Treaty of Turkeytown

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The Treaty of Turkeytown, also known as the Treaty with the Cherokee and the Treaty of Chickasaw Council House (Cherokee) was negotiated on 14 September 1816, between delegates of the former

The Treaty of Turkeytown ceded Cherokee lands in northwestern Alabama south of the Tennessee River and west of the Coosa River, 3500 square miles of land (2.24 million acres)^[2] to the United States and provided for a one-time payment of $5,000 to the Cherokee to recompense for improvements that had made on the land; as well as an annuity of $6,000.00 per year for a term of ten years.

See also

• Cherokee treaties
• U.S.-Native American treaties
• Treaty of Hopewell (Cherokee)

Notes

Centre, Alabama is the countyseat of Cherokee County, Alabama.