Cherokee Council Meeting Minutes, 1795

Collection

Identifier: 1000-189

Staff Only

Content Description

Minutes of a meeting of the " Council of the Chiefs of the whole Cherokee Nation" begun on May 20th, 1795, at Estanaula, in which the establishment of a trading post on the Tennessee River to serve the Cherokees, Chikasaws, Choctaws and Creeks was discussed, among other issues.

In attendance were John McKee, agent to the Cherokees; Creeks including Attusamalan, Chinnippoe, and John O'Kelly; Cherokees including The Little Turkey, The Badger, John Watts, The Bloody Fellow, and others; Charles Hicks interpreted; John McKee took minutes.

Includes a letter dated Tellico Blockhouse, May 27th, 1795, to Governor Blount from John McKee.

Dates

Creation: 1795

Creator

McKee, John, 1771-1832 (Person)

Access

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Use and Copyright

This material is owned by the University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections. Unpublished manuscripts are under copyright. Therefore, permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from both the repository and the copyright holder.