Request for Marking of Boundary Between White & Indian Lands
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Request for Marking of Boundary Between White & Indian Lands
Description
The chiefs of the Chickasaw have assembled to receive word from the president of the United States, as directed. They also express worry over settlers building up on their borders. To prevent encroachment, they ask that the president have the previously established boundary well-marked, to make it clear to white immigrants in the region.
year created
1796
month created
11
day created
24
recipient
in collection
in image
note
No tif image.
author note
Apoiamingo; Olmataka; Minkama[h]aha; Major G. Colbert; Thomas Brown; John Brown; George Augusta[s].
notable person/group
James McHenry
Opoiamingo
Piomingo
Chief of the Chickasaw Nation
Chickasaw
Secretary of War
President of the United States
chiefs
frontier settlers
Olmalaha
Mukamalaha
Major G Colbert
Thomas Brown
John Brown
George Augustus
notable location
Philadelphia
Cumberland
Chickasaw land
hunting ground
notable item/thing
road
protection
migration
boundaries
ignorance
line to be run
encroachment
notable phrase
we cannot help feeling some anxious forebodings from such an unexampled migration
document number
1796112440101
page start
54
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | IDD03 (157 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 384 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Chiefs of the Chickasaw Nation | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |