The treaty of 1816, which was the second treaty in a succession of three, took place between Generals Jackson, Meriwether, Franklin and the Chickasaws. Arranged by George Colbert, spokesman for the Chickasaw Nation, delegations were held at the Chickasaw Council House. During negotiations, Jackson was known for not wanting to war with the Chickasaws. Instead, Jackson and the other treaty commissioners...
In explaining the treaty to the legislature, McMinn focused also on the relationship between Tennessee and North Carolina, as well as both of their relationships (and that of the United States) with the Cherokees. The Cherokees had occupied what McMinn estimated to be five to seven million acres of land between the Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers. He encouraged the Tennessee legislature to enact...