- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Articles of a treaty between the United States of America and the Cherokee Indians, 1804 Oct. 24
- Date of Original:
- 1804-10-24
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Treaties
Cherokee Indians--Land transfers - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- legal documents
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a copy of a treaty negotiated by federal agents Daniel Smith and Return J. Meigs and a number of Cherokee leaders, including Pathkiller and James Vann, providing for the cession of land by the Cherokees in return for trade goods and an annuity payment from the U.S. government. The land to be ceded was known as Wafford's tract or settlement and the treaty was signed on October 24, 1804 (Treaty of Tellico).
Digital image of original manuscript, scanned by the University of Georgia Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- tcc061
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc061
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc061#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc061/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Telamon Cuyler, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 3 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 77, folder 06, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Articles of a treaty between the United States of Amarica & the Cherokee Indians
Daniel Smith & Return J. Meigs being Commitioned [Commissioned] by Thomas Jefferson Pressident [President] of the United States with Powers of acting in behalf of the [unclear text: Sd [Said] ] United States in arainging [arranging] Certain Matters with the Cherokee Nation of Indians & the under written principle Chiefs Representing the [unclear text: Sd [Said] ] Nation, having met the [unclear text: Sd [Said] ] Commitioners [Commissioners] in a Conference at Talico, and having taken into their Consideration Certain Propositions made to them by the [unclear text: Sd [Said] ] Commitioners [Commissioners] of the United States, the parties [unclear text: affoursd [aforesaid] ] have unanimously agreed & Stipulated as is Definitely Expressed in the following articles
Article 1st
For the Considerations herein after Expressed the Cherokee Nation Relinquish & Cede to the United States a tract of Land [unclear text: Bounding ] Southerly on the Boundary Line between the State of Georgia & the Cherokee Nation begining [beginning] at a point on the [unclear text: Sd [Said] ] Boundary Line Northeasterly of the most Northeast plantation in the settlement known by the name of wawfords settlement & Running at Right angles with the [unclear text: Sd [Said] ] Bounaraly [Boundary] Line four miles into the Cherokee Lands thence at Right angles Southwesterly & parallal [parallel] withe [with] [added text: the ] first Mentioned Boundary Line so far as that a Line to be Run at Right angles Southerly to the [unclear text: Sd [Said] ] first mentioned Boundary Line shall include in this Cession
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all the plantations in wawfords settlement So Called as [unclear text: affoursd [aforesaid] ]
Article 2nd
For & in Consideration of the Relinquishment & Cession as Expressed in the first article the United States upon signing the present treaty shall Cause to be Delivered to the Cherokees usefull [useful] goods [deleted text: to the ] wares & merchandise to the amt. of five thousand Dollars or that sum in mony [money] at [unclear text: the ] [unclear text: option ] (timely [deleted text: [illegible text] ] [deleted text: [illegible text] ] [added text: notify ] [unclear text: thereof ] ) of the Cherokees & Shall also Cause to be Delivered [deleted text: to the ] annually to them usefull [useful] goods to the amt of one thousand Dollars or mony [money] to that amt. at the option of the Cherokees [deleted text: timely ] timely notice thereof being given in adition [addition] to the anuity [annuity] heretofore Stipulated & to be Delivered at the usual time of their Receiving their Annuity
In witness of all & every thing herein Determined between the united States & the Cherokee Nation the parties [added text: having ] hereunto Set their hands & Seals in the garrison of Tallico on Cherokee grounds within the united States This
24th Day of October in the year one thousand Eight hundred & four & in the 29th year of the Independence & Sovereignty of the United States
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Witnesses
[Signed] Robbert A. Perdy Secty [Secretary]
[Signed] John [unclear text: McKee ]
[Signed] John Camel [unclear text: Cass ]
[Signed] John Brahan [illegible text]
[Signed] Thos. [Thomas] Van [illegible text] dyke
[Signed] Wm. [William] [illegible text]
[Signed] [unclear text: Henely Pattiwey ]
[Signed] Wm. [William] [unclear text: Loveley ] astant aget [assistant agent]
[Signed] Chas. [Charles] Hicks Interpreter
[Signed] Daniel Smith
[Signed] Return J. Meigs
[Signed] Tolluntusky X his mark
[Signed] Broom -- X Ditto
[Signed] John [unclear text: McLemore ] X
[Signed] [unclear text: Quotequesky ] X
[Signed] Path Killer X
[Signed] [unclear text: Tagustiskee ] -- X
[Signed] Tulio -- X
[Signed] Sour Mush -- X
[Signed] Kelihee
[Signed] James [unclear text: Vanns ]
A true Coppey [Copy]
Sined [Signed]
[Signed] James [unclear text: Blair ]
[Signed] James Vann
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Copy of articles of Agreement between the United States & the Cherokee nation of Indians for Wafford's settlement.
Land
1804