- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Resolutions of the National Council of the Cherokee Chiefs, 1804 Apr. 4-10, Eustinallee [i.e., Oostanaula]
- Creator:
- Cherokee Nation
- Publisher:
- Manuscript held by the Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, MS2033 Penelope Johnson Allen , box 1, folder 29, document pa0201.
- Date of Original:
- 1804-04-04
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Politics and government
Cherokee Indians--Education
Missions
Commercial leases - Location:
- United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434
- Medium:
- resolutions (administrative records)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document outlines various resolutions passed by the National Council of the Cherokee Chiefs from April 4-10, 1804. Resolutions include that the six stands for houses of entertainment on the Cumberland Road be leased for five years to Thomas N. Clark, Sampson Williams, and Hugh Beatty, and that the rent shall be two hundred dollars for each stand. Also resolved, that the Moravian ministers residing near Mr. James Vann may continue in the Nation until December, 25, 1804 and at that time will be reviewed to remain if they proceed in the education of said Nation's children. Further, the Nation agrees to lease a salt peter cave near the boundary line of Tellico and that said cave be leased for five years.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- pa0201
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_pa0201
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_pa0201#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_pa0201/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], MS2033 Penelope Johnson Allen , Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 4 pages/leaves
- Holding Institution:
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
At a National Council of the Cherokee chiefs [added text: held ] at Eustinalee from the
4th to the
10th of April 1804 - the following Resolutions were made [deleted text: vizt ] & intered [entered] into by the Council vizt.
Resolved
That the six Stands for Houses of Entertainment on the Cumberland Road be leased for five years from the date of the Leases which may be given, & that Thomas N. Clark, Sampson Williams & Hugh Beatty be the Lessees. --
Resolved.
That the [deleted text: rate of ] Rent for the [deleted text: [illegible text] ] Stands on the Said road shall be [deleted text: equal to ] two hundred dollars for each Stand or at that rate --
Resolved
That Tolunteskee & Arthur Coody shall be paid by the nation the rent which they were intitled [entitled] to under their contracts with Mr. Th [Thomas] : N. Clark or others untill [until] the termination of said contracts which were for five years from their respective [unclear text: dates ] [added text: when their right shall cease ] -- and that the nation will also give a Just consideration to Turtle at Home in lieu of his contract with Mr. Wm. [William] Walton for the Stand occupied by said Walton on said [added text: cumberland ] Road. --
Resolved
that the [deleted text: Blacksmiths ] [added text: Mechanics ] in the nation including the Public Blacksmith may reside at the following places viz. one at Cowee, one at Tusquitee, One at High tower, one Powdermaker at Hightower also one wheelwright- these except the Public Blacksmith are to be paid by the nation or by those who employ them.
Page: [2]
Resolved.
That the Moraivin Ministers residing near Mr. James Vanns may continue in the Nation untill [until] the
25th. December of the present year- that after that time unless they make some progress in the business held out- the nation will take some further measures relating to them: but if they proceed in the Education of our Children as expected. they will be permitted to continue in the nation --
[deleted text: Resolved. ]
[deleted text: That exclusive of the School established at Highwassee they expect that the Superintendant [Superintendent] will establish also school at Chickamaga which schools have the entire approbation of the nation -- and that Mr. Carrol who has kept a school in the nation Has their consent to continue in the nation [unclear text: as ] a school master -- ]
[deleted text: Resolved ]
[deleted text: That Mr. Woodward & Colonel Ore who are working Salt Petre [Peter] Caves & manufacturing powder-also a man in the same business at Sawtee -- ]
Resolved that.
Exclusive of the Schools which are establishing under the Superintendance [Superintendence] of the Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Blackbourne [deleted text: & the Public Blacksmith ] - the following persons are permitted to continue the Nation vizt. Carrol who has kept a school at Chickamauga also George Barber Davis untill [until] his time is out at Mr. Jno. [John] Rogers - Fisher a wheelwright. Jno. [John] Hildebrand (miller) Harris a Carpenter & Cooper. Mr. Justin Blacksmith, Mc. Gill Blacksmith. Colonel Ore & a man at Sawtee working Salt petre [peter] Caves
Page: [3]
Resolved
that No white Persons will hereafter be permitted to carry on mechanic Arts in the nation except such as shall be permitted by passports from the Agent & none will be permitted but such as shall be requested by the Councils at this place on Wills Town --
Resolved.
That [deleted text: the Nation agree to Lease ] a Salt Petre [Peter] cave near the boundary line near Tellico [added text: be leased ] for five years, / as they find they are exposed to loss there by some white people carrying way the dirt to make Salt Petre [Peter] / & that the Agent be requested to obtain the highest price for a lease of that Cave- that no other Caves shall be leased or any other places on this side of the Tennessee
Resolved
That William Woodward is considered as one of our own people & may continue to work a Salt Petre [Peter] Cave- & that in future that he pay the nation two hundred pounds of powder annually for the use of the sd. [said] cave.
Resolved
That when Colonel Ore shall have paid the debts which were incurred by Reed in working a Salt petre [peter] cave & shall have occupied the said cave five years for that purpose- he shall afterwards pay to the nation two hundred pounds of powder annually for a further use of said Cave. --
Page: [4]
Resolved.
that Wm. [William] Nicholson who is now making powder at Hightower at a certain cave there shall pay for the use of said cave Two hundred pounds of powder annually while he shall occupy said Cave
Resolved
that the white people at [unclear text: Burrgisses ] be no longer permitted to stay in the nation & that John Berry be ordered to leave the nation -- also Mr. Dickson near Coodys.
Resolved that.
Saml. [Samuel] Keys who is attending a Sawmill for Samuel Riley be permitted to stay in the Nation for that business, also a Blacksmith who is working for [deleted text: Said ] Riley --
(from meigs copy)
July 18th
Present Doublehead, Will Shorey, Jno. [John] Lowrey, & John Jolly [unclear text: Absolum ] Dickson also being present his case was considered & it was detirmined [determined] that this or any other small meeting could not alter the Resolves of the Great Council: But they recommended that Mr. Dickson be permitted to stay until the
1st of Nov. [illegible text] Mr. Wallace & Mr. Jno. [John] King are to be considered to have the same privilages [privileges] as Mr. Dickson & (end)