▁give ▁him ▁some ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi , ▁like wise ▁more ▁on ▁the ▁Illinois ▁side ▁opposite ▁Jeff re on . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁business ▁was ▁all ▁arranged ▁we ▁expected ▁to ▁have ▁our ▁friend ▁released ▁to ▁come ▁home ▁with ▁us . ▁ ▁About ▁the ▁time ▁we ▁were ▁ready ▁to ▁start ▁our ▁brother ▁was ▁let ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁prison . ▁He ▁started ▁and ▁ran ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁SH OT ▁DE AD ! ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁all ▁they ▁could ▁remember ▁of ▁what ▁had ▁been ▁said ▁and ▁done . ▁ ▁It ▁subsequently ▁appeared ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁dr unk ▁the ▁greater ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁while ▁at ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁all ▁myself ▁and ▁nation ▁knew ▁of ▁the ▁treat y ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 4 . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁explained ▁to ▁me . ▁ ▁I ▁found ▁by ▁that ▁treat y , ▁that ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi , ▁and ▁south ▁of ▁Jeff re on ▁was ▁c eded ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁one ▁thousand ▁dollars ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁I ▁will ▁leave ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁say ▁whether ▁our ▁nation ▁was ▁properly ▁represented ▁in ▁this ▁treat y ? ▁ ▁Or ▁whether ▁we ▁received ▁a ▁fair ▁compens ation ▁for ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁country ▁c eded ▁by ▁these ▁four ▁individuals ? ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Os age ▁Tre aty ▁( disambiguation ), ▁several ▁treat ies ▁List ▁of ▁treat ies ▁Indian ▁B ound ary ▁Park ▁- ▁Chicago ▁First ▁Tre aty