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Оглавление691. Letter of Hon. J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War, March 29, 1824. In this letter Mr. Calhoun says: "Certain benevolent societies in the year 1816 applied for permission to make establishments among the Cherokees and other southern tribes, for the purpose of educating and instructing them in the arts of civilized life. Their application was favorably received. The experiment proved so favorable, that Congress, by act of March 3, 1819, appropriated $10,000 annually as a civilization fund, which has been applied in such a manner as very considerably to increase the extent and usefulness of the efforts of benevolent individuals and to advance the work of Indian civilization."
692. The eight districts into which the nation was at this time divided were, Chickamauga, Chatooga, Coosawatee, Amohee, Hickory Log, Etowah, Taquoe, and Aquohee.
693. The census of the nation east of the Mississippi, taken in 1835, exhibited the following facts:
| Cherokees. | Slaves. | Whites intermarried with Cherokees. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Georgia | 8,946 | 776 | 68 | 9,790 |
| In North Carolina | 3,644 | 37 | 22 | 3,703 |
| In Tennessee | 2,528 | 480 | 79 | 3,087 |
| In Alabama | 1,424 | 299 | 32 | 1,755 |
| Aggregate | 16,542 | 1,592 | 201 | 18,335 |
694. In addition there was ceded by this treaty for the location of other Indian tribes all the Cherokee domain in Indian Territory lying west of 96°, containing by actual survey 8,144,772.35 acres or 12,726 square miles.
695. And a fractional square mile comprising 374 acres.
