This was the western boundary of a reservation set aside by the Treaty of Fort Moultrie and given to John Blunt (Blount), one of the six principal chiefs of the Florida Indians. The Apalachicola River was the eastern boundary. The treaty was ratified January 2, 1824. Its signers were William P. Duval, James Gadsden, Bernard Sequi, Nea Mathla, John Blunt, Tuski Hajo, Mulatto King, Emathlochee, and Econchatimico. Blountstown was named after him.