Talk of the Chickasaws Held with the Secretary of War
Document 1796According to the treaty, the Chickasaws want to know when the Spanish will evacuate the post and the post will be destroyed to prevent further occupation by US troops. A lawsuit against South Carolina regarding a tract of land confiscated by the state under pretext that the Indians who owned it had joined the British army during the Revolution. A claim against Cherokees holding three slaves belonging to a white settler.
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Letterbook Copy
Description
According to the treaty, the Chickasaws want to know when the Spanish will evacuate the post and the post will be destroyed to prevent further occupation by US troops. A lawsuit against South Carolina regarding a tract of land confiscated by the state under pretext that the Indians who owned it had joined the British army during the Revolution. A claim against Cherokees holding three slaves belonging to a white settler.
Date
12/09/1796
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1796120900201
Page start
55
Notable persons
Chickasaw
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Spanish
President
Indians
British Army
George Colbert
Cherokee
Negroes
slaves
Notable locations
Chickasaw Bluff
South Carolina
Notable items
evacuate
fort
tract of land
American revolution
compensation
justice