What the records say
- When
- 2 Oct 1798
- Kind
- Treaty
- Coordinates
- 35.38° N, 84.28° W
- Description
- 1798 treaty between the United States and representatives of the Cherokee
Treaty of Tellico
1798 treaty between the U.S. and Cherokees
The Treaty With The Cherokee, 1798, also known as the First Treaty of Tellico, was signed on October 2, 1798, in the Overhill Cherokee settlement of Great Tellico near Tellico Blockhouse in Tennessee. This treaty served as an addendum to the Treaty of Holston and was the only treaty between the United States and Native Americans executed during the administration of President John Adams.
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