Delaware Treaties

The Delaware, or Lenape, tribe of Indians, signed the first treaty with the newly-born United States of America in 1778. To date, the Lenape people, now located in Oklahoma and Canada, have multiple treaties and multiple relocations.

• TREATY WITH THE DELAWARES, 1778 [Treaty of Fort Pitt].
• TREATY WITH THE WYANDOT, ETC. [Delaware], 1785.
• TREATY WITH THE WYANDOT, ETC. [Delaware], 1795.
  • Tribal signatures: Tetabokshke, or Grand Glaize King; Lemantanquis, or Black King; Wabatthoe; Maghpiway, or Red Feather; Kikthawenund, or Anderson; Bukongehelas; Peekeelund; Wellebawkeelund; Peekeetelemund, or Thomas Adams; Kishkopekund, or Captain Buffalo; Amenahehan, or Captain Crow; Queshawksey, or George Washington; Weywinquis, or Billy Siscomb; Moses
• TREATY WITH THE DELAWARES, ETC., 1803.
  • Tribal signatures: Teta Buxike; Bukongehelas; Hockingpomskenn; Kechkawhanund
• TREATY WITH THE DELAWARES, 1804.
  • Tribal signatures: Jeta Buxika; Bokongehelas, Alimee, or Geo. White Eyes; Hocking Pomskann; Tomaguee, or The Beaver
• TREATY WITH THE DELAWARES, ETC., 1809.
  • Tribal signatures: Anderson, for Hockingpomskon, who is absent; Anderson; Petchekekapon; The Beaver; Captain Killbuck
• TREATY WITH THE DELAWARES, 1818.
  • Tribal signatures: Kithteeleland, or Anderson; Lapahnihe, or Big Bear; James Nanticoke; Apacahund, or White Eyes; Captain Killbuck; The Beaver; Netahopuna; Captain Tunis; Captain Ketchum; The Cat; Ben Beaver; The War Mallet; Captain Caghkoo; The Buck; Petchenanalas; John Quake; Quenaghtoothmait; Little Jack
• TREATY WITH THE DELAWARES, 1829. [Aug 3, 1829]
  • Tribal signatures: Captain Pipe; William Matacur; Captain Wolf; Eli Pipe; Solomon Joneycake; Joseph Armstrong; George Williams
• TREATY WITH THE DELAWARES, 1829. [Sep 24, 1829]
  • Tribal signatures: Geo. Vashon, United States Indian agent; Wm. Anderson, principal chief; Capt. Paterson, 2nd chief; Pooshies, or the cat; Capt. Suwaunock, whiteman; Jonny Quick; John Gray; George Guirty; Capt. Beaver; Naunotetauxien; Little Jack; Capt. Pipe; Big Island.  Nauochecaupauc; Nungailautone; James Gray; Sam Street; Aupaneek; Outhteekawshaweat
• AGREEMENT WITH THE DELAWARES AND WYANDOT, 1843.
  • Delaware Chiefs: Nah-koo-mer; Captain Ketchum; Captain Suavec; Jackenduthen; San-kock-sa; Cock-i-to-wa; Sa-sar-sit-tona; Pemp-scah; Nah-que-non
• TREATY WITH THE DELAWARES, 1854.
  • Sarcoxey; Ne-con-he-cond; Kock-ka-to-wha; Qua-cor-now-ha, or James Segondyne; Ne-sha-pa-na-cumin, or Charles Journey cake;  Pondoxy, or George Bullet; Kock-kock-quas, or James Ketchem; Ah-lah-a-chick, or James Conner
• TREATY WITH THE DELAWARES, 1860.
• TREATY WITH THE DELAWARES, 1861.
• TREATY WITH THE DELAWARES, 1866.
  

Source: Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties, http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/index.htm , April 2003.

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