Treaty of Lochaber

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

On Oct. 18, 1770, British representative John Stuart signed the Treaty of Lochaber with the Cherokee Nation, relinquishing all Cherokee claims to property from the North Carolina and Virginia border to a point near Long Island on the Holston River to the mouth of the Kanawha River at present-day Point Pleasant, Mason County.

In this treaty, the Cherokee surrendered their rights to the remaining land in present-day southern West Virginia not included in the Treaty of Hard Labour in 1768.