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Treaty of Tellico
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October 24, 1804
7 Stat. 228
Articles of a treaty between the United States of America and the Cherokee
Indians.
DANIEL SMITH and Return J. Meigs, being commissioned by Thomas Jefferson,
President of the United States, with powers of acting in behalf of the
said United States, in arranging certain matters with the Cherokee nation
of Indians; and the underwritten principal Chiefs, representing the said
nation, having met the said Commissioners in a conference at Tellico, and
having taken into their consideration certain propositions made to them
by the said Commissioners of the United States; the parties aforesaid,
have unanimously agreed and stipulated, as is definitely expressed in the
following articles: /A/
ARTICLE 1st. For the considerations hereinafter expressed, the Cherokee
nation relinquish and cede to the United States, a tract of land bounding,
southerly, on the boundary line between the State of Georgia and the said
Cherokee nation, beginning at a point on the said boundary line northeasterly
of the most northeast plantation, in the settlement known by the name of
Wafford's Settlement, and running at right angles with the said boundary
line four miles into the Cherokee land; thence at right angles southwesterly
and parallel to the first mentioned boundary line, so far as that a line,
to be run at right angles southerly to the said first mentioned boundary
line, shall include, in this cession, all the plantations in Wafford's
settlement, so called, as aforesaid. /B/
ARTICLE 2d. For, and in consideration of, the relinquishment and cession,
as expressed in the first article, the United States, upon signing the
present Treaty, shall cause to be delivered to the Cherokees, useful goods,
wares, and merchandise, to the amount of five thousand dollars, or that
sum in money, at the option (timely signified) of the /C/ Cherokees, and
shall, also, cause to be delivered, annually, to them, other useful goods
to the amount of one thousand dollars, or money to that amount, at the
option of the Cherokees, timely notice thereof being given, in addition
to the annuity, heretofore stipulated, and to be delivered at the usual
time of their receiving their annuity.
In witness of all and everything, herein determined, between the United
States and the Cherokee nation, the parties have hereunto set their hands
and seal, in the garrison of Tellico, on Cherokee ground, within the United
States, this twenty-fourth day of October, in the year one thousand eight
hundred and four, and in the twenty-ninth year of the independence and
sovereignty of the United States.
Daniel Smith, (L.S.)
Return J. Meigs, (L.S.)
Tolluntuskie, his x mark, (L.S.)
Broom, his x mark, (L.S.)
J. McLamore, his x mark, (L.S.)
Quotequeskee, his x mark, (L.S.)
Path Killer, his x mark, (L.S.)
Tagustiskee, his x mark, (L.S.)
Tulio, his x mark, (L.S.)
Sour Mush, his x mark, (L.S.)
Keatehee, his x mark, (L.S.)
James Vann. (L.S.)
Witnesses:
Rob. Purdy, secretary,
John McKee,
Jno. Campbell, captain, second U.S. Regiment, Com.,
John Brahan, lieutenant, second Regiment, infantry,
Thos. J. Van Dyke, Sur. Mate.,
Wm. Charp,
Hinchey Pettway,
Wm. L. Lovely, assistant agent,
Ch. Hicks, interpreter. A/ Proclamation, May 17, 1824. B/ Cession of land
by Cherokees. C/ Useful goods to amount of $5,000 to be paid them as an
annuity.
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