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TREATY WITH THE CHEROKEES. 1805.
Part of saidpayment to bemachines foragriculture, &c.
Treaty, whento take effect.
sand dollars, the commencement of which is this day. But so muchof the said eleven thousand dollars, as the said Cherokees may agree toaccept in useful articles of, and machines for, agriculture and manufac-tures, shall be paid in those articles, at their option.
Art. IV. The citizens of the United States shall have the free andunmolested use and enjoyment of the two following described roads,in addition to those which are at present established through theircountry; one to proceed from some convenient place near the head ofStone’s river, and fall into the Georgia road at a suitable place towardsthe southern frontier of the Cherokees . The other to proceed fromthe neighbourhood of Franklin, on Big Harpath, and crossing the Ten-nessee at or near the Muscle Shoals , to pursue the nearest and best wayto the settlements on the Tombigbee. These roads shall be viewed andmarked out by men appointed on each side for that purpose, in orderthat they may be directed the nearest and best ways, and the time ofdoing the business the Cherokees shall be duly notified.
Art. V. This treaty shall take effect and be obligatory on the con-tracting parties, as soon as it is ratified by the President of the UnitedStates, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the same.
In testimony whereof, the said commissioners, and the under-signed chiefs and head men of the Cherokees have hereto settheir hands and seals. Done at Tellico the twenty-fifth day ofOctober, one thousand eight hundred and five.
A reserve being made in the margin of the first column, to DickFields, for his improvement, and two interlineations being first made.
Fox, or Em, no, lee,
Path-Kille or Ne, no, hut, ta, he,
Glass, or Tau, qua, tee, hee,
Double Head, or Chuqualutauge,
Dick Justice,
Tounhull, or Too, nay, eh,
Turtle at Home, or Sul, li, coo, ahwa, la,Che, na, wee,
Slave Boy, or Oo, sau, na, bee,
Tal, lo ti, skee,
Broom, or Cun, na, wee, so, skee,
John Greenwood, or Sour Mush,
Chu, li, o, ah,
Kati, gi, skee,
William Shawry, or Eskaculi, skee,
Too, cha, lar,
James Davis, or Coo, wu sa, li, skee,
John Jolly, or Eu, la, ta, kee,
Bark, or Eul, loo, ka,
John McLemore, or John Eu, skee Iacau,Big Bear, or Yo, nahaqua,Dreadfullwater, or Au, man, do, skaw, su,tee,
Chal, lau, git, ti, hee,
Calliliskee or Knife Sheat,
Clo, se, nee,
Challow, or Kingfisher,
John Watts, jun.
Sharp Arrow, or Co, star, auh,
John Dougherty, or Long John,
Tuc, ka, see, or Tarreppin,
Tu, ske, git, tihee, or Long Fellow,Tochuwor, or Red Bird,
Ka, ti, hee, or Badgerson.
Witnesses: —Robert Purdy, Secretary to the Commissioner. W. Yates, Lieu-tenant Artillerists. Wm. L. Lovely, Assistant Agent. Nicholas Byers, United States ’Factor. Geo. W. Campbell. Will. Polk. James Blair. Jno. Smith, jun. ThomasN. Clark. Chs. Hicks, Interpreter.
To the Indian name3 are subjoined a mark and seal.