Copy of Signed Document

Treaty with the Cherokee Nation

This document reaffirms the terms of the Treaty of Holston with the Cherokee Nation, with an addendum regarding fair compensation for Indian land and punishment for the theft of horses owned by white inhabitants.

1794

06

26

Henry Knox; Tekakisskee, or Taken out of the Water; Nontuaka, or the Northward; Cinasaw, or the Cabin; Skyuka; Chuquilatague, or Double Head; John McCleemore; Walalue, or the Humming Bird; Chuleowee; Ustanaqua; Kullusathee; Siteaha; Keenaguna, or the Lying Fawn; Chatakaelesa, or the Fowl Carrier.

Henry Knox

John Thompson

Arthur Coodey

Interpreters

Cantwell Jones of Delaware

William Wofford of Georgia

William McCaleb of South Caroina

Samuel Lewis of Philadelphia

George Washington, President

Edmund Randolph

Tekakisskee (or taken out of the Water)

Nontuaka (or to the Northward)

Cinasaw (or the Cabbin)

Skyuka

Chuquilatague (or double head)

John McCleemore

Walalue (or the humming bird)

Chuleowee

Ustanaqua

Kullusathee

Siteha

Keenaguna

Chatakaelesa

Commissioners of the United States

white inhabitants

Senate of the United States

Holston River

Keowee River

City of Philadelphia

Instrument of Ratification

peace and friendship

boundaries

justice

compensation

relinquishments of land

Treaty of Hopewell

goods suitable for their use

five thousand dollars yearly

practice of stealing horses

annuity

permanent additions to the Treaty of Holston

Seal of the United States

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Articles with the Cherokee Indians
Whereas the Treaty made and concluded on Holston River on the second day of July one thousand seven hundred and ninety one between the United States of American and the Cherokee nation of Indians has not been fully carried into execution by reason of some misunderstanding which has arisen.
1. And whereas the undersigned, Henry Knox Secretary for the department of War being authorized thereto by the President of the United States in behalf of the said United States, and the undersigned Chiefs and Warriors in their own names and in the behalf of the whole Cherokee nation are desirous of re-establishing peace and friendship between the said parties in a permanent manner do hereby declare that the said Treaty
of Holston [undecipherable] and purposes in full force and binding upon the said parties as well in respect to the boundaries therein mentioned as in all other respects whatever.
2. It is hereby stipulated that the boundaries mentioned in the fourth article of the said Treaty shall be actually ascertained and marked in the manner prescribed by the said Article whenever the Cherokee Nation shall have ninety days notice of the time and place at which the Commissioners of the United States intend to commence their operation.
3. The United States to evince their justice by amply compensating the said Cherokee nation of Indians for all relinquishments of land made either by the Treaty of Hopewell
upon the Keowee River concluded on the twenty eight of November one thousand seven hundred and eighty five or the aforesaid Treaty made upon Holston River on the second of July one thousand seven hundred and ninety one, do hereby stipulate in lieu of all former sums to be paid annually to furnish the Cherokee Indians with goods suitable for their use to the amount of five thousand dollars yearly.
4. And the said Cherokee nation in order to evince the sincerity of their intentions in future to prevent the practice of stealing horses attended with the most pernicious consequences to the lives and peace of both parties do hereby agree that for every horse which shall be stolen from the white inhabitants by any Cherokee Indians and not returned within three months that the sum of fifty dollars shall be deducted from the said annuity of
five thousand dollars.
5. The articles now stipulated will be considered as permanent additions to the Treaty of Holston as soon as they shall have been ratified by the President of the United States and the Senate of the United States.
In Witness of all and everything herein determined between the United States of America and the whole Cherokee Nation the parties have hereunto set their hands and seals in the City of Philadelphia within the United States this twenty sixth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety four.
[signed]
H. Knox Secy War LS
Done in the presence of
Cantwell Jones of Delaware
William Wafford of the State of Georgia
Wm McCaleb of South Carolina
Samuel Lewis of Philadelphia
Fehehisskee,[undecipherable] or taken [undecipherable] L.S.
Nontuckaw, or the Northward L.S.
Cinasaw, or the Cabin L.S.
Shyuka L.S.
Chuguilatagua, or double head L.S.
John McCleemore L.S.
Walalue, or the humming bird L.S.
Chulowee L.S.
Ustanagua L.S.
Kullusathee L.S.
Siteaha L.S.
Keenaguna, or the lying Fawn L.S.
Chatakaelesci, or the Fowl carrier L.S.
John Thompson
Arthur Coaday Interpreters