Chiefs of Nation’s: First edition
The Cherokee Nation 1730 to 1839
 109 years of Dialogue and Treaties

By Paul T. Vickers ^©2005
 

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                  What's important about this book!

        The embodiment of the researched materials and the conclusive evidence they provide, serve as the single most important factor, for this book.  Chronologically summarized, and organized into comprehensible literature: this book illuminates an abundance of new discoveries¾ within the annals of the Cherokee Nation. With over 7yrs of researching and writing… in its final formation, there are over 400 pages of stimulating reading; including 450 transcribed cites, from the official records. This includes the Treaties¾interspersed with the factual accounts. When placed in their dated sequence, these cited source materials, serve as components, to shed light on new historical accounts and without question, invalidate often superficial, traditional accounts, from previous publications; of which, many of these accounts¾ are not supported by legitimate sources and are merely a subterfuge. Importantly, without the support of first- class documentation, utilized in this manner, IE. the Colonial Records, National Archives Records, Office of Indian Affairs, Records of the Cherokee Indian Agency, The American State Papers of Indian Affairs; Public land records, and above all, the Treaties¾ with the United States of America¾ the old publications concerning the history of the Cherokee Nation, have failed to tell the story, in an accurate and truthful manner.  This book however, accomplishes this.                                                                                                                                            

               Caution to all Cherokee History Buffs

Most books regarding this history are littered with Lies and Misrepresentations of Facts  Please examine the Authors critical analysis of :  

Click: 1- Browns Old Frontiers
Click: 2- Cherokee Tragedy
Click:-3 Trail of Tears: Rise and fall of the Cherokee Nation

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Chief Dutch

 
                          The Following is an outline description  

     Chapter 1. Chief’s Council: This Chapter, explores the Location of the historical Cherokee Nation, and it’s capitol area¾ known commonly as the “Over-The- Hills” country. This introductory chapter contains historical maps, illustrating the geographic locations of the Cherokee Nation¾ east of the Mississippi River. This Chapter also explains the tribal structure of the Cherokee Towns and National Council location. Chapter one also contains a high quality copy of the Cherokee Chiefs, in England, in the year 1730. Included with this image, is the never before fully transcribed inscription, below the illustration.

     Chapter 2. Transitional wars: Transitional  Wars covers the Cherokee Nations involvement in French and Indian war¾ in the 1750 and 1760’s, and the Revolutionary War, beginning in 1775. Like no other book, Chiefs of Nations contains fully transcribed letters, found within the Colonial Records. From cite 1, through cites 7,9,and 10, there are letters from Governor  Dinwiddie of Virginia, to Governor Dobbs of North Carolina, concerning the Cherokee involvement in battles against the allied French and Shawnee forces. Uncharted in the history books, this letter, like several others, are transcribed to full quotation. Also, covered in this chapter is the Cherokee Nations, post war activity¾ including the all-important visit to King George the third, in 1762. This chapter also covers the Cherokee involvement in the Revolutionary War. Supported by other uncharted historical facts from the Colonial Records This very controversial period in the history of the Cherokee Nation, is now restored in  true and factually consistent  content. For Example: Cite  (50, 51 click here) is a fully transcribed letter from Lord Egremont to the Board of trade, concerning the proclamation line between the Colonies and the Cherokee and other Indian nations. This includes speeches from North Carolina, and British Colonial Governor, William Tryon. In tight sequence, several cited quotes, from # 79 to 94, cover other uncharted historical accounts, imperative, to enable the facts to provide evidence in facilitating the true accounts, about the situation of the Colonies and the Cherokee Nation, at the commencement of the revolution. Cite (82, 83, 84 click here) ): a letter from the primary proprietors, of the very controversial alleged land purchase, of Cherokee lands, at the dawn of the Revolution, in March of 1775 .The last few pages of Transitional Wars, covers the all important drama during the revolutionary war. Fortified with many cites. (91 click here) a letter from Cherokee agent John Stuart to the Earl of Dartmouth dated Jan. 8^th 1776.

Chief Ostanaco

     Chapter 3. A Tennessee State of Mind: : Following the revolution, in the 1780’s and 1790’s, the Cherokee Nation where constantly pressured to remove from their most northern lands. Their residence and ownership of pristine lands along the Tennessee River and all it’s tributaries, were subjected to the most treacherous and unspeakable actions by the leaders of North Carolina,  and it’s most westerly counter part; known at the time as Washington County North Carolina, and for a short period Franklin State (Modern N. East Tennessee). In this chapter the many cites. Including (5 click here) a letter from Indian agent for the South- West territory, Richard Winn, to Secretary of War Henry Knox. This letter concerned the leaders of the Washington district,  and future six time governor of Tennessee John Sevier and his brigade¾storming into Cherokee towns, killing unsuspecting Cherokees.

Standing Turkey
Cunne Shote

     Chapter 4. We the People: This chapter, is a tell- all expository that  illustrates the United States conviction, to subjugate the Cherokee Nation, under their proclaimed, Plenary Powers. In all it’s content, We The People, discovers the true intent of the United States Governments, ulterior objectives; in it’s relations with the Cherokee Nation, there’re citizens, and the land owners of the various yazoo land companies. This chapter formulates valid data to arrive at a concise analyses¾ to reveal the causes for the symptoms. The Cherokee leaders, without this knowledge of a third party claim of their lands (who from 1784, laid claim to the lands of the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations) were stymied and often misled when dealing with the United States.  Much different than the fictional portrayal, describing a War Band called the Chickamauga : accused  raiding and pilfering and murdering innocent citizens¾ this chapter, in correlating the Treaties of 1791,92, 94 & 1798, and the Records from the minutes of the proceedings during  the 1^st to 15^th Congress of the United States¾ examines the true and detrimentally relevant dialogue, during these proceedings. This includes North Carolina and Georgia’s, assertion of the lands beyond the boundary line, in what was known prior to the revolution as the Proclamation-Line, (a divisional line between the colonies and the Indian nations west of this line). Cite   (3 click here) the 1^st session of the 4^th congress exposes the fact that the state of Georgia never claimed jurisdiction past the St. Mary’s River. As this book reveals, this fact however, was rather superfluous, as the Yazoo land companies and their proprietors, commissioned by Georgia in 1784,in utilizing Articles 4 and 6 of the Constitution of the United States of America¾ were ultimately successful in there’re well- planned operation.

Sequoyah

     Chapter 5. The Essence of Betrayal: Taking over two and one- half years to research and write, this chapter, populated  with over 80 pages and several cites of previously unreleased historical accounts, is nearly all original in content. This last and final chapter, discloses the most hidden facts about the Cherokee Nations contentions and ultimately ¾ the separation of  the National Council. Beginning in 1809, this separation of  National Council; greatly influenced the treaty for the Arkansas territorial lands in 1817. Over-looked by historians, the Arkansas- Cherokee- Saga, was recorded in depth and stored within the Records of the Cherokee Indian Agency¾ both East and West. The  Papers of the Territory of Arkansas, were also a very important source. For example cite #  (1 click here ) Arkansas Cherokee Agent Edward Duval on June 18^th 1825, explains to the Secretary of War that the Cherokees, under tribal law, will not exchange lands for lands further west (present Oklahoma). Cite #   (4 click here) This cite provides very important facts regarding the ongoing war between the Arkansas Cherokee and the Osage.  Last but certainly not least, this chapter uncovers the much hidden truth about the Treaty of 1828; of which the Arkansas Cherokee allegedly agreed to a treaty, that relinquished their lands in present Arkansas¾ for lands in present Oklahoma. This chapter includes actual recorded data, from the various meetings between Government Officials and the Arkansas Cherokee Delegation cite #  (30 click here)illustrates that Seqouyah and his council members of the Arkansas Cherokee, actually refused to agree to the terms of the treaty. Finally, this book discloses the true events regarding the John Ross, Charles Hicks, Ridge, Richard Taylor  group, of the constitutional party, and their true standing in the Cherokee Nation, east of the Mississippi.                                                     

Chief Too-An-Tuh

Images Standing Turkey, Ostanaco and Dutch Chief courtesy of Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa OK.