Papers of John McKee, circa 1792-1825.

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Papers of John McKee, circa 1792-1825.

Correspondence, financial records, and other papers relating to McKee's role as an Indian agent to the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations. Includes papers concerning the War of 1812 and McKee's congressional career. Correspondents include William Blount and Andrew Jackson.

875 items.3 containers plus 1 oversize.1.0 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8077359

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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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...

Blount, William, 1749-1800

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William Blount (March 26, 1749 – March 21, 1800) was an American Founding Father, statesman, and land speculator who signed the United States Constitution. He was a member of the North Carolina delegation at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and led the efforts for North Carolina to ratify the Constitution in 1789 at the Fayetteville Convention. He then served as the only governor of the Southwest Territory and played a leading role in helping the territory gain admission to the union as the...

McKee, John, 1771-1832

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Indian agent and U.S. representative from Alabama. From the description of Papers of John McKee, circa 1792-1825. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132201 Epithet: of Glasgow? BA British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001085.0x0000f5 McKee was a Choctaw Indian agent, and served on treaty conventions with the Choctaws, Cherokees, and Chickasaws, and was a native of Va. He was in the Choctaw nation a...