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Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States of America,

To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

Whereas a Treaty was made and concluded,

at Tellico, in the State of Tennessee, the Twenty

fifth day of October last past, between the United

States of America and the Cherokee Nation of Indians,

which Treaty is in the words following to wit: -

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   Articles of a Treaty agreed upon between the United

States of America by their commissioners Return J. Meigs

and Daniel Smith appointed to hold conferences with

the Cherokee Indians for the purpose of arranging certain

interesting matters with the Said Cherokees of the one part,

and the undersigned Chiefs and Headman of the Said

nation of the other part.

                            Article 1st.

   All former Treaties which provide for the maintenance

of peace, and preventing of crimes are on this occasion

recognized and continued in force.

                           Article 2d.

   The Cherokees quitclaim and cede to the United

States all the land which they have heretofore claimed lying

the north of the following boundary line-- Beginning at

the mouth of the Duck river running thence up the main stream

of the same to the junction of the fork at the head of which fort

Nash stood, with the main South fork, thence a direct course

to a point on the Tennessee river bank opposite the mouth of

Hiwassa river, [arrow drawn pointing up]  [left margin with arrow showing insert] If the line from Hiwassa should leave out Field's Settlement, it is to be marked round his improvement, and then continued the straight course; thence up the middle of the Tennessee river ^(but leaving all the islands to the Cherokees)^ to

the mouth of the Clinch river, thence up the Clinch river to the

former boundary line agreed upon with the Said Cherokees

reserving at the same time to the use of the Cherokees a small

tract at and below the mouth of Clinch river; from the

mouth, extending thence down the Tennessee river from the mouth

of Clinch to a notable rock on the north bank of the Tennessee

in view from South west point --thence a course at right angles

with the river to the Cumberland road, thence eastwardly

along the same to the bank of Clinch river (so as to secure the ferry landing to the Cherokees up to the first hill) and down the

same to the mouth thereof, together with two other sections

of one Square mile each, one of which is at the foot of Cumberland mountain at and near the place where the Turnpike

gate now stands, the other on the north bank of the Tennessee river where the Cherokee Talootiske now lives_ And whereas