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These are documents from the National Archives in Washington, DC, related to Yonaguska (Drowning Bear), a prominent member of the Eastern Cherokee prior to the Removal, and his father Yonah (Big Bear). These are from a group of applications from Eastern Cherokee in 1819 who desired to remain East of the Mississippi and, in exchange for becoming U.S. citizens, were granted 640 acres of land by treaty. These reservations were provided by the treaty of July 8, 1817 which also ceded the rest of the Cherokee land to the U.S. government. (For a transcript of the Treaty, see http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/cheragen.htm)

ART. 8. And to each and every head of any Indian family residing on the east side of the Mississippi river, on the lands that are now, or may hereafter be, surrendered to the United States, who may wish to become citizens of the United States, the United States do agree to give a reservation of six hundred and forty acres of land, in a square, to include their improvements, which are to be as near the centre thereof as practicable, in which they will have a life estate, with a reversion in fee simple to their children, reserving to the widow her dower, the register of whose names is to be filed in the office of the Cherokee agent, which shall be kept open until the census is taken as stipulated in the third article of this treaty. Provided, That if any of the heads of families, for whom reservations may be made, should remove therefrom, then, in that case, the right to revert to the United States. And provided further, That the land which may be reserved under this article, be deducted from the amount which has been ceded under the first and second articles of this treaty. /L/

A good finding aid and index to these and many more may be found at
http://academic.lexisnexis.com/pdf/marketing_guides/101100.pdf

These first batches of documents are from
Entry 218 [Cherokee Removal Records, Applications for Reservations, 1819]
0193 Miscellaneous Papers [1819].
0199 Adair, Walter S. [1819]
0201 Ah Senee [1819].
0204 Antehale, John [1819].
0206 Arsena and Ax [1819].
0208 Autoweh [1819].
0211 Axe, The [1819].
0214 Back Water [1819].
0217 Baldridge, John [1819].
0220 Barnes, William [1819].
0223 Bear at Home, The [1819].
0225 Beaver Toter [1819].
0228 Benge, John [1819].
0231 Bets [1819].
0234 Biddy, Shedrick [1819].
0237 Big George [1819].
0240 Big Tom [1819].
0243 Bold Hunter Jr. [1819].
0245 Brown, James [1819].
0248 Brown, John (also Fields, David, and Taylor, Fox) [1819].
0251 Brown, William [1819].
0254 Bryson, Andrew [1819].
0257 Buffalo [1819].
0260 Buffington, Charles [1817].
0263 Burns, Arthur [1819].
0266 Byers, Nicholas [1819].
0269 Cahugar [1819].
0272 Cat, The [1819].
0275 Catetegeske [1819].
0278 Catetechee [1819].
0281 Challenge (or Cumma Noo Leesky) [1819].
0284 Chetosta [1819].
0287 Chiular [1819].
0290 Chuahluga [1819].
0293 Chuna Lusky [1819].
0296 Chunestutee [1819].
0299 Colson, John [1819].
0302 Co No Nisskee [1819].
0305 Davis, Daniel [1819].
0308 Dick (or Weser) [1819].
0311 Duncan, Charles Gordon [1819].
0314 Duncan, Dorcas [1819].
0317 Duncan, John [1818].
0320 Eight Killer [1819].
0322 Elliot, Joseph [1819].
0325 Euchulah [1819].
0328 Eunoauh [1819].
0331 Fence [1819].
0334 Flower [1819].
0337 Gunter, Edward [1819].
0340 Gunter, John, Sr. [1819].
0343 Hanela [1819].
0346 Harlin, George [1819].
0349 Harrison, Thomas [1819].
0351 Henson, Terrell [1819].
0354 Hubbard, Royal (Ryal) [1819].
0356 Indian Jack [1819].
0359 Jacob [1819].
0362 Jang Haly [1819].
0365 Jinny [1819].
0368 Jonson [1819].
0371 Juneluskey [1819].
0374 Kell, Alexander [1819].
0377 Keys, Samuel [1819].
0380 Langley, John [1819].
0383 Leach [1819].
0386 Little Deer (also Tarapin, The) [1819].
0388 Long Blanket [1819].
0391 Lowry, Elizabeth [1819].
0394 Lowry, George [1819].
0397 Lowry, James [1819].
0400 Lowry, Susannah [1819].
0405 Lynch, Nancy [1819].
0408 McIntosh, James [1819].
0411 McIntosh, John [1819].
0414 McLemore, Robert [1819].
0417 Martin, John [1819].
0420 Maw, Willio [1819].
0423 Morgan, Margaret [1819].
0426 Morris, Gideon [1819].
0429 Ninetuah [1819].
0432 Notley, Will [1819].
0435 Old Bark [1819].
0438 Old Mouse [1819].
0440 Ootekahotee (or George) [1819].
0445 Otter [1819].
0448 Ore, James [1819].
0451 Pack, Elizabeth [1819].
0454 Panther [1819].
0457 Parks, Samuel [1819].
0460 Parris, George [1819].
0463 Pol [1819].
0466 Quchey, John [1819].
0469 Rackley, William [1819].
0472 Riley, James [1819].
0475 Riley, Richard [1819].
0478 Roman Nose [1819].
0481 Ross, Templin W. [1819].
0484 San [1819].
0487 Sealy [1819].
0490 Setertake [1819].
0493 Sharp Fellow [1819].
0496 Shorey, Peggy [1819].
0499 Six Killer [1819].
0502 Skeeke (or Sapsucker) [1819].
0505 Skeken [1819].
0508 Snaga [1819].
0511 Snale [1819].
0514 Sour John [1819].
0517 Spirit, The [1819].
0520 Spoiler [1819].
0523 Starr, James [1819].
0526 Stevens, Sutton [1819].
0529 Stugesta [1819].
0532 Tananagullah [1819].
0535 Tanugh-noo [1819].
0538 Tarapin, The (see Little Deer) [cover sheet only].
0539 Taylor, Fox (see Brown, John) [cover sheet only].
0540 Taylor, Richard [1819].
0543 Thomas [1819].
0546 Timberlake, Richard [1819].
0549 Tolenusta [1819].
0552 Tom [1819].
0555 Trout, The [1819].
0558 Walker, John, Jr., and Sr. [1819].
0563 Welch, John, and Welsh, John [1819].
0568 Welch, Ned, and Welsh, Edward [1819].
0573 Wipperwill [1819].
0576 Will [1819].
0579 Wilson, Thomas [1819].
0582 Yellow, Bear [1819].
0585 Yonegiskah [1819].
0588 Yonah (or Big Bear) [1819].

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