What the records say
- When
- 17 Dec 1801
- Kind
- Treaty
- Coordinates
- 31.09° N, 91.55° W
- Description
- 1801 treaty between the United States and Choctaw
Treaty of Fort Adams
1801 treaty between the United States and Choctaw
The Treaty of Fort Adams was signed on December 17, 1801, between the Choctaw and the United States Government. The treaty ceded about 2,641,920 acres (10,691.5 km2) of Choctaw land. The commissioners reported to President Thomas Jefferson thatfor the first time, the bounty of the United States was implored, and we were supplicated for materials, tools, implements, and instructors, to aid their exertions, and to dire…
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