HISTORIC OCONEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA Subject: TREATY WITH THE CHOCTAWS Version 1.0, 15-Dec-2002, H-09.txt **************************************************************** REPRODUCING NOTICE: ------------------- These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, or presentation by any other organization, or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Paul M Kankula - nn8nn Seneca, SC, USA Oconee County SC GenWeb Coordinator Oconee County SC GenWeb Homestead http://www.rootsweb.com/~scoconee/oconee.html Oconee County SC GenWeb Tombstone Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~scoconee/cemeteries.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/southcarolina/oconee.html **************************************************************** DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at kankula1@innova.net in Dec-2002 DATAFILE LAYOUT : Paul M. Kankula at kankula1@innova.net in Dec-2002 HISTORY WRITE-UP : Mary Cherry Doyle, Clemson, SC in Jan-1935 Dedicated To: Dr Edgar Clay Doyle FOREWORD In presenting these fragmentary facts that have come to my knowledge, it is my hope that they may prove helpful in preserv- ing the history of Oconee county for the youth of the land and all who are interested in the history of Oconee county for South Carolina. With knowledge there will follow a fuller appreciation of the great heritage that is ours. I wish to acknowledge a great debt of gratitude to Dr. J. Walter Daniel, an author- ity on Indians of the South. We are indebted to members of the Wizard of Tamassee Chapter S. C. D. A. R. and many other friends. MARY CHERRY DOYLE. January, 1935. TREATY WITH THE CHOCTAWS This treaty was concluded at Hopewell, January 3, 1786, near Seneca old town between Benjamin Hawkins, Andrew Pickens and Joseph Martin, Commissioners plenipotentiary of the United States of America on the one part, six great medal chiefs and thirteen small medal chiefs of the Choctaw Nation on the other part. This treaty provides for the usual exchange of prisoners and protection of citizens and punishment of offenders. The boundaries are described as follows: "Beginning at the 31st degree of north latitude, where the Eastern bound- ary of Natchez district shall strike the same; thence east along the said 31st degree north latitude, being the Southern boundary of the U. S. A., until it shall strike the eastern boundary of the lands on which the Indians of the said nation did live and hunt on November 29, 1782, while they were under the protection of King of Great Britain. Re- serving for the establishing of trading posts, three tracts or parcels of land, six miles square each, at such places as the United States in Congress assembled shall think proper, which posts, and the lands annexed to them, shall be to the use under the government of the U. S. A. "The Commissioners give peace to all the Choctaw nation, and receive them into the favor and protection of the U. S. A. on compliance with the terms of this treaty."