they resided , they could not be considered as an independent power by other nations and , in particular , by nations who had acknowledged by solemn treaty that such tribes were ...
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Agreement of 1795 alleged allies American Commissioners annuities Appendix appointed assertion authority behalf boundaries Britain Britannic Majesty's Government British Commissioners Buffalo Creek Canadian Cayugas Canandaigua Cayuga blood Cayuga Chief Cayuga Indians Cayuga Lake Cayuga Nation Cayugas and Onondagas cession citations Claims Convention council domiciled in Canada dominions entitled evidence Fish Carrier further Grand River High Contracting Parties hostilities Index Indian nations Indian pacification Indian tribes Indians of Cayuga Indians residing Iroquois Joseph Brant lands lessees letter Lord Castlereagh Majesty Memorial ment messenger Mohawks named nations of Indians negotiations Northwest Indians obligation payment plenipotentiaries possessions present proposed provisional article provisions ratification receipt reference residing at Buffalo respect restore sachems sachems and chiefs settlement Signed Treaty sine qua Six Nations sovereign sovereignty statement stipulation territory tion Treaty of 1790 Treaty of Ghent Treaty of Greenville treaty of peace tribes or nations United Upper Canada York
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Page 13 - And we do further strictly enjoin and require all persons whatever, who have either wilfully or inadvertently seated themselves upon any lands within the countries above described, or upon any other lands, which not having been ceded to, or purchased by us, are still reserved to the said Indians as aforesaid, forthwith to remove themselves from such settlements.
Page 121 - ... and further engage that every such claim, whether or not the same may have been presented to the notice of, made, preferred, or laid before the said commission, shall, from and after the conclusion of the proceedings of the said commission, be considered and treated as finally settled, barred, and thenceforth inadmissible.
Page 120 - THE commissioners shall keep an accurate record and correct minutes or notes of all their proceedings, with the dates thereof, and may appoint and employ a secretary and any other necessary officer or officers to assist them in the transaction of the business which may come before them. Each of the high contracting parties shall pay its own commissioner and agent or counsel ; all other expenses shall be defrayed by the two governments in equal moieties.
Page 12 - ... for any lands beyond the heads or sources of any of the rivers which fall into the Atlantic ocean from the west or northwest ; or upon any lands whatever, which, not having been ceded to, or purchased by us, as aforesaid, are reserved to the said Indians or any of them.
Page 124 - It shall be competent for the Commissioners to decide in each case •whether any claim has or has not been duly made, preferred, and laid before them, either wholly or to any and what extent, according to the true intent and meaning of this Treaty.
Page 130 - The present treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by His Britannic Majesty.
Page 123 - They shall' be bound to receive and consider all written documents or statements which may be presented to them by or on behalf of the respective governments in support of or in answer to any claim...
Page 120 - Commissioners as its agent, to present and support claims on its behalf, and to answer claims made upon it, and to represent it generally in all matters connected with the investigation and decision thereof.
Page 124 - ... umpire, after having examined the evidence adduced for and against the claim, and after having heard, if required, one person on each side as aforesaid, and consulted with the commissioners, shall decide thereupon finally, and without appeal. The decision of the commissioners, and of the arbitrator or umpire, shall be given upon each claim in writing, and shall be signed by them respectively.
Page 12 - And whereas it is just and reasonable, and essential to our interest, and the security of our colonies, that the several nations or tribes of Indians with whom we are connected, and who. live under oiir protection, should not be molested or disturbed in the possession of such parts of our dominions and territories as, not having been ceded to us, are reserved to them, or any of them, as their hunting grounds...