Today in Chickamauga History - April 1

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APRIL MATCHES

1779, April: The Defence of the Fundign System - In April, 1779, a Virginia-South Carolina force led by Colonel Evan Shelby defeated the Cherokees in the Chickamauga villages along the Tennessee River. In the fall of the same year the South Carolina force destroyed six more Indian villages. - https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-19-02-0001#ARHN-01-19-02-0001-fn-0014-ptr

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1824, April:  Ft. Gibson was established to handle western expansion and Indian Removal.  In addition, Ft. Gibson was established to keep peace between the Osage Indians and incoming Cherokees.

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1789, April: Speech of George Morgan to the Delawares, Shawanese, and Cherokees at New Madrid - My Enfans Children Monsieur L'Aurimier & Monsieur Maurain, have already informed you by order of Don Manuel Peres his Majestys Governor at the Illinois, who I am & the Business I have come here upon- They have just now told you that I am sent here by the King of Spain to settle a Number of people whom you now see here & many other whom will soon be here, on his Lands from Cape St Comme to the River St Francis & from thence beck or Westward two Degrees of Longitude or about five days march West from the Mississippi - Your Friends the Delawares, Six Nations & Shawnese who have acompanied me to this Place will tell you all the News from your Wise Men up the Ohio River & at the Lakes –

They well tell you all the good Business they come here for As I have now become your Father & all those the accompany me have become Subjects to the Kink of Spain, I will now tell you my mind freely to which I desire you to listen with attention. I have not come here to drive you the Delawares, Shawnese & Cherokkes away from here - on the Contrary I wish you all to sit down near to me that I may be usefull to you & to your Women & Children, & protect you & them from your Enemies should any offer to injure you.  I see that you hade seated yourselves in this Country to make Corn & to hunt for the Support of your Women & children For this, you are indebted to the King of Spain, & you may depend that you shall continue to enjoy this favour so long as you continue to deserve it.

There is one thing I shall particularly insist upon - It is that you charge your young men to be civil to all my People & not on any Acct. to steal a Horse from them nor take any of their Property. I will promise that my People shall be kind to yours & not take any of your Property

My Children As I mean to kindle a Council Fire at this Place, I desire You to appoint some Wise Men to assist me in taking Care of it that your Women & Children may live without Fear & that we may forever keep a clear Fire for all Nations to come & smoke their Pipes at. - https://wardepartmentpapers.org/s/home/item/39835

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1832, April: – After a meeting with President Jackson who bluntly informs him that the United States will take no measures to enforce the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Worcester v. Georgia case and that the Cherokee should prepare themselves for to go west, John Ridge reverses his stand against removal. Later, the other members of the delegation come to a like decision.

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1839, April:  YONAGUSKA, Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, dies and his adopted son, William Holland THOMAS, succeeds him.

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1789, April: Speech of George Morgan to the Delawares, Shawanese, and Cherokees at New Madrid - My Enfans Children Monsieur L'Aurimier & Monsieur Maurain, have already informed you by order of Don Manuel Peres his Majestys Governor at the Illinois, who I am & the Business I have come here upon- They have just now told you that I am sent here by the King of Spain to settle a Number of people whom you now see here & many other whom will soon be here, on his Lands from Cape St Comme to the River St Francis & from thence beck or Westward two Degrees of Longitude or about five days march West from the Mississippi - Your Friends the Delawares, Six Nations & Shawnese who have acompanied me to this Place will tell you all the News from your Wise Men up the Ohio River & at the Lakes –

They well tell you all the good Business they come here for As I have now become your Father & all those the accompany me have become Subjects to the Kink of Spain, I will now tell you my mind freely to which I desire you to listen with attention. I have not come here to drive you the Delawares, Shawnese & Cherokkes away from here - on the Contrary I wish you all to sit down near to me that I may be usefull to you & to your Women & Children, & protect you & them from your Enemies should any offer to injure you.  I see that you hade seated yourselves in this Country to make Corn & to hunt for the Support of your Women & children For this, you are indebted to the King of Spain, & you may depend that you shall continue to enjoy this favour so long as you continue to deserve it.

There is one thing I shall particularly insist upon - It is that you charge your young men to be civil to all my People & not on any Acct. to steal a Horse from them nor take any of their Property. I will promise that my People shall be kind to yours & not take any of your Property

My Children As I mean to kindle a Council Fire at this Place, I desire You to appoint some Wise Men to assist me in taking Care of it that your Women & Children may live without Fear & that we may forever keep a clear Fire for all Nations to come & smoke their Pipes at. - https://wardepartmentpapers.org/s/home/item/39835

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1828, April 1:  ARKANSAS TERRITORIAL PAPERS VOL XX – Page 637 – RICHARD H. WILDE 96 TO THOMAS L. McKENNEY - [NA:OIA, Lets. Recd. (Cherokees W.):ALS) –
H. R. l Ap1 1828.
THOS L McKENNEY Esqr

Sir. I would be much obliged by such information as you can give me on the following topics.

The exact number of the Cherokees residing West of the Mississippi, and what portion of the money annually paid to the Tribe goes to the Western Cherokees-

By the Treaty of 1819 abrogating the treaty of 1817 97 an agreed quantity of land was taken, instead of the quantity to be ascertained according to the treaty of 1817 I wish to ascertain how much was gained or lost by this arrangement of 1819-in acres.

Of this land thus acquired or substituted in 1819 what number of acres was without the limits of Georgia.

This information I do not seek by a call on the Department because I am not certain that any motion would be made or any legislation grow out of it. But its reception, would oblige me.

Very respy yr obt H0 S'
RH WILDE

[Endorsed] H0 Rep• 1st Apl 1828 R. H. Wilde makes enquiry relative to the number of Cherokee west, the amt of annuity paid to them. and the quantity of land given them by the treaty of 1819-

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