Today in Chickamauga History - July 29
1826, July 29: ARKANSAS TERRITORIAL PAPERS VOL XX – Page 276 – 277 – MATTHEW ARBUCKLE TO EDWARD G. W. BUTLER - [NA:WD, AGO Lets. Recd.:C]
Head Quarters, 7th. Infantry CANT. GIBSON July 29th. 1826.
SIR, I have the honor to report that on the 18th. Inst Mr A. P. Choteau reported to me that Some strange Indians had been discovered lurking in the woods near his trading house,@ and that it
was probable their object was to commit some outrage. I immediately ordered Lieut. Newel1 " and a party of soldiers to the Trading house; this party arrived there about sun-set or later, & soon after dark three Indians, of what tribe unknown, crept up and Killed & scalped an Osage man within a few paces of the trading house: the darkness of the night, & the confusion which took place at the moment among a number of Osage women and children, who were near the place, prevented the troops from ascertaining the cause of the gun's being fired, until the murderers had accomplished their object and retired.—
The next morning I ordered Lieut. Stephenson 45 to the trading house, with a mounted party, to pursue and secure the offenders; their trail was followed four or five miles, in the direction of White- River, when it was lost owing to the nature of the Soil; the party continued to advance, however, for many miles further without success; and returned to the trading house that evening. On the Same night the Osage was killed Mr Choteau had three of his horses stolen; they, I ascertained from Lieut : Hawkins, who I sent up the Arkansas River, had been carried off in the direction of Red-River.-
On the 15th. Inst. I advised you that about thirty White-River- Indians, had appeared at the settlements near the upper Saline, Grand River.46 It was then my opinion that they had returned to their towns; since they have stolen from our citizens near the Upper Saline a number of horses, say twelve or Sixteen, and left that neighborhood. They are principally Piankashaws. I am advised that there are at present settled on the Red-River & the SuIphur-fork of that river, four or five hundred Indian warriors from the tribes on white River, and the Cherokees of this River, some Choctaws, Creeks &c, who are without an agent or any one to regulate their conduct. I judge they will be necessarily compelled to unite with their tribes, or remove further before good order can be preserved on this frontier.
The Osages are, or will be at their towns in a few days, and I hope nothing will take place to prevent their meeting with the Delawares at St Louis on the 15th Septr-I have written to Major Cummings, apprising him of the importance of restraining the Red-River-Indians from further agressions against them.
My command cannot be regarded Sickly for the season, yet I have still an unusual proportion of Officers sick.-
I am Sir Very Respectfully Your Obt Servt
(Signed)-M. ARBUCKLCEo l Commds
LIEUTE . G. W. BUTLERA ctd Asst Adjt Genl Western Dept Cincinnati, Ohio-
1826, August 16: ARKANSAS TERRITORIAL PAPERS VOL XX – Page 284 – 285 – HARTWELL BOSWELL TO GEORGE GRAHAM - [NA:GLO, Reg. and Rec. Lets., Batesvi1le:ALSI
WASHINGTOCNIT Y 16th August 1826.
SIR. We were conversing on yesterday upon a Subject, which I am desirous to obtain your written opinion upon. Viz-Whether those persons entitled to a right: of pre-emption under the Act of Congress passed on the 26th May 1824. "granting certain privileges to the Settlers on the public Lands that was ceded to the Cherokee Indians" in the Territory of Arkansas; 6g Have a right to locate their claims on that portion of the public Lands that lie south of the Arkansas River in the tract of Countrey lately acquired from the Quapaw Indians within the District of Lawrence?
I desire to call your attention to the above inquiry as early as your convenience will permit, and address me a reply at Browns Hotel and oblige 70
Very Respectfully Your M0 Ob' & Hum. Ser'
H. BOSWELL Register of the Land Office
Batesville Ark. Ter7
GEO GRAHAM Esqr Comr Gen1 L4 Office
[Endorsed} W. City. August 16th 1826 Hartwell Boswell Reg &c-Enquiry whether preemption rights can be located on the land ceded by the Quapaws, located in Lawrence Co. See Opinion of the Att7 General of 4 Deer 1826 71 & letter of 10 Deer 1826 to the Register & Receiver 73
1835, February 20- July 29: THE INDIAN PAPERS OF TEXAS AND THE SOUTHWEST –
LETTERS TO THE ALCALDE OF NACOGDOCHES FROM RUIZ – Page 6 –
The Supreme Government of the State, satisfied with the intention of the Cherokee Coushatta and other Indians will not permit them to be disturbed in the lands which they now occupy until the Genl Supreme Government shall determine upon the matter, and the Chiefs of the Cherokee nation having been made known to me, that five or six families have lately introduced themselves, among which there is one of the name of Cook and the widow of— and have established themselves within the pasture lands of the said Cherokee and are doing them much injury killing and wounding their cattle and of the deer, and it being absolutely necessary to maintain peace with those Indians, that you proceed without loss of time to expel the said families from the above mentioned lands for which purpose you will order the Sheriff to be under the direction of Col. Bowles to inform these families of which he, Col. Bowles has complained, that they will immediately leave and remove themselves from the said lands, and that you will take care, that hereafter, that no body shall be suffered to Establish themselves within the Range on the pastures of the said Indians until the Supreme Gen. Government shall have determined upon what lands they shall be established. 20th Febry 1835 Ruiz
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