James K. Polk, President of the United States of America, to all and singular to whom these presents shall come, greeting : whereas a treaty was made and concluded at Washington, in the District of Columbia, on the sixth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, between the United States of America, by their commissioners Edmund Burke, William Armstrong and Albion K. Parris; and John Ross, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, David Vann, William S. Coody, ... delegates duly appointed by the regularly constituted authorities of the Cherokee Nation; George W. Adair ... a delegation appointed by and representing that portion of the Cherokee tribe of Indians known and recognised as the "Treaty Party"; John Brown ..., delegates appointed by and representing that portion of the Cherokee tribe of Indians known and recognised as "Western Cherokees" or Old Settlers ..

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Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma.

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Treaties, etc. United States, 1846 August 6

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James K. Polk, President of the United States of America, to all and singular to whom these presents shall come, greeting : whereas a treaty was made and concluded at Washington, in the District of Columbia, on the sixth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, between the United States of America, by their commissioners Edmund Burke, William Armstrong and Albion K. Parris; and John Ross, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, David Vann, William S. Coody, ... delegates duly appointed by the regularly constituted authorities of the Cherokee Nation; George W. Adair ... a delegation appointed by and representing that portion of the Cherokee tribe of Indians known and recognised as the "Treaty Party"; John Brown ..., delegates appointed by and representing that portion of the Cherokee tribe of Indians known and recognised as "Western Cherokees" or Old Settlers ...

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[Washington, D.C. : publisher not identified, 1846]

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1 online resource (11 pages)

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Indigenous Histories and Cultures in North America was originally published in 2013, as American Indian Histories and Cultures. The title was changed in 2024.

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"Concluded 6th August, 1846, ratified 8th August, 1846."--Cover.

Ratified by the Senate Aug. 8, 1846; and signed by President Polk Aug. 17, 1846.

Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2013. Digitized from a copy held by the Newberry Library.

Edward E. Ayer Collection, Newberry Library

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Treaty between the United States of America and the Cherokee Nation

Title on publisher's website: Treaties between the US and the Indians. 96

Indigenous histories and cultures in North America.

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