Request by President to Purchase Additional Land from Cherokee
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Request by President to Purchase Additional Land from Cherokee
Description
President Adams official address requesting renewed negotiations for additional land to be occupied by white settlers previously displaced by old negotiated boundary. Assured Cherokees that he had the safety of the Indians in mind and sought to protect them from Zachariah Cox's invasion.
year created
1798
month created
08
day created
27
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
in collection
in publication
note
Enclosed in McHenry to US Senate, 01/17/1799.
print doc only
print doc only
notable person/group
John Adams
James McHenry
John Steele
Cherokee
Indian Nation
President
Alfred Moore
George Walton
Zachariah Cox
white
settlers
congress
Dinsmoor
Lieut. Colonel Thomas Butler
children
Secretary of War
notable location
Philadelphia
Senate
Natchez
boundary line
Indian line
territory
land
Holston
notable item/thing
treaty of Holston
land claim
property
notable idea/issue
Treaty of Holston
land rights
ownership
Indian relations
peace
negotiations
document number
1798082737000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Adams | Philadelphia | [n/a] |