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Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Butler appointed Commissioner to reopen negotiations with Cherokees for peace treaty and land rights.

Date

08/07/1797

Author

James McHenry

Recipient

George Walton

Sent from

Philadelphia

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Fifth Congress: President's Messages Relating to Indian Relations to the Senate [5B-C1 to C4] (RG46) (M1074, Roll 5)

Document number

1797080700301

Page start

1

Notable persons

multiple
James McHenry
Cherokee
Indians
Indian Nation
Thomas Butler
George Walton
commissioner
agent

Notable locations

Philadelphia
land
frontier
territory