Letters to Andrew Jackson concerning Chickasaw, Creek, and Cherokee cessions, 1816-1822.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Letters to Andrew Jackson concerning Chickasaw, Creek, and Cherokee cessions, 1816-1822.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64061959

Two letters from William H. Crawford of the War Department dated July 5, 1816. Addressed to Major General Andrew Jackson, General David Meriwether, and Jesse Franklin; letter to Andrew Jackson from William McIntosh from August, 1822; seven letters to Andrew Jackson from George Graham of the War Department. Letters discuss land claims and treaties with the Indians of Tennessee and Georgia, including negotiations, discussion of the Indian's concerns, monetary values of transactions, and details of proposed treaties.

10 items.

Cornell University Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7908395

Cornell University Library

Related Entities

There are 9 Entities related to this resource.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6f29rp1 (person)

Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States. Born on March 15, 1767 in the Waxhaw Settlement in South Carolina; though just a boy, participated in the battle of Hanging Rock during the Revolution, captured by the British and imprisoned. He worked for a time in a saddler's shop and afterward taught school before studying law in Salisbury, N.C. In 1788 he was appointed solicitor of the western district of North Carolina, comprising what is now the State of Tennessee. Upon the admission of T...

Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dk67pj (corporateBody)

Muscogee Nation, also known as the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, is a self-governed Native American tribe located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. MCN is one of the 5 Civilized Tribes and is the fourth largest tribe in the U.S. with 99,801 citizens. The government side of the tribe is made up of an executive branch, a legislative body and a tribal court system. MCN is a diverse entity with many facets such as: cultural tourism, gaming, businesses, and a higher learning institution....

Crawford, William Harris, 1772-1834

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6c06wf3 (person)

William Harris Crawford (February 24, 1772 – September 15, 1834) was an American politician and judge during the early 19th century. He served as United States Secretary of War and United States Secretary of the Treasury before running for president in the 1824 election. Born in Virginia, Crawford moved to Georgia at a young age. After studying law, Crawford won election to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1803. He aligned with the Democratic-Republican Party and U.S. Senator James Jac...

Franklin, Jesse

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6b87tgj (person)

Graham, George, 1770-1830

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63200xj (person)

George Graham was born in Dumfries, Va., about 1772, and died in Washington in August, 1830. He graduated from Columbia College in 1790 and studied law. During the War of 1812 he commanded the "Fairfax Light-Horse." During the last two years of Madison's administration and until relieved by Calhoun, he was acting secretary of war. In 1818 he inspected General Lallemande's colonists at Orscaquies Bluffs on Trinity River and induced them to submit to the authority of the United States. He became p...

McIntosh, William, approximately 1775-1825

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63b752t (person)

Epithet: of Add MS 38231 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000798.0x000333 Epithet: of Add MS 22900 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000798.0x000331 Epithet: of Durban British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000798.0x000335 ...

Meriwether, David General.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6t17mrk (person)

Unites States. War Dept.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ns6pzr (corporateBody)

Huntington Free Library

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mt4gx3 (corporateBody)