Appointment of Treaty Commissioners with Cherokee Indians

Item

Type

Document Signed

Title

Appointment of Treaty Commissioners with Cherokee Indians

Description

Jones provides the dates of the appointments of the commissioners who are to negotiate a treaty with the Cherokees. The instructions of George Walton, John Steele, and Alfred Moore are dated 30 March 1798 and the instructions of George Walton and Thomas Butler are dated 27 August 1798.

year created

1798

month created

03

day created

26

author

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Nathan Jones
Cherokees
George Walton
John Steele
Alfred Moore
Thomas Butler
War Department
Indian commissioners

notable location

War Department
Cherokee nation

notable idea/issue

Indian Commissioners for negotiating treaty with Cherokee Indians

document number

1798032615401

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) XNX22 (1 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 138
[view document] (1 pages) XNX22a (1 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 138

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Nathan Jones [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient War Department [unknown] [n/a]