Boundaries between Cherokee Land & the United States
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Boundaries between Cherokee Land & the United States
Description
Campbell, McClung, and McKee describe their efforts to lay accurate boundary lines between Cherokee land and the United States as established by the Treaty of Holston.
year created
1792
month created
11
day created
30
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
note
Enclosed in McHenry to US House, 01/05/1798.
Additional authors are Charles McClung and John McKee
Additional authors are Charles McClung and John McKee
author note
David Campbell; Charles McClung; John McKee.
notable person/group
William Blount
David Campbell
Charles McClung
John McKee
Major Craig
commissioners
Cherokees
Matthew Wallace
Samuel Henry
____Martin
____Sloane
____Wilson
notable location
Knoxville
Nine-Mile
waters of the Tennessee [River]
Little River
south bank of the Holston
Chilhowee Mountain
the Clinch
notable item/thing
your instructions
plain leading ridge
line of experiment
Indian towns
treaty of Holston
map
[boundary] lines
Cherokee lands
plantations
document number
1792113090000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | David Campbell | Knoxville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Blount | [unknown] | [n/a] |