Today in Chickamauga History - April 22
1781, April 22: Letter from Joseph Martin to Arthur Campbell - By such a body as was Collecting it appears that they Either Intended to attack the Stations or strike a heavy Blow on our frontiers. I made no stay at the Camp but pushed on as fast as possible for about Seventy miles further being still on fresh sign when the men Stopt and Refused to go any further Saying I was Takeing them to Chickamogga that we was To weak their provisions near out and their horses Tyerd. I Did Every thing in my power to prevail on them to Go about ten miles further but Could not. - https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-05-02-0660
1792, April 22: [Copy] Indian Hostilies and Travels - Mr. Shaw with the Bloody fellow and the other Cherokees who left Philadelphia - John Watts in his visit to the lower towns spoke very boldly and warmly against their recent hostilities and urged them to desist and observe the Treaty they had made. - http://wardepartmentpapers.org/s/home/item/42794
1828, April 22: ARKANSAS TERRITORIAL PAPERS VOL XX – Page 651 – 652 - DELEGATE SEVIER TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR - [NA:0IA, Lets. Recd. (Cherokees W.) :ALS]
WASHINGTON April 22 1828.
Sir- When I left you yesterday, I had supposed your "proposed" treaty with the Cherokee Indians would not be submitted to them for their consideration, in consequence of my protesting against that, or: any other treaty, by which Loveley's purchase was in the slightest degree to be affected, or our western boundary line, removed one inch further to the east 34
1 have learnt this morning that you intend to submit a treaty to them, similar to the one you shewed me yesterday-by which Lovelys purchase will be given up; five thousand of the most wealthy and respectable citizens of Arkansas completely sacrificed-and our western boundary line brought 40 miles further east~! have heard this information, with inexpressible astonishment and regret -It seems to me one of the strangest things in the world, that you should gravely propose to give up one of our most populous and wealthy counties to the Cherokees for the country the Cherokees at this time own and occupy-propose this exchange regardless of my
written, and repeated verbal protestations-regardless of the known wishes of all my people, and as you say against the wishes of · the Indians themselves--What object important to the government is to be effected by it?-Is it to have a pretext to give to the Indians from fifty to one hundred thousand dollars merly to ruin five thousand citizens of Arkansas? You sir can effect your object, if such is your object, without any money instead of the sum you propose to give them -You can effect our ruin and soon also what your treaty does not, Our garrison, given to us by the government to protect us against the countless numbers of Indians on our western borders-I now say to you in writing, what I said to you verbally, that I will agree to loose my head, if I did not, in One hour in Arkansas & with the assent of the Cherokee nation, make the exchange you wish, (for it seems that nobody wishes it but yourself)-without giving the Cherokees one cent-If they had it, they would for that exchange give instead of asking, boot. –
But what seems to me, still more strange, is that you will endeavor to treat at all, when I have called for all the correspondence now on file in your office in relation to the settlement of "Lovelys purchase" for the express purpose, (as Col McKenney if you do not, verry well knows), of taking this matter out of your hands, & by that means, save my people from Those destructive negociations -Yes sir, instead of getting the correspondence I have sought, I :find it withheld-and
you in the meantime endeavouring to hold a treaty to carry into effect the verry thing I am trying to prevent-I write you this note beseeching you, if it be not too late, to desist from treating with those Indians, if in that treaty Lovely County is to be given up. -If more land is due them than they have now, there is a sufficiency of country, as I wrote to you early after my arrival here, 35 lying east and north of Loveley's purchase to supply the deficiency-But I said, as I now say, that they can get all, if not more, than they are entitled to, although you propose to add two millions & a half to their present quantity provided they will treat &e I said then as I now say-that they have an "outlet" to the west, though such never was guarranteed to them in their treaty.
I want to know what has been done-It is a painful subject to me,
I will not now pursue it further. 36
Your ob' servt
A.H. SEVIER
[Endorsed] Washington Ap 1 22 nd 1828 A. H. Sevire Relative to the treaty proposed to be made with the Cherokees of Arkansa, against which he protests-
36. The President commented as follows on Apr. 22, 1828: "Governor Barbour came, still perplexed with the claims of the Arkansas Cherokee Indians. Mr. Sevier, the delegate from the Territory, earnestly remonstrates against the projected treaty, by which a portion of lands westward of the Territory should be assigned to them for their permanent and final residence, giving them an enlarged space to settle upon -more in quantity than in quality -which Mr. Cobb and the other Southern proprietors are extremely anxious to have the treaty concluded. ther Southern proprietors are extremely anxious to have the treaty concluded. I proposed that by the means of friendly Senators we should ascertain in what light they would consider that project, and whether it would probably receive (Memoirs the advice of the Senate to ratification" J. Q.
Adame, 516). See VII, post, 654. p.
1828, April 22: ARKANSAS TERRITORIAL PAPERS VOL XX – Page 652 – 653 - EDWARD W. DuVAL TO THOMAS L. McKENNEY - [NA:OIA, Lets. Recd. (Cherokees W.):ALS]
WASHINGTON, April 22 nd 1828.
Dr Sir: I thank you for the note which you have just sent to me: 37 Very few things astonish me now-a-days, or I should be greatly surprised at what you say has been communicated by Mr Sevier. to the Secretary of War. I say, without hesitation, & I would write it in the presence of Mr Sevier, that there is not even the shadow of truth in it: No,-not the shadow. Be as liberal as justice to the U States will allow you to be in the inducements you may offer for the Exchange, and it will still remain a matter of difficulty & doubt. I should render myself fairly obnoxious to reproach for gross derelection of duty were I to connive at terms that were either unreasonable in themselves, or unexpected by the Cherokees. Mr Sevier shews, by this declaration, the most entire ignorance of the Subject, or a studied & intended design to defeat, by any means, the arrangement proposed. I repeat it, Sir, there will be great difficulty in obtaining the sanction of the delegation to the proposed exchange, offer them, by way of inducement, what you may.-
I am too unwell, or would, immediately, ride up & see you.-Make any use you please of this.-Were I to write to the Sec" I could only repeat what it contains.38-
Very truly yrs.
E: W: DUVAL
Col TH L McKENNY.
P. S. If you still think it necessary for me to address Mr Barbour let me know: Shall I say to him that I have heard of the communication of Mr Sevier?
[Addressed] Col 0 McKenney, War Dept
[Endorsed] Washington Ap 1 22d 1828. E.W. Du Val. Relative to a communication made by Mr Sevier to the SecY of war respecting the facility of forming a treaty with the Cherokees-
1839, April 22: The Old Settlers (Chickamauga) hold an election to select new officers to strengthen their organization vis-à-vis the Latecomers under ROSS. John BROWN, formerly of Brown’s Tavern, Landing, and Ferry in Tuskegee (Lookout Valley) west of Moccasin Bend in the Tennessee River as well as former judge of the Chickamauga District of the Cherokee Nation East, becomes Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation West (Chickamauga).