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The Treaty of Holston (or Treaty of the Holston) was a treaty between the United States government and the Cherokee signed on July 2, 1791, and proclaimed on February 7, 1792. It was negotiated and signed by William Blount , governor of the Southwest Territory and superintendent of Indian affairs for the southern district of the United States ...
1792 February 17 Treaty of Philadelphia: Additional article to the Treaty with the Cherokee 7 Stat. 42: Cherokee: 1792 April 23 Philadelphia Agreement: Agreement with the Five Nations of Indians Five Nations (Seneca, Oneida, Tuscarora, Cayuga, Onondaga) 1794 June 26 Treaty of Holston: Treaty with the Cherokee 7 Stat. 43: Cherokee: 1794 November 11
Treaty of Holston, 2 July 1791 Established boundaries between the United States and the Cherokee. Guaranteed by the United States that the lands of the Cherokee have not been ceded to the United States. Treaty of Philadelphia, 17 February 1792 Supplemented the previous Holston treaty regarding annuities, etc. Treaty of Walnut Hills, 10 April 1792
The Lesser Franklin government finally ended in 1791, when Governor William Blount, of the newly formed Southwest Territory, met the Cherokee chieftains on the site of the future Knoxville, and they made the Treaty of Holston. The Overhill Cherokee now acknowledged the authority of the United States government, and ceded to the federal ...
Treaties that were either written and opened for signature in the year 1792, or entered into force in 1792. 1787; 1788; ... Treaty of Seringapatam; T. Treaty of Holston;
Lloyd Branson's The Blockhouse at Knoxville, Tennessee, showing the federal blockhouse built in 1792. In many ways, early Knoxville was a typical rowdy late-18th century frontier village. [1] A detached group of Cherokee, known as the Chickamaugas, refused to recognize the Holston treaty, and remained a constant threat.
Treaties, including the Treaty of Hopewell (1785) and the Treaty of Holston (1791), recognized Cherokee sovereignty and established agreements with the U.S. government. [7] At the start of the 19th century, the Cherokee still controlled about 53,000 square miles (140,000 km 2) of land in Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. However ...
The Cherokee signed the Treaty of Holston with the United States, establishing terms of relations between the tribe and the young nation. Among other provisions, the treaty made the United States responsible for managing foreign affairs for the Cherokee. 1792: March 1