Ratified treaty no. 89, Documents relating to the negotiation of the treaty of July 8, 1817, with the Cherokee Indians
Date
July 8, 1817
Publisher
Washington, D.C.: National Archives, National Archives and Records Service
Summary
1. Sec. of War to R. J. Meigs, Sept. 18, 1816, re possible cession by Cherokee. (Cherokee Agency, LR, 1816)
2. R. J. Meigs to Sec. of War, Nov. 8, 1816, re proposed cession with enclosed sketch or outline of treaty. (6 p., 3 p.; Cherokee Agency, 1816)
3. Sec of War to Treaty Comrs., May 14 and 15, 1817, advising them of their appointment. (IA, LS, vol. D, p. 36-37)
4. Instructions (copy) to Andrew Jackson, Joseph McMinn, and David Meriwether, Treaty Comrs., May 16, 1817. (3 p.*; another copy in IA, LS, vol. D, p. 37-39)
5. Joseph McMinn to Sec. of War, June 22 and 27, 1817, reporting the convening of the Cherokee for negotiations. (IA, LR, 1817)
6. R. J. Meigs to Sec. of War, July 24, 1817, discussing emigration of members of tribe as provided by treaty. (Cherokee Agency, LS, 1817)
See also a. other records of Cherokee Agency, 1817; b. other records in IA, LR, 1817; and c. item 1 under Treaty of Feb. 27, 1819, with Cherokee.