Andrew Jackson
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Opinion of William Wirt on the Claims for Improvements by the State of Georgia on the Cherokee Nation, circa 1830
Opinion of William Wirt on the claims for improvements by the State of Georgia on the Cherokee Nation under the Treaties of 1817 and 1828. (Moulton Vol. I, p. 196). Eight folded papers and two sheets of paper. Folder 49A
Page 5 and 6 of letter from William Wirt to William H. Underwood, Esquire, 1797 - 1897
Pages 5 and 6 of letter from William Wirt to Willian H. Underwood, Esquire suggesting that while the Supreme Court had decided Cherokee Nation was not a foreign state, it might hold Georgia laws unconstitutional. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 57A
Printed Text of Speech of Representative Chapman on Treaty with the Cherokee, June 29, 1836
Printed text of speech of Representative Chapman, Alabama. On bill making appropriations to carry Treaty with Cherokees into effect. Folded sheets of paper with types text. Folder 187
The Removal of the Cherokee, circa 1927
Typescript of an essay titled "The Removal of the Cherokee" by John Madden. Describes how the comissioner J.F. Schermerhorn arranged the Treaty of 1835 in absence of Cherokee officers. By this treaty, the Cherokee Nation ceded to the U.S. all territory east of the Mississippi River. Includes history of the removal from June 1838 to March 1839. Folder 65
Treaty Between Cherokees and Creeks, August 9, 1814
Treaty at Fort Jackson establishing a boundary between the Cherokee and Creeks, witnessed by Andrew Jackson, Benjamin Hawkins, and Return J. Meigs. Folder 2. 4826.3a-b is a photocopy of a transcript of the original treaty. Folder 2A
Two letters from Joel Roberts Poinsett to the Cherokee Delegation with envelope, 1797 - 1897
Envelope for letter from Joel R. Poinsett, Secretary of War, to delegation in Washington City. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two sides. Folder 349