Enclosed Instructions for Pursuing Treaty with Cherokee Indians
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Enclosed Instructions for Pursuing Treaty with Cherokee Indians
Description
Comformably to orders of President Adams, McHenry lays before the Senate, (addressed to Vice President Thomas Jefferson), detailed instructions on how to pursue treaty negotiations; copy of instructions to George Walton and Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Butler, Commissioners; Talk of President Adams to Chiefs and Warriors of Cherokee Nation; journal of proceedings of commissioners appointed to hold treaty with Cherokee Indians. Main goal is to negotiate sales of land.
year created
1798
month created
03
day created
13
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
secondary recipient
in collection
in image
recipient note
Alfred Moore; George Walton; John Steele.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Cherokee
Indian Nation
George Walton
Alfred Moore
John Steele
commissioners
Indian agent
Silas Dinsmoor
President John Adams
Vice President Thomas Jefferson
notable location
Philadelphia
Tennessee
Knoxville
land
territory
frontier
Ohio River
Duck River
Clinch River
Cumberland mountains
Tennessee River
Nashville
Powell River
North Carolina
French Broad River
Big Pigeon River
notable item/thing
treaty
Treaty at Holston
notable idea/issue
treaty
negotiations
Treaty at Holston
Treaty negotiations with Cherokee Indians
document number
1798031300001
page start
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (13 pages) | NME09 (13 pages) | Collection: Fifth Congress: President's Messages Relating to Indian Relations to the Senate [5B-C1 to C4] (RG46) (M1074, roll 5) | M1704, roll 5 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Thomas Jefferson | [unknown] | Alfred Moore ; George Walton ; John Steele ; |