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The Treaty of Colerain
Excerpt from a story written by Ann Stacy found in St. Mary's Magazine
"In 1796, Camden County played a major role in bringing about peace
between the Creek Indian Nation and the United States, and in doing so
also helped facilitate the much-desired drawing of the line between
Spanish Florida and Georgia. on June 19, 1796, the Treaty of
Colerain was signed. The events leading up to this historical day
began six years earlier and involved ten tribes of the Creek Nation and
our young nation's top leaders including then president George
Washington."
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The Proclamation on the Front of the Marker states:
"This boulder marks the site of the old town of Coleraine where the
Treaty of Peace and Friendship was made on the 29th of June 1796
between the President of the United States and the Kings, Chiefs, and
Warriors of the Creek Nation of Indians ratified March 13th 1797. the
commissioners on the party of the United States were Benjamin Hawkins,
George Clymer, and Andrew Pickens." |
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The Proclamation on the Back of the Marker states:
"This
memorial was erected on April 30th 1912 by the Lyman Hall Chapter of
the Daughters of the American Revolution Waycross, Georgia to commerate
the signing of the treaty. The marble doneated by Sam Tate, Tate,
Georgia." |
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Treaty Highlights
(as found in St. Mary's Magazine)
- Affirmed the Treaty of New York
- Called for the running of the line between Georgia
and Spanish Florida, to be facilitated by the Creeks providing twenty
warriors and two chiefs to assist U.S. commissioners.
- Gave the U.S. a tract of land five miles square on
the south side of the Altamaha River for a military post and similar
grants on the Oconee for military purposes and trading
- Agreement by the Creeks to respect the treaties of
Hopewell and Holston between the U.S. and the Cherokee, Chickasaw and
Choctaw nations
- Property or persons seized since the Treaty of New
York were to be returned to Georgia, the Governor of Georgia being
empowered to send three agents to claim and receive such property and
persons
- The Indians would be supplied $6,000 and two
blacksmiths with the necessary tools of their trade to assist with
domesticated animals.
To read the full treaty, please visit Indian Affairs.
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