Today in Chickamauga History - July 12

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1800, July 12:Letter to Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Hawkins - at foot of text: “The HonbleThomas Jefferson Vice President of the U.S”; endorsed by TJ as received 8 Aug.and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure: Vocabulary of Creek and Chickasaw words, notfound, but incorporated into “A Comparative Vocabulary of the Muskogee orCreek, Chickasaw, Choktaw and <in part of the> Cherokee languages, (withSome Words in the language of the old Indians of Keowa.) By the lateCol. Benjamin Hawkins late Agent of the United States to the Creek Nation,& by him communicated to Mr Jefferson,” the Historical and LiteraryCommittee of the American Philosophical Society supplying the title and othernotations on the document’s cover page; containing Creek, Chickasaw,Choctaw, and Cherokee equivalents of 276 English terms in a sequence followingTJ’s standard list (see note to TJ to William Linn, 5 Feb. 1798, Vol.30:81–2n); donated to the APS as a single list including all four languages - https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-32-02-0035

1838, July 12:  The boats from Lieutenant WHITELY’s party runaround at Benson’s Bar, and the party continues overland eight days later.

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1839, July 12:  The Cherokee Registry” Emigration from Georgia – In National Convention, Illinois Camp Ground - Sir: We deem it proper to report further to you, for your information, the proceedings of the national convention in reference to the late excitement.

In order effectually to stop the further effusion of blood, the convention has, by decree, buried all past grievances in oblivion, on the sole condition of the parties giving assurance to maintain the peace in future.

Measures have been taken to inform those persons who claimed protection at the fort of these proceedings so that the collecting their friends to “secure themselves from violence is rendered altogether needless.

These provisions, which are in exact conformity with your wishes as well as with our own, will prove to you our determination to prevent mischief and to promote peace.

We have the honor to be, sir, your friends and obedient, humble servants,
George Lowry, President,
George Guess, Vice President,
Elijah Hicks, Secretary,
John Ross.
By order of the National Convention.
Brevet Brig. Gen. M. Arbuckle,
United States Army, Commanding.'”
It was required by this act that the prominent treaty men to which it related should appear at the Illinois Council ground, confess their sorrow for having signed the treaty of 1835 and pledge themselves to live peaceably, upon which event they would be permitted to live, but would be ineligible to hold office in the nation of five years. This act was abrogated on January 16. 1840. - https://cherokeeregistry.com/the-emigration-from-georgia-trail-of-tears/

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