John Coffee papers relating to negotiations with the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations
Container / Volume:
Box 2
Image Count:
4
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, maps and documents relating to two delegations led by John Coffee to negotiate with the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations. The first delegation (in 1829) was to gather information on a Cherokee and Cr...
Subject (Geographic):
Cherokee Nation--Boundaries, Cherokee Nation--Boundaries--Maps, and Creek Nation--Boundaries
Subject (Name):
Cass, Lewis,--1782-1866, Coffee, John,--1772-1833, Eaton, John, Forsyth, John, and Long, George W
Subject (Topic):
Cherokee Indians--Government relations, Cherokee Indians--Treaties, Chickasaw Indians--Relocation, Chocktaw Indians--Relocation, Creek Indians--Treaties, Indian Removal, 1813-1903, Indians of North America--Relocation, Indians of North America--Southern States, and Indians of North America--Treaties
John Coffee papers relating to negotiations with the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Memorandum
Image Count:
3
Description:
General John Coffee (1772-1833), born in Tennessee, was a delegate of the United States Government in negotiations with Indian nations of the southern states during the Andrew Jackson administration, and was a friend and business partner of President ...
Subject (Name):
Coffee, John,--1772-1833
Subject (Topic):
Cherokee Indians--Government relations, Cherokee Indians--Treaties, Creek Indians--Treaties, Indians of North America--Southern States, and Indians of North America--Treaties
