Today in Chickamauga History - June 19
1779, June 19: From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, - Indeed the express who brought this letter gives us reason to fear St. Vincenne is in danger from a large body of Indians collected to attack it and said when he came from Kuskuskies to be within 30 leagues of the place. I also enclose you a letter from Colo. Shelby stating the effect of his success against the seceding cherokees and chuccamogga. The damage done them was killing a dozen, burning 11 Towns, 20,000 bushels of Corn collected probably to forward the expeditions which were to have been planned at the Council which was to meet Governor Hamilton at the mouth of Tenissee, and taking as many goods as sold for £25,000. - https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-03-02-0005
1779, June 19: From Thomas Jefferson to John Jay - Also a letter from Colo. Shelby stating the effect of his success against the seceding Cherokees of Chuccamogga. The damage done them was the killing about half a dozen, burning 11 towns, 20,000 bushels of corn probably collected to forward the expeditions which were to have been planned at the council which was to meet Governor Hamilton at the mouth of Tenissee, and taking as many goods as sold for twenty five thousand pounds. - https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-03-02-0004
1779, June 19: Letter from Thomas Jefferson to George Washington - close you a letter from Colo. Shelby stating the effect of his success against the seceding cherokees and chuccamogga. The damage done them was killing a dozen, burning 11 Towns, 20,000 bushels of Corn collected probably to forward the expeditions which were to have been planned at the Council which was to meet Governor Hamilton at the mouth of Tenissee, and taking as many goods as sold for £25,000. I hope these two blows coming together and the depriving them of their head will in some measure effect the quiet of our frontieres this summer. - https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-21-02-0162
1798, June 19: Cash Invoices of the Cherokee Annuities - Hodgdon informs Henley of the cash invoices of the Cherokee annuities being transported to his address. They should be forwarded to the person responsible for the division of goods. - https://wardepartmentpapers.org/s/home/item/63113
1798, June 19: Cherokee Annuities Forwarded on the Sloop "Robert" - Enclosed is the cash invoice of the annuities for the Cherokee Indians sent to Habersham's address. The invoice will be of importance to Colonel Hawkins and should be sent on to him. - https://wardepartmentpapers.org/s/home/item/63111
1834, June 19: – The U.S. concludes a treaty with the party of Andrew Ross, brother of John Ross, over the objections of both the Ross party and the Ridge party, and is rejected by both the U.S. Senate and the Cherokee National Council.
1838, June 19: Lieutenant DEAS’ party arrives at Ft. Smith, where most emigrants disembark and refuse to get back on. Those who remain aboard disembark at Ft. Coffee on the following day. On this same date, General SCOTT grants the request of ROSS and the National Council to suspend removal until better weather in the fall (the date suggested is September 1). In spite of this Captain DRANE refuses to halt his group, which has left just two days before. SCOTT estimates in his report that at the time there are about 3,000 in the caps around the Cherokee Agency, 2500 at Ross’ Landing, and 1250 at camps between those two points, with 2000-3000 at interiors forts waiting to be moved to the interment camps and around 200 remaining to be captured.
1839, June 19: A secret conclave is held by ROSS’ partisans, ROSS claimed later, without his knowledge. Plans are made for the assassinations of Major RIDGE, John RIDGE, Elias BOUDINOT, Stand WATIE, John Adair BELL, James STARR, George ADAIR, and others. Notably absent from the list are Treaty Party leaders David VANN, Charles VANN, John GUNTER, Charles FOREMAN, William HICKS, and Andrew ROSS (John ROSS’ brother).
1839, June 19: The Cherokee Registry” Emigration from Georgia – Letter Written to the Chiefs of the Western Cherokees (Chickamauga) – The National Committee and Council of the Eastern Cherokees having had under consideration the communication from those of the Western Cherokees, cannot but express their regret at the course pursued by their western brethren, as well as the views entertained by them on a question so important and so indispensable to the welfare of the great Cherokee family as the reunion of the two Nations. To the assertions made in that communication, that, “It is believed by the National Committee that the two people have already been united,” we are compelled to refuse our assent. That the ancient integrity of the Eastern Nation should he dissolved, and her existence annihilated without discussion, without conditions, and without action of any kind, is utterly inconceivable; and the rejection by the representatives of our western brethren, of the reasonable proposition to unite the two nations on the basis of the strictest rules of justice and equality, is an act equally unhooked for and surprising. Therefore,
Resolved, that the declarations of the general council of the nation, at Aquohee Camp, on the first day of August 1838, in reference to attributes of sovereignty, derived from our fathers, he, and they are hereby, reasserted and confirmed.
Resolved, That the proceedings of the committee and council be forthwith laid before the people, that their sense may be had upon the subject.
Richard Taylor,
President National Committee.
Going Snake, Speaker National Council.
John Ross,
George Lowry.
A call was issued on June 20th for a “general council” of the people of the eastern and western Cherokees to met at the national council at Illinois Camp Grounds on Monday the 31st day of July, 1839.” It was signed by George Guess and Captain Bushyhead. On the twenty-first the following notice was sent to Agent Stokes.
- https://cherokeeregistry.com/the-emigration-from-georgia-trail-of-tears/