Journal of Commissioners at Treaty of Hopewell, South Carolina delivered to Congress
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Journal of Commissioners at Treaty of Hopewell, South Carolina delivered to Congress
Description
Commissioners give an account of the Treaty proceedings. Number of Cherokee attendees was 918. Relate that they explained cession of territory from King of Great Britain in wake of Revolutionary War. Agents of North Carolina and Georgia protested the Treaty. Discuss the boundaries, the issue of white settlements on Cherokee lands and the matter of compensation to the Cherokees for that matter. Note that without the cooperation of North Carolina and Georgia, the treaty will be ineffectual. Spanish and French make great efforts to engross the trade of Indians. Provide gun men Indian populations as: Cherokees, 2000; Upper and Lower Creek, 5400; Chickasaw, 800; Choctaw, 6000. Women and children reckoned to be 4 times the number of gun men.
year created
1785
month created
12
day created
02
recipient
in collection
in publication
author note
Benjamin Hawkins; Andrew Pickens; Joseph Martin; Lach'n McIntosh.
notable person/group
Richard Henry Lee
Benjamin Hawkins
Andrew Pickens
Joseph Martin
Lachlan McIntosh
King of Britain
Cherokee
gun men
women
children
Indians
agents
Creek
Chickasaw
Choctaw
notable location
North Carolina
Georgia
Spain
Britain
France
notable item/thing
treaty
boundaries
white settlement
trade
Revolutionary War
document number
1785120290000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Commissioners for Treaty of Hopewell, 1785 | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Richard Henry Lee | [unknown] | [n/a] |