The Kentucky Gazette

LEXINGTON, July 23.

Copy of a letter from William Blount Esqr Governor of the United States Territory S. W. of the Ohio; To the Honorable Harry Innes, George Muir, Samuel M'Dowell, Caleb Wallace, George Nicholas, Christopher Greenup and Benjamin Logan, Esquires, dated Treaty Ground, near the mouth of French Broad on the banks of the Holstein, July 2, 1791.

Gentlemen,

I have had the pleasure to receive your letter which you did me the honor to write me on the 5th of June by Cols. Shelby and Kennedy. After much difficulty on this day treaty has been made and signed between myself on the part of the United States, and the Cherokees (with I have great hope will be kept by both parties) upon the principles of the Treaty with the Creeks. For the boundary agreed on I refer you to Cols. Shelby and Kennedy.

It would have afforded me great pleasure to have better served the interests of your country; but it was not in my power, and I beg leave to assure you, that while I have the Administration of Indian Affairs in my hands that I shall be equally attentive to the true interests of Kentucky as to that part of the Territory over which I have the honor to preside as Governor. I am Gentlemen with great respect your most obedient humble servant

Wm. Blount

The boundary line agreed upon between the United States of America and the Cherokee Indians on Holstein the 2d day of July 1791.

BEGINNING, at the west of Carter Meeting where the Creek line passes thence a direct line to Tugalo river. Thence North East to the Oconee Mountain and over the same to the South Carolina Indian boundary, to the North Carolina boundary, thence North to a point from which line is to be extended to the river Clinch that divides the Holstein at the ridge which divides the waters running into Holstein river, from those running into Tennessee, thence up the river Clinch to Campbell's line, thence along the same to the top of Cumberland mountain, thence a direct line to Cumberland river where the Kentucky road crosses which a South West line will take the ridge which divides the waters of Cumberland from those of Duck river forty miles above Nashville, thence down the said Ridge to a point from whence a South West line will strike the mouth of Duck river.

The lands thus ceded is as the payment of 1500 Dollars worth of Goods in hand, and 1000 Dollars annually to the Cherokees.

The Cherokees admit the free navigation of the Tennessee river and the use of the road leading to Cumberland.

The United States is to have the sole and exclusive right of regulating the trade of the Cherokees.

I never therefore think the Treaty is similar to that entered into with the Creek nation.