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ALSO THE BOUNDARIES

OF THE

TERRITORY NOW OCCUPIED OR OWNED BY THEM.

BY

C. C. ROYCE.

1894.

2.United States Statutes at Large, Vol. VII, p. 18.

3.I am informed by Colonel Bushyhead, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, that Bartram is mistaken in his latter assumption. The letter "r" was never used except among the Overhill Cherokees, and occurred very infrequently with them.

4.The full title of this work is "Descriptionis Ptolemaicæ Augmentum; sive Occidentis Notitia, brevi commentario illustrata, studio et opera, Cornely Wytfliet, Louaniensis. Lovanii, Typis Iohannis Bogardi, anno Domini MDXCVII."

5.Campbell's Virginia, p. 268.

6.Logan's South Carolina, Vol. I, p. 168.

7.Martin's North Carolina, Vol. I, p. 194.

8.Logan's South Carolina, Vol. I, p. 141.

9.Logan's South Carolina, Vol. I, p. 182.

10.Adair's American Indians.

11.Report Commissioner Indian Affairs for 1883, p. 272.

12.Bartram's Travels in North America from 1773 to 1778, p. 371.

13.From a distribution roll of Cherokee annuities paid in the year 1799 it appears that there were then 51 Cherokee towns, designated as follows: Oostinawley, Creek Path, Aumoia, Nicojack, Running Water, Ellijay, Cabben, High Tower, Pine Log, High Tower Forks, Tocoah, Coosawaytee, Crowtown, Shoemeck, Aumuchee, Tulloolah, Willstown, Acohee, Cuclon, Duck-town, Ailigulsha, Highwassee, Tennessee, Lookout Mountain, Noyohee, Tusquittee, Coosa, Nantiyallee, Saukee, Keyukee, Red Bank, Nukeza, Cowpens, Telassee, Buffalo Town, Little Tellico, Rabbit Trap, Notley, Turnip Mountain, Sallicoah, Kautika, Tausitu, Watoga, Cowee, Chillhoway, Chestuee, Turkey Town, Toquah, Chota, Big Tellico, and Tusskegee.

14.Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee, p. 46.

15.Martin's North Carolina, Vol. II, pp. 3, 9, and 11.

16.Hewat's History of South Carolina and Georgia, Vol. II, pp. 203, 204.

17.Broad River was formerly known as Eswaw-Huppedaw or Line River. See Mills' Statistics of South Carolina, p. 555.

18.Williamson's North Carolina, Vol. II, p. 87.

19.Martin's North Carolina. Vol. II, p. 87.

20.Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee, p. 68.

21.Martin's North Carolina, Vol. II, p. 106.

22.Ib., Vol. II, p. 152.

23.Ib., Vol. II, p. 226.

24.Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee, p. 76.

25.Ib., p. 102.

26.Ib., p. 109.

27.Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee, p. 119.

28.Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee, pp. 110, 121.

29.There seems to be a confused idea in this description as to the identity of Powell's Mountain. This was doubtless occasioned by a lack of definite knowledge concerning the topography of the country. This ridge, as it is commonly known, does not touch the Holston River, but lies between Powell's and Clinch Rivers. The mountains supposed to be alluded to in that portion of the description are a spur of the Clinch Mountains, which close in on the Holston River, near the mouth of Cloud's Creek.

30.Mann Butler's Appeal, pp. 26, 27.

31.American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 38.

32.Martin's North Carolina, Vol. II, p. 339.

33.Haywood's Tennessee, pp. 16, 17.

34.Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee, p. 204.

35.Letter of Governor Blount to Secretary of War, January 14, 1793. See American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 431.

36.American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 431, and Ramsey's Tenn., p. 172.

37.Haywood's Tennessee, p. 451.

38.Scott's Laws of Tennessee and North Carolina, Vol. I, p. 225.

39.Letter of Governor Blount to Secretary of War, January 14, 1793. See American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 431, also page 263.

40.Report of Senate Committee March 1, 1797. See American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 623. Also Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee, p. 276.

41.Carpenter and Arthur's History of Georgia, p. 253.

42.Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee, p. 299.

43.Ib., p. 345.

44.United States Statutes at Large, Vol. VII, p. 18.

45.See Nos. 10 a and 10 b on accompanying map of Cherokee cessions.

46.By resolution of Congress, March 15, 1785.

47.Report of Treaty Commissioners, dated Hopewell, December 2, 1785. See American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 40.

48.American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 628, and letter of General Winchester to General Robertson, November 9, 1797.

49.Letter of Hon. John M. Lea, of Nashville, Tenn., to the author.

50.Letter of Geo. H. Morgan, of Gainesborough, Tennessee.

51.Report of Treaty Commissioners. See American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 38.

52.American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 44.

53.Journal of Treaty Commissioners. See American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 43.

54.Report of Treaty Commissioners in American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 38.

55.Letter of Return J. Meigs to Secretary of War, May 5, 1803; also, letter of Hon. John M. Lea, Nashville, Tennessee.

56.Letter of Governor Blount to Secretary of War, December 16, 1792, in American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 631.

57.Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee.

58.Old manuscript map on file in Indian Office, Washington, D. C.

59.United States Statutes at Large, Vol. VII, p. 39.

60.See resolution of Georgia legislature, June 16, 1802. It is however stated by Return J. Meigs, in a letter to the Secretary of War dated December 20, 1811, that this line was run by Colonel Hawkins in 1797.

61.American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 38.

62.United States Statutes at Large, Vol. VII, p. 39.

63.American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 44.

64.Protest of Col. William Blount to Treaty Commissioners of 1785. American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 44, and Ramsey's Annals of Tenn., p. 549. Also Scott's Laws of Tennessee and North Carolina, Vol. I.

65.American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 38.

66.Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee, p. 345.

67.American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 53.

68.Ib., p. 83.

69.The assembly of North Carolina proceeded in 1789 to mature a plan for the severance of Tennessee, and passed an act for the purpose of ceding to the United States of America certain western lands therein described. In conformity with one of the provisions of the act, Samuel Johnson and Benjamin Hawkins, Senators in Congress from North Carolina, executed a deed to the United States on the 25th of February, 1790. Congress accepted the cession by act of April 2, 1790, and Tennessee ceased to be a part of North Carolina.

70.These instructions were issued in pursuance of the advice and consent of the Senate, under date of August 11, 1790. See American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 135.

71.This act of the Georgia legislature bore date of December 21, 1789. A prior act, bearing date February 7, 1785, had been passed, entitled "An act for laying out a district of land situated on the river Mississippi, within the limits of this State, into a county, to be called Bourbon." See American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 114.

72.January 22, 1791. See American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 112.

73.Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee, pp. 549—556.

74.United States Statutes at Large, Vol. VII, p. 39.

75.July 15, 1791. See American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 628.

76.American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 123.

77.Ib., p. 135.

78.Ib., p. 629.

79.Ib., p. 628—630.

80.January 31, 1792. See American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 629.

81.It may not be uninteresting as a historical incident to note the fact that at the time of General Wayne's treaty at Greeneville, in 1795, a band of Cherokees had settled on the head-waters of the Scioto River in Ohio. Not presenting themselves at the conferences preceding that treaty, General Wayne sent them a special message through Captain Long Hair, one of their chiefs, with the information that if they failed to conclude articles of peace with him they would be left unprotected. They sent a delegation to assure General Wayne of their desire for peace, saying that as soon as they gathered their crop of corn they would return to their tribe, which they did.