The Cherokee Nation of Indians

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An historical atlas of Indian affairs has for some time past been in course of preparation under the direction of the Bureau of Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution.

The chief aim of this atlas is to show upon a series of State and Territorial maps the boundaries of the various tracts of country which have from time to time been acquired through the medium of treaty stipulation or act of Congress from the several Indian tribes resident within the present territory of the United States from the beginning of the Federal period to the present day.

Accompanying this atlas will be one or more volumes of historical text, wherein will be given with some detail a history of the official relations between the United States and these tribes. This will treat of the various negotiations for peace and for the acquisition of territory, the causes rendering such negotiations necessary, and the methods observed by the Government through its authorized agents in this diplomacy, as well as other matters of public concern growing out of the same. Read more..

• Introduction
• Colonial Period
• Federal Period
• Treaties with the Cherokee
  • Treaty Concluded November 28, 1785
    • Material Provisions
  • Historical Data
    • Fernando DeSoto's Expedition
  • Early Traditions
  • Early Contact With Virginia Colonists
  • Early Relations With Carolina Colonists
  • Mention By Various Early Authors
  • Territory Of Cherokees At Period Of English Settlement
  • Population
  • Old Cherokee Towns
  • Expulsion of Shawnees by Cherokees and Chickasaws
• Treaty of 1721
  • Treaty Relations with the Colonies
    • Treaty of 1730
    • Treaty and purchase of 1755
    • Treaty of 1756
    • Captain Jack's purchase
    • Treaty of 1760
    • Treaty of 1761
    • Treaty and purchase of 1768
    • Treaty and purchase of 1770
    • Treaty and purchase of 1772
    • Jacob Brown's purchase
    • Treaty and purchase of 1773
    • Henderson's purchase by the treaty of 1775
    • Emigration of Chickamauga band
    • Treaty and purchase of 1783
    • Treaties with the State of Franklin
• Treaty Relations with the United States
  • Proceedings At Treaty Of Hopewell
  • Protest of North Carolina and Georgia
    • Location of boundaries
  • Treaty Concluded July 2, 1791; Proclaimed February 7, 1992
    • Material Provisions
      • Historical Data
        • Causes of Dissatisfaction with the Boundary of 1785
        • United States Senate authorizes a new treaty
        • Tennessee Company's Purchase
        • Difficulties In Negotiating New Treaty
        • Survey of New Boundaries
      • Journal of Col. Benjamin Hawkins
  • Treaty Concluded February 17, 1792; Proclaimed February 17, 1792
    • Material Provisions
      • Historical Data
        • Discontent Of The Cherokee
        • Causes of complaint
        • Annuity increased
    • War with Cherokees
  • Treaty Concluded June 26, 1794; Proclaimed January 21, 1795
    • Material Provisions
      • Historical Data
        • Boundary line to be surveyed
        • Increase of annuity
        • Cherokee Hostilities
        • Peace conference

        • Intercourse Act of 1796

  • Treaty Concluded October 2, 1798

    • Material Provisions

    • Historical Data.

      • Disputes Respecting Territory

      • New Treaty

      • Further purchase of Cherokee lands proposed

      • Tennessee commissioners attend the council

      • Boundary lines surveyed

      • Status of certain territory

      • Yellow Creek settlement

  • Treaty Concluded October 24, 1804; Proclaimed May 17, 1824

    • Material Provisions

      • Historical Data

        • New Treaty Authorized By Congress

        • Objects of the treaty

        • Failure of negotiations

        • Watford's Settlement

        • Further Negotiations Authorized

        • Purchase of Wafford settlement tract

        • Singular disappearance of treaty

  • Treaty Concluded October 25, 1805; Proclaimed April 24, 1806

    • Material Provisions

  • Treaty Concluded October 27, 1805; Proclaimed June 10, 1806

    • Material Provisions

    • Historical Data Respecting Both Treaties

      • Continued Negotiations Authorized

      • Treaties of October 25 and 27, 1805, considered together

      • Secret agreement with Doublehead

      • Purchase of site for State capital

      • Boundaries surveyed

      • Controversy Concerning "Doublehead" Tract

  • Treaty Concluded January 7, 1806; Proclaimed May 23, 1807

    • Material Provisions

  • Treaty Concluded September 11, 1807; Proclaimed April 22, 1808

    • Material Provisions

    • Historical Data

      • Controversy Concerning Boundaries

      • Boundaries to be surveyed

      • Explanatory Treaty Negotiated

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