Treaty of Colerain

The Treaty of Colerain was signed at

.

This treaty affirmed the binding of the

Creek Nation

to acknowledge the boundaries established in those treaties.

It also established the boundary line between the Creek Nation and the United States. At the time of this treaty, the boundaries between Spanish Florida and the U.S. had not yet been established. This treaty formally allowed the Creek chiefs to acknowledge the negotiation for delineating the Georgia-Florida boundary with Spain.

The treaty contained a provision that the President of the U.S. may establish a

.

The United States demanded that the Creeks give up their American prisoners and also return all "citizens, white inhabitants, negroes and property" taken by the Creeks.

The treaty describes when it would take effect. After the treaty had been signed but not yet promulgated, the

requested modification of two articles of the treaty. The first modification stipulated that the military or trading posts would be under the control of the United States. The second modification stipulated that if the U.S. no longer required the use of those posts, the locations would revert to the Creek people.

See also

• List of United States treaties

External links

• Text of the 1796 Treaty. [1]
• Online copy of the War Department Papers.[2]
• Journal of the Conference at Coleraine. [3]
• Treaty of Coleraine historical marker