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| Treaty with the Chickasaw, 1805 | |
|---|---|
 Parts of Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky showing land ceded on July 23, 1805 in blue | |
| Signed | July 23, 1805 |
| Location | Chokkilissa' (present-day Lee County, Mississippi) |
| Ratified | May 22, 1807 |
| Effective | May 23, 1807 |
| Parties | |
| Depositary | Government of the United States |
| Languages | Chickasaw and English |
The Treaty of Chickasaw Country (officially the Treaty with the Chickasaw, 1805) was a bilateral agreement between the tribal chiefs (Mingo) and warriors of Chickasaw Nation and the United States signed at Chokkilissa' in present-day Lee County, Mississippi, on July 23, 1805.[1] It was the first major land cession by the Chickasaw and resulted in the cession of 2.25 million acres (9,100 km2) of hunting land in exchange for the U.S. paying off $20,000 of Chickasaw trading debt.
The Chickasaw land cession encompassed parts of present-day Kentucky, central Tennessee, and northern Alabama,[1] establishing the Natchez Trace as the boundary line between Chickasaw Country and the United States.[2] Signatories included James Robertson, Silas Dinsmoor, Chenubbee Mingo, George Colbert, O'Koy, Tiphu Mashtubbee, Choomubbee, Mingo Mattaha, E. Mattaha Meko, William McGillivray, Tisshoo Hooluhta, and Levi Colbert.[2] The treaty secretary was Thomas A. Claiborne, a brother of William C. C. Claiborne. A celebration ball was held on July 27, 1805, for the commissioners of the treaty and other dignitaries in the region that included former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr.[2] The treaty is numbered 55 in Charles C. Royce's Indian Land Cessions in the United States.[3]
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[edit]- 1 2 "First Chickasaw Land Cession – Treaty of the Chickasaw Nation". Chickasaw.tv. Chickasaw Nation. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- 1 2 3 Atkinson, James R. (2010). Splendid Land, Splendid People: The Chickasaw Indians to Removal. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. pp. 196–197. ISBN 978-0-8173-8337-4.
- ↑ "Cession 55". digitreaties.org. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
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