Treaty of the Chickasaw Nation

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The Treaty of Chickasaw County, also known as the Treaty of the Chickasaw Nation, was signed at or near the home of Wolf's Friend near the Duck River, on July 23, 1805. ^[1] Signatories included James Robertson, Silas Dinsmoor, King Chinubbee, George Colbert, Okoye/Tishumustubbee, Choomubbee, Mingo Mattaha, E. Mattaha Meko, William McGillivray, Tisshoo Hooluhta, and Levi Colbert. ^[1] The treaty secretary was Thomas A. Claiborne, a brother of William C. C. Claiborne. A party celebrating the signing was held on July 27, 1805, and among the white attendees were ex-Choctaw agent John McKee, Malcolm McGee, R. Chamberlain, W. P. Anderson of Tennessee, John Pitchlynn, Christopher Oxberry, William Tyrell, and former vice president of the United States Aaron Burr. ^[1] McGee and Tyrell, and probably Oxberry and Pitchlynn, were interpreters. ^[2] The treaty is numbered 55 in Charles C. Royce's Indian Land Cessions in the United States . ^[3]

See also

• List of the United States treaties § U.S.–Native American treaties

References

1. Atkinson, James R. (2010). Splendid Land, Splendid People: The Chickasaw Indians to Removal. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. pp. 196–197. ISBN   978-0-8173-8337-4.
2. "Treaty with the Chickasaw, 1805". treaties.okstate.edu. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
3. "Cession 55". digitreaties.org. Retrieved 2025-02-13.