Treaty of St. Mary's collection
Collection — Box: L614
Identifier: L614
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a treaty between the United States government, the Miami Indian tribe, and territorial leaders in St. Mary's, Ohio during October 3-6, 1818.
Dates
- 1818 October
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Historical Note
This Treaty of St. Mary's was signed on October 6, 1818, in Saint Mary's, Ohio, between representatives of the United States government and the Miami tribe (Myaamiaki), as well as other American territorial leaders. This treaty was drafted specifically with leaders from the Miami nation as part of a large-scale effort by the United States to remove indigenous peoples by purchasing their lands and forcibly relocating them, sometimes using military troops, to lands deemed less desirable west of the Mississippi River until the next time.
The Myaamiaki occupied territory that is now known as north and central Indiana, southwest Michigan, and western Ohio. Most Miami people were forced to relocate to Indian Territory (first Kansas, then Oklahoma) by 1846. However, unlike the Potawatomi nation, some Miami families were able to remain in Indiana on reserves granted to individuals, including chiefs Jean Baptiste Richardville (Peshewa) and Francis Godfroy (Palawonza). The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma are the only Miami tribe officially recognized by the United States government. The Miami Nation of Indiana, a nonprofit organization of comprised of the Miami descendants exempted from removal have been unsuccesful in attaining separate recognition, though many were allowed to join the main tribe as of 1996.
Sources:
Item in the collection.
Chaput, Donald. "The Family of Drouet de Richeville: Merchants, Soldiers, and Chiefs of Indiana." Indiana Magazine of History 74, no. 2 (June 1978): 103–116. Accessed May 18, 2021. https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/10088.
Glenn, Elizabeth, and Stewart Rafert. The Native Americans. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society Press, 2009.
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. "About Us." Accessed May 18, 2021. https://www.miamination.com/about.
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. "History." Accessed May 18, 2021. https://www.miamination.com/node/11.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Indian Removal Act." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Last updated November 13, 2019. Accessed May 18, 2021. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Indian-Removal-Act.
United States Office of the Historian. "Indian Treaties and the Removal Act of 1830." Accessed May 18, 2021. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/indian-treaties.
The Myaamiaki occupied territory that is now known as north and central Indiana, southwest Michigan, and western Ohio. Most Miami people were forced to relocate to Indian Territory (first Kansas, then Oklahoma) by 1846. However, unlike the Potawatomi nation, some Miami families were able to remain in Indiana on reserves granted to individuals, including chiefs Jean Baptiste Richardville (Peshewa) and Francis Godfroy (Palawonza). The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma are the only Miami tribe officially recognized by the United States government. The Miami Nation of Indiana, a nonprofit organization of comprised of the Miami descendants exempted from removal have been unsuccesful in attaining separate recognition, though many were allowed to join the main tribe as of 1996.
Sources:
Item in the collection.
Chaput, Donald. "The Family of Drouet de Richeville: Merchants, Soldiers, and Chiefs of Indiana." Indiana Magazine of History 74, no. 2 (June 1978): 103–116. Accessed May 18, 2021. https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/10088.
Glenn, Elizabeth, and Stewart Rafert. The Native Americans. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society Press, 2009.
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. "About Us." Accessed May 18, 2021. https://www.miamination.com/about.
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. "History." Accessed May 18, 2021. https://www.miamination.com/node/11.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Indian Removal Act." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Last updated November 13, 2019. Accessed May 18, 2021. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Indian-Removal-Act.
United States Office of the Historian. "Indian Treaties and the Removal Act of 1830." Accessed May 18, 2021. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/indian-treaties.
Extent
3 Cubic Feet (1 large oversize box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection contains one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital reproductions of Miami Treaty of St. Mary's are available electronically in Indiana Memory: https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16066coll38/id/8/rec/14.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2014 Oct.-2015 Aug. by Rebecca Shindel and Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid created 2015/08/24 by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid revised 2021/05/18 by Brittany Kropf.
- Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866
- Conner, John, 1775-1826
- Conner, William, 1777-1855
- Indian Removal, 1813-1903
- Indians of North America -- Treaties
- Jennings, Jonathan, 1784-1834
- Lafontaine, Francis, 1810-1847
- Lasselle, Charles B., 1819-1908
- Lasselle, Francis D., 1807-1864
- Miami Indians
- Miami Tribe
- Ohio
- Parke, Benjamin, 1777-1835
- Richardville, Jean Baptiste, 1761-1841
- Title
- Treaty of St. Mary's collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
