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Treaty of Hopewell

Treaty dated November 28, 1785 between the Cherokee Indians and the United States government that ceded many of the lands along the French Broad and Holston Rivers to the United States.

More About This Collection

Date of Original
1785-11-28

Subject
Cherokee Indians--Treaties--United States
Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-1816
Indians of North America--United States--Treaties
McIntosh, Lachlan, 1725-1806
Pickens, Andrew, 1739-1817

Location
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018

Medium
treaties

Type
Text

Description
The collection consists of a treaty concluded at Hopewell next hit on the Kiowee River, between Benjamin Hawkins, Andrew Pickens, Joseph Martin, and Lachlan McIntosh, Commissioners Plenipotentiary of the United States, and the headmen and warriors of the Cherokee Indians on November 28, 1785. The treaty provided for westward expansion as it authorized the cession of much of the lands along the French Broad and Holston Rivers to the United States.

Metadata URL
https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/guan_1346

Language
eng

Holding Institution
Hargrett Library

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