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CONTENTS. 
Treaty of August 6, 1846 — Continued. 
Proposed removal of the Catawba Indians to the Cherokee country - 
Financial difficulties of the Cherokees ..-....-----.----.-.----.---- 
Murder of the Adairs and others..-----.....---.------- -i2.-------- 
Financial distresses — New treaty proposed ......-.---------------- 
Slavery in the Cherokee Nation....-...---..-----------+----------- 
Removal of white settlers on Cherokee land..-.-....-...----------- 
Fort Gibson abandoned by the United States...-...--.------------- 
Removal of trespassers on neutral land ...--.---.-----.------------ 
John Ross opposes survey and allotment of Cherokee domain. ..---. 
Political excitement am U8G0) saa a ae a aa w ate a tae a le tee lilt 
Cherokees and the Southern Confederacy 
Cherokee troops for the Confederate army 
A Cherokee Confederate regiment deserts to the United States. ----- 
Ravages of war in the Cherokee Nation......-.---------.---------- 

Treaty, of July 19; 1866: 2. ---42s2s.cer eee oem ise lis inal nein miele 
Material provisions .-...-.- 0. ---- -<--20 ¢<22-- = 2-222 we enn wn nn = 
Treaty of April 27, 1868 (supplemental) ....---.---------------------------- 
Material provisions << 2c0 q2 2s en see ete lee ae i elim aeolian ini 
Historical datamecer]saceiee nese aston eee ee eee 
United States desire to remove Indians from Kansas to Indian Ter- 
MK) A Pe BERR CO OOED 6oc5o0 HonscsoS56 sec5a a Ssecece seca ca sabe S20S 205 
Council of southern tribes at Camp Napoleon ...---.----.---------- 
General council at Fort Smith --.....--..--.-- .----- ------+----- ---- 
Conference at Washington, D. C......---..------------------------ 
Cession and sale of ‘Cherokee strip” and ‘‘neutral lands” ....--.--- 
Appraisal of confiscated property — census--.-.-------------------- 
New treaty concluded but never ratified ....---.---.--------------- 
Boundaries of the Cherokee domain -...-----..-------------------- 
Delawares, Munsees, and Shawnees join the Cherokees ...-....----- 
Friendly tribes to be located on Cherokee lands west of 96° -..----- 
East and north boundaries of Cherokee country .-..---------------- 
Railroads through Indian Territory .....-------------+----+-------- 
Removal of intruders — Cherokee citizenship... .----..------------ 
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