Date Original
1821
Description
This collection contains petitions signed by Arkansas residents to the President regarding a treaty with the Choctaw Indian Nation in 1821.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Treaty of Doak's Stand was signed between the Choctaw Nation and the United States. Under the treaty the Choctaw Nation ceded over 5 million acres in Mississippi for land in present day Oklahoma and the recently established Arkansas Territory. Arkansas residents were not happy with the treaty of Doak's Stand as the boundary line passed through 40,000 acres of land in western Arkansas territory. A new treaty was signed in 1825 that moved the Choctaw Nation boundary into present day Oklahoma.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas Territory
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.057.010
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Petition to the president from Arkansas Territory residents, SMC.057.010
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Petition to the president from Arkansas Territory residents, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
