When was it published?

November 25, 1833 in The Daily Cincinnati Republican, And Commercial Register

Domestic News November 25, 1833

The Daily Cincinnati Republican, And Commercial Register

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Miami Indians, Chiefs, Commissioners

Q: What keywords are associated?

Miami Indians, Treaty, Land Purchase, Wabash, Commissioners

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio

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What is this article about?

The treaty with the Miami Indians, starting around October 10, concluded last Tuesday without any land purchase. The Indians refused to sell all lands and relocate west of the Mississippi, offering reserves north of the Wabash and a 7-mile strip for $5 per acre, which exceeded the commissioners' instructions, leading to the treaty's dissolution.

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The treaty with the Miami Indians, which commenced about the 10th of October, was brought to a conclusion last Tuesday, without accomplishing the purchase of a single acre of their lands. We understand that the Indians positively refused to sell the whole of their lands and remove west of the Mississippi; but they offered to sell all their reserves north of the Wabash, and a strip of 7 miles in width, extending the whole length of their large reserve (29 miles) for five dollars per acre. The commissioners tried every means, but without effect, to induce them to sell at a lower price; and as the demands of the Indians so far exceeded the price they had been instructed to give, no alternative remained but for them to break up the treaty. The chiefs of this tribe having become in a great measure civilized, and mixing much with the whites, they are fully aware of the value of their lands, and will not be easily persuaded to sell them, except at a fair price; and the longer the purchase is delayed the more valuable will they become, and of course more difficult to purchase.—Fort Wayne Sentinel

What sub-type of article is it?

Indian Affairs

What keywords are associated?

Miami Indians Treaty Land Purchase Wabash Commissioners

What entities or persons were involved?

Miami Indians Chiefs Commissioners

Where did it happen?

Fort Wayne

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Fort Wayne

Event Date

Commenced About The 10th Of October, Concluded Last Tuesday

Key Persons

Miami Indians Chiefs Commissioners

Outcome

no land purchased; treaty broken up

Event Details

The treaty with the Miami Indians, which commenced about the 10th of October, was brought to a conclusion last Tuesday, without accomplishing the purchase of a single acre of their lands. The Indians positively refused to sell the whole of their lands and remove west of the Mississippi; but they offered to sell all their reserves north of the Wabash, and a strip of 7 miles in width, extending the whole length of their large reserve (29 miles) for five dollars per acre. The commissioners tried every means, but without effect, to induce them to sell at a lower price; and as the demands of the Indians so far exceeded the price they had been instructed to give, no alternative remained but for them to break up the treaty. The chiefs of this tribe having become in a great measure civilized, and mixing much with the whites, they are fully aware of the value of their lands, and will not be easily persuaded to sell them, except at a fair price; and the longer the purchase is delayed the more valuable will they become, and of course more difficult to purchase.