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Historical Collections of Ohio
Know Your Ohio
by Darlene E. Kelley
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Ohio's Huron and Wyandot Indians-- Part 14
Continuation of the Treaty of the Miami of Lake Erie with the Wyandot,
Seneca, Delaware, Shawnee, Potawatomi, Ottawa, and Chippewa
on September 29, 1817.


The thirty thousand acres for the Senecas upon the Sandusky River, is to
be equally divided among the following person, namely:
Syuwa-sautau, Newwene, Joseph, Iscumetaugh of Picking up a club,
Orawhatotdie or Turn over, Saudaurous or Split the river, Tahowtorains
or Jo Since, Ispomduare Yellow-bay, Dashowrowramou or Drifting sand,
Hauautounasquas, Hamyautuhow, Tahocayn, Howdautauyeao or King George,
Standing Bones, Cyahaga or Fisher, Suthemoore, Red Skin, Mentauteehoore,
Hyanashraman or Knife in his hand, Running About, John Smith, Carrying
the Basket, Cauwauay or Striking, Rewauyeato or Carrying the news, Half
up the Hill, Trowyoudos or G. Hunter, Spike Buck, Caugooshow or Cleanig
Up, Mark on his Hip,
Captain Hams, Isetaunee or Crying Often, Tauncrowyear or Two Companies,
Haudowwauays or Stripping the river, Isohauhasay or Tall Chief, Sweet
Foot, Tauhaugains-toany or Holding his hand about, Oharrawtodee or
Turning over, Haucaumarout, Sarrowsauismatare or Striking sword,
Sadudeto, Oshoutov or Burning berry, Hard Hickery, Curetscetau,
Youronocay or Issac, Youtradowwonlee, Newtauyaro, Tayouonte or Old Foot,
Tauo-antetee, Syunout or Give it to her, Doostough or Hunch on his
forehead, Tyaudusout or Joshua Ttendricks, Taushausaurow or Cross the
arms, Henry, Youwaydauyea or the Island, Armstrong, Shake the Ground,
His neck down, Youheno, Towotovoudo or Looking at her, Captain Smith,
Tobacco, Standing Stone, Ronumaise or whiping stick, Tarsduhatse or
Large Bones, Hamanchagave, House Fly or Maggot, Rouduma or sap running,
Big Belt, Cat Bone, Sammy, Taongauats or Round the Point, Rumuye or Hold
the Sky, Mentoududu, Hownotant, Slippery nose, Tauslowquowsay or Twenty
wives, Hoogaurow or Mad Man, Coffee-house, Long Hair.

The tract of ten miles square at Wapaghonettat is to be equally divided
among the following persons, namely:
The Black Hoof, Pore-the or Walker, Piascka or Wolf, Schmcnutu or Snake,
Othawakescka or Yellow Feather, Pencthata or Perry, Chacalaway or the
End of the Tail, Quitawec or War Chief, Sachachewa, Wascwwela, Waseweela
or Bright Horn, Othawsa or Yellow, Tepetoseka, Caneshomo, Newabe-tucka,
Cawawescucka, Thokutchema, Setakosheka, Topee of James Saunders,
Meshenewa, Taiape, Pokechaw, Alawaymotakah, Lalloway or Perry, Wabemec,
Nemekoshc, Nenpemeshequa or Cornstalk, She-She, Shawabaghke, Naneskaka,
Thakoska or David M'Nair, Skapakake, Shapoquata, Peapakseka,
Quaghoquonq, Ouotowame, Nitaskeka, Tah-kaska or Spy buck, Pekathehsea,
Teaskoota or James Blue Jacket, Calawesa, Quaho, Kaketchheka or W.Perry,
Swapee, Peektoo or Davy Baker, Skoapowa or George Mdougall, Chcpakosa,
Shemay or Sam, Chiakosa or Captain Tom, General Wayne, Thaway, Othawee,
Wee-asesaka,or Captain Reed, Kewaytaka, Tegosbea or George,
Skekacum-sheka, Wesheshemo, Mawentacheka, Quashke, Thaswa, Bapticute,
Waywalapee, Peshequakame, Chakalaec,or Tom, Keywaypee, Egota-cumshequa,
Wabepee, Aquashequa, pemotah, Nepaho, Takepee, Topo-sheka, Lathawanomo,
Sowaghkota or Yellow Clouds,Meenksheka, Asheseka, Ochipway, Thapaeka,
Chakata, Nakacheka, Thathouskata, Paytokothe, Palaske, Shesheloo,
Quanaqua, Kalkoo, Toshshena, Can-own, Ethowakosee, Quaquesha, Capea,
Thakatcheway, The Man up Hill, Magotha, Tecumtequa, Setepakothe,
Kekentha, Shiatwa, Shiab-wasson, Koghkela, Akopee or Heep of any thing,
Laatothe, Kesha, Pankoor, Peitehthator or Peter, Metchepelah, Capeah,
Showgame, Wawaleepesheeka, Meewensheka, Manemepahtoo or Trotter,
Pamitch-epetoo, Chalequa, Tetetee, Lesheshe,Nawabasheka or White
Feather,Shepakeskeshe, Tenakee, Shemaka, Paheto, Thaitcheto,
Metche-metch, Chatown, Lawathska, Potchetce or the Man without a tail,
Awabaneshekaw, Patacoma, Lamakesheka, Papashow, Weathaksheka, Pewaypee,
Totah, Canaqua, Skepakutcheka, Welviesa, Kitahoe, Neen-takoshe,
Oshaishe, Chilosee, Quailaisha, Mawethaque, Akepee, Quelenee, The tract
of five miles squae at Hog Creek, is to be equally divided among the
following persons, namely:
Peeththa, Ononwashim, Peneth-eywa, Wabekesheke, Leeso, Pohcaywese,
Shemagauashc, Nehquaka-huka, Papaskootepa, Meamepetoo, Welawenaka,
Petiska Ketuckepe, Lawitchctee, Epaumee, Canacke, Jose, Lanawytucka,
Shawyanaka, Wawatashewa, Ketaksosa, Shashekopeah, Lakose, Quinaska.

The Tract of forty-eight square miles, including Lewistown is to be
equally divided among the following persons, namely: Shownese Colonel
Lewis, Polly Kizer, Theueteseepuah or Weed, Calossete, Vamauweke,
Wacumsee, Skitlewa, Nayabepe, Wosheta, Nopaego, Willesque, Salock,
Walathe, Silversmith, Silverheels, John, Wewachee, Cassic, Atshcna,
Frencman, Squesenau, Coohunt Manwealte, Wall-see, Billy, Thawwamce,
Wopsquitty, Naywale, Big Turtle, Nolawat, Nawalippa, Razor, Blue, Tick,
Nerer, Falling Star, Hale Clock, Hisos-cock, Essquaseeto, Geore,
Nuussome, Saunahoe, Joseph, Scotowe, Battease, Crow, Shilling, Scotta,
Nowpour, Nameawah, Quemauto, Snife, Captain, Taudeteso, Sonrise, Sowget,
Deshau, Lettle Lewis, Jacquis, Tonaout, Swaunacou, General Cussabooi ,
Baid, Crooked Stick, Wespata, Newasa, Garter, Porcupine, Pocaloche,
Wocheque, Sawquaha, Enata, Panther, Colesetos, Joe, Senecas- Civil John,
Wild Duck, Tall Man, Molasses, Ash, Nahanexa, Tasauk, Aqusquenah,
Roughleg, Quaquesaw, Payful, Hairlip, Sieutinque, Hilnepewaya-tuska,
Tauunsequ, Nyanoah, Suchusque, Leemutque, Treuse, Sequate, Caumecus,
Scowncti, Tocondusque, Conhowdatwaw, Cowista, Nequa-tren, Cowhousted,
Gillwas, Axtaea, Conawwehow, Sutteasee, Kinhoot, Crane, Silver, Bysaw,
Crayfiste, Woolyhead, Conundahaw, Shawosa, Coindos, Hutchequa, Nayau,
Connodose, Conesta, Nesluauta, Owl, Couauka, Cocheco, Couauka, Cocheco,
Couewash, Sinnecowachechowe or leek.

The tract of three miles square for the Delaware Indians adjoining the
track of twelve miles square upon the Sandusky River, is to be divided
equally among the folowing persons, namely: Captain Pipe, Zeshauau or
James Armstrong, Mahawtoo or John Armstrong, Sanowdoyeasquaw or Silas
Armstrong, Teorow or Black Raccoon, Hawdorowwatistie or Billy Montour,
Buck Wheat, William Dondee, Thmas Lyons, Johnny Cake, Captain Wolf,
Issac Hill, John Hill, Tiahata-hoones or Widow Armstrong, Ayenucere,
Hoomaurow or John Ming, Youdorast.

Lewis Cass,
Duncan McArthur, Commissioners.


There were no further and cessions by the Wyandot until after Congress
passed the Indian Removal Act in 1830. Then pressures bgan to mount for
them to sell their lands in Ohio and Michigan and remove to Kansas.
Since the Wyandot lands were protected by treaty, the government's plan
was to eat away at their land base by taking advantage of factions
within the Wyandot. In 1832, the Wyandot at the Big Spring Reserve
signed the Treaty of McCutcheonville selling their reserve to the United
States. These were mainly Canadian Wyandot who were expected to take the
money and return to Canada, but the agreement was opposed by the
Sandusky tribal council until provisions were made for the Big Spring
Wyandot to move to the Grand Reserve and payments made directly to the
Wyandot council.
There was a four year pause before the Wyandot lost more land. In 1836
the Ohio Wyandot signed another treaty selling the Cranberry Reserve and
60 square miles on the east side of the Grand Reserve. Meanwhile the
Canadian Wyandot had surrendered a large portion of their reserve just
east of Detroit.

Two years later, two Ohio Congressmen were appointed as special agents
to get the Wyandot to agree to removal. Several Wyandot deligations
visited Kansas, and arrangements were made for them to purchase land
from the Shawnee. The Senate,however, failed to ratify the treaty, and
the Wyadot remained divided about removal until 1841. In November the
Wyandot Chief Summundewat and his entire family were robbed and murdered
by two white men who they had fed and given shelter. The murderers were
captured but never prosecuted. The failure of American Laws to protect
them convinced the Wyandot it was time to leave. In March, 1842, they
ceded all ther lands in Ohio and Michigan and agreed to move to Kansas
where they were to receive a new reserve of 148,000 acres. In addition,
they were to be paid the full value of the improvements made to their
Ohio lands, $ 10,000 for relocation expenses, and an annual annuity of $
18,000. They were also entitled to 35 sections of any uncaimed lands
west of the Mississippi.
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to be continued in Part 15.

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