- Collection:
- Ad Hoc Collection
- Title:
- Treaty of Augusta
- Date of Original:
- 1783
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Treaties
Cherokee Indians--Relocation--Georgia
Indian land transfers--Georgia
United States. Articles of Confederation - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- documents
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Journal of the Georgia Commissioners negotiating with the Cherokee Indians at Augusta, including the Treaty of Augusta.
The Cherokees ceded their lands between the Savannah and Keowee rivers on the east and the Oconee River on the west, which Georgia wanted for Revolutionary War veterans. The treaty included provisions for surveying a boundary line. A portion of the Cherokee cession was claimed by the Creeks. The journal includes talks from Georgia commissioners sent to the Creek, Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians, who did not attend. The State of Georgia assumed the right under the Articles of Confederation to negotiate with Indian tribes. - Local Identifier:
- ah00888
- Metadata URL:
- https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/adhoc/id/1590
- Rights Holder:
- Users may download the images for personal or educational use
Ad Hoc Collection - Original Collection:
- Ad Hoc Collection
001-01-025, Indian Claims (Treaties and Spoliations), Governor, RG 1-1-25, Georgia Archives - Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
-
