The Cherokee Nation of Indians. (1887 N 05 / 1883-1884 (pages 121-378))Royce, Charles C.
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The Cherokee Nation of Indians. (1887 N 05 / 1883-1884 (pages 121-378))
Royce, Charles C.
Cherokee Indians -- Government relations; Cherokee Indians -- Treaties
9. The line along the "South Carolina Indian boundary" ran in a
southwesterly direction from the point of contact with the prolongation
of Hardin's line, passing over "Ocunna" Mountain a short distance to
the northwestwardly of Oconee Station and striking the Tugaloo River at
a point about 1 mile above the mouth of Panther Creek.[58]
10. The line from Tugaloo River pursued a west of south course to
Currahee Mountain, which is the southern terminus of a spur of the
Alleghany Mountains, and is situated 4 miles southwest of "Toccoa
Falls" and 16 miles northwest of Carnesville, Georgia.
11. From "Currahee Mountain to the head of the south fork of Oconee
River," the line pursued a course south 38° west[58] to the source of
that stream, now commonly known as the Appallachee River, and was the
terminal point of the boundary as defined in this treaty. This line was
surveyed in 1798[60] under the direction of Col. Benj. Hawkins.
It is also a pertinent fact in connection with the boundaries defined
by this treaty (as already stated in connection with Henderson's
treaty), that although a literal reading of the description contained
in Henderson's "Great Grant" of 1775 would include all the country
watered by the tributaries of the Cumberland, the commissioners
who negotiated this treaty of Hopewell in 1785 did not consider
Henderson's Purchase as extending south of the Cumberland River proper,
except in its course from Powell's Mountain to the head of the most
southwardly branch of that river. This branch was considered by these
commissioners of 1785 as being the Yellow River, whose source was at
best but imperfectly known. They specifically state that they accept
the boundaries of Henderson's Purchase in this direction,[61] and as
the boundary defined by them between Powell's Mountain and Yellow River
was "Campbell's line," they must have considered that line as being the
southern limit of Henderson's Great Grant.
[Footnote 1: In pocket at the end of volume.]
[Footnote 2: United States Statutes at Large, Vol. VII, p. 18.]
[Footnote 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.]
[Footnote 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."]
[Footnote 5: Campbell's Virginia, p. 268.]
[Footnote 6: Logan's South Carolina, Vol. I, p. 168.]
[Footnote 7: Martin's North Carolina, Vol. I, p. 194.]
[Footnote 8: Logan's South Carolina, Vol. I, p. 141.]
[Footnote 9: Logan's South Carolina, Vol. I, p. 182.]
[Footnote 10: Adair's American Indians.]
[Footnote 11: Report Commissioner Indian Affairs for 1883, p. 272.]
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