Today in Chickamauga History - May 12
1797, May 12: David Henley Accounts - Various accounts and estimates of expenditures relative to Major Jackson and two other companies submitted or discussed. – Notable Location: Tennessee River, Nickajack - https://wardepartmentpapers.org/s/home/item/57553
1835, May 12: THE INDIAN PAPERS OF TEXAS AND THE SOUTHWEST - COPY OF A LAW OF THE LEGISLATURE OF COAHUILA AND TEXAS RELATING TO THE INDIANS – Page 6 –
In order to secure the Peace and tranquility of the State, the Government is authorized to Select, out of the Vacant Lands of Texas, that Land which may appear most appropriate for the Location of the Peaceable and civilized Indians which may have been introduced into Texas. Article 2. It shall establish with them a line of defense along the frontier to secure the State against the Incursions of the barbarous tribes. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth786490/m1/34/