Today in Chickamauga History - February 20
1793, February 20: Letter from James Seagrove to the Chiefs and Headmen of the Cussetah and Coweta Towns - Letter from James Seagrove to the Chiefs and Headmen of the Cussetah and Coweta Towns, dated St. Mary's, 20 Feb. 1793. Seagrove writes to inform the Creek leadership that he will meet with them 1 May; and that the talks from the great father General Washington, President of the United States, are straight and good towards Creeks. Seagrove admonishes Creek leaders not to listen to the northward indians, or Chicamagua, as they will lead the Creeks astray. Seagrove notes that the Northern Tribes of Indians, having faced a great army [U.S.], have sent chiefs to General Washington to beg for peace. General Washington, because of his great goodness, may spare these people, even though they don't deserve it. Seagrove has heard rumors that some endeavor to lead the Creeks into trouble, but notes that he believes that Creeks have too much sense to be made fools by bad people. There are Shawnees among the Creeks who show white man's scalps to the Creeks. Seagrove advices that out of regard for General Washington, that they make prisoners of the Shawnee. He offers a reward to those who bring him Shawnee prisoners. Mr Barnard waits on the Creeks with detailed instructions from Seagrove. Seagrove closes by sending his love to the Creek people and asks to be regarded as their true friend. – Note: This document is enclosed in a statement relative to the South Western frontiers, as connected with the state of Georgia and Creek Indians, the south Western territory of the United States and the Cherokees submitted to the House of Representatives on December 4, 1793. This document is an integral part of [Public Reports] and other communications of the Secretary of War, 12/99/1793. – Notable Person/Group: Chickamauga, Cherokee - https://wardepartmentpapers.org/s/home/item/44241
1835, February 20- July 29: THE INDIAN PAPERS OF TEXAS AND THE SOUTHWEST – LETTERS TO THE ALCALDE OF NACOGDOCHES FROM RUIZ – Page 6 –
The Supreme Government of the State, satisfied with the intention of the Cherokee Coushatta and other Indians will not permit them to be disturbed in the lands which they now occupy until the Genl Supreme Government shall determine upon the matter, and the Chiefs of the Cherokee nation having been made known to me, that five or six families have lately introduced themselves, among which there is one of the name of Cook and the widow of— and have established themselves within the pasture lands of the said Cherokee and are doing them much injury killing and wounding their cattle and of the deer, and it being absolutely necessary to maintain peace with those Indians, that you proceed without loss of time to expel the said families from the above mentioned lands for which purpose you will order the Sheriff to be under the direction of Col. Bowles to inform these families of which he, Col. Bowles has complained, that they will immediately leave and remove themselves from the said lands, and that you will take care, that hereafter, that no body shall be suffered to Establish themselves within the Range on the pastures of the said Indians until the Supreme Gen. Government shall have determined upon what lands they shall be established. 20th Febry 1835 Ruiz
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