- Treaty of Indian Springs
There are two Treaties of Indian Springs with the Creek Indians. The first treaty was signed
January 8 ,1821 . In it, the Creeksceded land to the state of Georgia in return for cash payments totaling $200,000 over a period of 14 years. Further, the state of Georgia would receive payment from the Federal Government, to satisfy claims of citizens of Georgia against the Creeks for seizure or destruction of property prior to the1802 act of Congress which regulated intercourse with Indian tribes. The second treaty was signedFebruary 12 ,1825 and ratifiedMarch 7 ,1825 . Under this treaty the Creeks in Georgia, with the exception of theTukabatchee , would be relocated west of the Mississippi River to an equivalent parcel of land along theArkansas River . In compensation for the move to unimproved land, for the inconvenience of the move and to obtain supplies, the Creek nation would receive $400,000 paid in decreasing installments over a period of years. This second treaty was nullified the following year by theTreaty of Washington (1826) .This second treaty started a Tale of Lost Treasure, as treasure hunters have spent time looking for the $400,000.00 in gold coins that it was believed Chief McIntosh took from the Treaty signing location, as stated in "Georgia's Fabulous Treasure Tales", by Ernest M. Andrews.
The area around the spring is protected as
Indian Springs State Park between Jackson and Flovilla inButts County, Georgia .ee also
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List of treaties External links
* [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~texlance/serialset/doc222a.htm Treaty with the Creeks at the Indian Springs (1825)]
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