Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809)

Treaty of Fort Wayne

Type	Land Purchase
Signed	September 30, 1809
Location	Fort Wayne, Indiana Territory
Condition	Transfer of money and goods to natives; Natives to allow American settlement of purchased land; Contingent on the later acceptance of the Kickapoo and Wea.
Signatories	William Henry Harrison Native leaders
Parties	United States of America Delawares Potowatomi Miami The Eel River band of Miami Weas (Signed November 1809) Kickapoo (Signed March 1810)
Language	English

The Treaty of Fort Wayne, sometimes called the Ten O'clock Line Treaty or the Twelve Mile Line Treaty, is an 1809 treaty that obtained 29,719,530 acres of Native American land for the settlers of Illinois and Indiana. The negotiations primarily involved the Delaware tribe but included other tribes as well. However, the negotiations excluded the Shawnee, who were minor inhabitants of the area and had previously been asked to leave by Miami War Chief Little Turtle. Territorial Governor William Henry Harrison negotiated the treaty with the tribes. The treaty led to a war with the United States begun by Shawnee leader Tecumseh and other dissenting tribesmen in what came to be called "Tecumseh's War".