Opening Address from Commissioners at Hopewell Treaty
Document 1785Commissioners state that they have been sent by Congress to meet to headmen of Cherokees. Express good wishes. The recount the contributions of Cherokees during the American Revolutionary War. Make reference to the sovereignty of congress, to a map, and point out that Congress wants none of their lands. Will listen to any grievances.
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Description
Commissioners state that they have been sent by Congress to meet to headmen of Cherokees. Express good wishes. The recount the contributions of Cherokees during the American Revolutionary War. Make reference to the sovereignty of congress, to a map, and point out that Congress wants none of their lands. Will listen to any grievances.
Date
11/22/1785
Sent from
Hopewell on Keowee, South Carolina
Collection
Document number
1785112290003
Note
American State Papers, Senate, 1st Congress, 1st Session, Indian Affairs: Vol 1, p 40-41
Notable persons
Benjamin Hawkins
Andrew Pickens
Joseph Martin
Laughlin McIntosh
William Blount
John King
Thomas Glasscock
Cherokees
headmen
warriors
James Madison
Arthur Coody
interpreters
wives and children
United States
King of Great Britain
Congress
Notable locations
Hopewell
South Carolina
North Carolina
Georgia
Keowee River
Notable items
address
distinction of color
differences in our customs
humane and generous act
late war
good talks
sovereign
map
lands
grievances