Treaty with the Cherokee Nation of Indians

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Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

McHenry discusses the proposed negotiations with the Cherokee Nation of Indians respecting the purchase of a tract of land from them and the return of certain citizens to the land from which they have been removed. The Commissioners appointed to hold the treaty have been notified of their appointments.

Date

02/13/1798

Sent from

War Office

Document number

1798021300101

Page start

1

Note

Additional recipients: Andrew Jackson and William Charles Cole Claiborne.

Notable persons

James McHenry
Joseph Anderson
Andrew Jackson
William Charles Cole Claiborne
Cherokee Indians
Chiefs
settlers
the President [Adams]

Notable locations

War Office