M.

McCulloch, Benjamin, Confederate commander in Cherokee country 326 M'Intosh, Lachlane, agent of Tennessee with Cherokee 179 commissioner to treat with Cherokee 133 McMinn, Joseph, commissioner for Cherokee treaty 212, 216 on Cherokee migration 218, 223-225 appointed Cherokee agent 236 Martin, Joseph, commissioner to treat with Cherokee 133 Mason, John, Jr., report on Cherokee affairs 286 Mason, R. B., commissioner to examine Cherokee feuds 301 Maxwell, C. A., aid acknowledged 130 Meigs, Return J., commissioner of survey of Cherokee boundary 181-183, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 194, 196, 200, 201, 204, 210, 211, 218-231, 232, 374 relations of, to the Cherokee 231, 232 death of 236 Merriwether, David, commissioner for Cherokee treaty 209, 212, 216, 235 Merriwether, James, commissioner to extinguish Indian title in Georgia 233, 235 Missourias removed to Indian Territory 364 Mitchell, D P., surveys Cherokee boundary 365 Monroe, James, on relations of Cherokee and Georgia 238, 239 Moore, Alfred, commissioner to treat with Cherokee 176 MoUzon's map, 1771, Cherokee towns on 143 Mullay, J. C., census of Cherokee in North Carolina in 1849 by 313 Munsee join Cherokee 356-358 Munson, Spencer, aid acknowledged 130

N.

New Echota, Cherokee council at 280 adoption of Cherokee constitution at 374 Neutral land, proposed cession of, by Cherokee 319, 320 Nez Percé removed to Indian Territory 364 North Carolina, protests against Hopewell treaty 155 Cherokee refuse to cede lands in 260

O.

Old Settler Cherokee party 293, 375 payments to 299 propose to remove to Mexico 302 claims of, settled 307 O-poth-le-yo-ho-lo loyal to the United States 330, 331 Osage half breed reserves, purchase of 252 Osage and Cherokee, treaty between 222 difficulties between 242 Osage removed to Indian Territory 359 Otoe removed to Indian Territory 364

P.

Parker, E. S., commissioner to treat with Indians 341 Parris, Albion K., commissioner to treat with Cherokee 298, 305 Pawnee removed to Indian Territory 360 Phillips, Wm. A., Cherokee commissioner to appraise neutral lands 351 Pickens, Andrew, commissioner to treat with Cherokee as to boundary 133, 165, 180 Pike, Albert, as to Pin Society 325 Cherokee commissioner for Confederate States 326, 327, 328, 329 Pin Society of Cherokee 325 Ponca removed to Indian Territory 364 Price, Hiram, aid acknowledged 130

R.

Rector, William, surveyed Cherokee line in Arkansas 222 Ridge, John, with Cherokee delegation at Washington 278, 279 murder of 293 compensation to heirs of 299 "Ridge" party of Cherokee 293 Ridge treaty rejected by Cherokee 280 Robertson, James, commissioner of Cherokee treaty 194 Rogers, James, deputized by Cherokee to treat 212 Ross, Andrew, proposition for Cherokee treaty 274, 275 and others, preliminary treaty concluded with 275 Ross, John, applies for injunction against Georgia 262, 272 alleged attempt to bribe 273 protests against the removal of Cherokee 273, 275 opposition to Andrew Ross's proposition 275 heads Cherokee delegation to Washington in 1835 278, 279 arrest of 281 opposition to treaty 282 refusal of, to acquiesce in treaty 283 proposes new Cherokee treaty 291 heads delegation to Washington in 1844 300 advises sale of Fort Gibson in town lots 322 opposes survey and allotment of Cherokee domain 324 relations of, to Southern Confederacy 326-332 not recognized as principal chief of Cherokee 343, 344 death of 347 "Ross" or "Government" party of Cherokee 293 Robertson, Charles, deed to, on the Watauga 147 Robertson, General, agent of Tennessee with Cherokee 179 Rutherford, Griffith, march against Cherokee 157

S.

Saline or salt plains, treaty provisions regarding 250, 300 Schermerhorn, John F., commissioner to treat with Cherokee 249, 253, 257, 282 commissioner to report on country assigned to Indians of the West 251 appointed to treat with Ridge Cherokee delegation 278, 279 Schoolcraft, H. R., on identity of the Allegan with the Cherokee 137 Scott, Winfield, ordered to command troops in Cherokee country 291 Sells, Elijah, commissioner to treat with Cherokee 334, 341 Sequoyah, or George Guess, death of 302 Shawnee, expelled by Cherokee and Chickasaw 144 join Cherokee 356-358 Smith, Daniel, commissioner for treaty with Cherokee 183, 187, 190 Smith, Thomas E., commissioner to appraise Indian lands 363 South Carolina, endeavors of, to extinguish Cherokee title 204, 205 Southern Confederacy and the Cherokee 326-333, 342 Sprague, Peleg, denounces policy toward Cherokee 288 Steele, John, commissioner to treat with Cherokee 176 Stevens, E. L., aid acknowledged 130 Stokes, Montfort, commissioner to treat with Cherokee 249 commissioner to report on country assigned to Indians of the West 251 Storrs, Henry R., denounces policy toward Cherokee 288 Strum, G. P., aid acknowledged 130 Stuart, James, agent of Tennessee to treat with Cherokee 179 Supreme Court decision, in Cherokee Nation <i>vs.</i> Georgia 262 in Worcester <i>vs.</i> Georgia 264 Sweatland, S. H., census of Cherokee in North Carolina in 1869 by 314

T.

Talootiske, Cherokee, grant of 193 Tatnall, E. F., appointed to assist in Cherokee removal 260 Taylor, Nathaniel G., commissioner to treat with Cherokee 340, 352 Tennessee, commissioners from, to treaty council of Cherokee 179 endeavor of, to treat with Cherokee 201 on validity of Cherokee reservations 232 Tennessee Company, purchase of Cherokee land by 162 Thomas, William H., agent for Cherokee 315 Thompson, R. F., aid acknowledged 130 Tompkins, H., census of Cherokee in 1867 by 351 Topping, Enoch H., commissioner to appraise Indian lands 363 Treaties and purchases of 1777 149 Treaties between the State of Franklin and the Cherokee 151, 152 Treaties of March 22, 1816 197, 198 Treaty and purchase of 1721 144 Treaty and purchase of 1755 145 Treaty and purchase of 1768 146 Treaty and purchase of 1770 146 Treaty and purchase of 1772 146 Treaty and purchase of 1773 148 Treaty and purchase of 1783 151 Treaty between Confederate States and Cherokee 328 Treaty Cherokee propose to remove to Mexico 302 Treaty of Hopewell, proceedings at 152 Treaty of 1756 145 Treaty of 1760 145 Treaty of 1761 146 Treaty of 1775 148 Treaty of November 28, 1785 133, 158 Treaty of July 2, 1791 158 Treaty of February 17, 1792 169 Treaty of June 26, 1794 171 Treaty of October 2, 1798 174 Treaty of October 24, 1804 183 Treaty of October 25, 1805 189 Treaty of October 27, 1805 190 Treaty of January 7, 1806 193 Treaty of September 11, 1807 194 Treaty of September 14, 1816 209 Treaty of July 8, 1817 212 Treaty of February 27, 1819 219 Treaty of May 6, 1828 229 Treaty of February 14, 1833 249 Treaty of December 29, 1835 253 Treaty of 1835, adjudication of 305 Treaty of 1835 declared void by Cherokee 294 Treaty of March 1, 1836, supplementary 257 Treaty of August 6, 1846 298 Treaty of July 19, 1866 334 Treaty of April 27, 1868 340 "Treaty" or "Ridge" party of Cherokee 293 payments to 299 feuds of 301, 302 Troup, Governor, on relations of Cherokee to Georgia 237 Tyler, John M., promises settlement of difficulties with Cherokee 296