Today in Chickamauga History - March 14

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March 14, 2024

Today in Chickamauga History - March 14

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1775, March 14: Treaty of Sycamore Shoals with the Transylvania Company. A group of Cherokee defeats Spanish miners in the Mine La Motte area of Missouri.

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1835, March 14: – U.S. envoy John F. Schermerhorn offers the Ridge delegation $3,250,000 for the lands of the Cherokee Nation East. The Ross delegation counters with a demand for $20,000,000, and when that offer is rejected outright, promises to accept an amount set by the U.S. Senate. The Senate almost immediately offers $5,000,000, but the Ross delegation reneges on their promise. Schermerhorn eventually concludes a preliminary treaty with the Ridge delegation offering $4,500,000 for the Cherokee lands in the East plus other financial considerations.

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1839, March 14: The detachment of George HICKS arrives at Ft. Gibson.

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