(pg. 18-19)
The second cession of land in the state of Ohio was negotiated on July 4, 1805 at Fort Industry on the Miami of the Lake. The land ceded was located in north-central Ohio and is shown as areas 53 and 54 on Royce's map of Ohio. The section consists of a deep strip of land fronting Lake Erie and bordering and lying to the north and west of the L-shaped section of the 1795 land cession.
With but few exceptions, the Indian villages located in this region are already plotted on Royce's map. These villages, plus the additional ones discovered are presented in Table 2. A total of six are recorded, the tribal affiliation represented being much the same as the area to the south and consisting of the Delaware, Huron, and Iroquois. The major exception to be noted is the absence of the Shawnee in the region. The area is actually to be considered as having a greater concentration of Delaware than the table would indicate. The villages of Jeromestown and Greentown which were later set aside as special reserves (Royce numbers 90 and 91) may be regarded as older centers of population indicating the strength of Delaware occupation of the region.
Again, there is no record of Potawatomi settlement in the region.
Subsequent land cessions in Ohio (Treaty of Nov. 17, 1807- Royce No. 66; Treaty of September 29, 1817- Royce No. 88) in which the Potawatomi entered in the treaty negotiations involve tracts of land that also extended into the state of Michigan. They are dealt with along with other land cessions in that state.
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