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The Arkansas Cherokee Immigration
Following the treaties of 1791, 92, 94 and 98 between the Cherokee Nation and the United States, that allowed the
new state of Tennessee to populate lands in very close proximity to the over hills Cherokee, along the Little
Tennessee river , the building of the Cherokee agency at Highwassee and importantly, the Louisiana purchase,
the stage was set for the commencement of Indian removal to lands west of the Mississippi river. To facilitate
the endeavors of the U.S. Federal Government the States of Tennessee ,Georgia and the proprietors of the
Tennessee and Georgia land companies, in 1801 Return J. Meigs was appointed as agent to the Cherokee to do
little other than, serve as the superintendent of these Governmental objectives.
EX. 1 a photo of and
Signature of Agent Meigs ( National Archives)
Ex. 2 a drawing of Ft. Southwest point at Kingston Tennessee.
( courtesy Mike Woody Fort Admin. )
Ex. 3 A list of the Cherokee Chiefs of the first Class circa.
1803-04 note: Glass , Toochalar, Blackfox, Standing Turkey, Dick Justice ,Path Killer, Willowee, Turtle
at home, Long Fellow, and the others awarded medals as recognition of stature ( National Archives) .
Ex. 4 The treaty of Oct 25th 1805 . The Cherokee were compelled to release claim to lands in Middle Tennessee as
the Chickasaw’s held a joint claim of these lands that were also under the jurisdiction of both Tennessee
and North Carolina- who sold lands out of the N.Carolina land office, Cumberland land office and also
administered land grants to veterans of the Revoloutionary war ( Public statutes vol. 7 ).Note the authentic
and federally recognized Chiefs assembled IE., Black Fox, Path Killer, Glass , Doublehead, Dick Justice,
Tol-la-ti-skee , ( Tohluntuskee ) Chal-lau-git-hee , Turtle at home, Toochlar and others, once again the
representatives, for the Cherokee nation assembled at the Tellico Block house as one nation.
Ex. 5
The layout
of the seven sided Cherokee national council house.At this treaty and all full nation treaties the Ougha
( principal chief) and the first and second chiefs of the nation sat at the center of this structure
( Thomas E. Mails ). The Chiefs signed the treaties as the order they would be seated in this council
house.
Ex. 6 a photo of The remains of the Tellico block house.
Ex.7 and
7 ( B)
A letter/address dated
Nov. 2nd 1809 from President Thomas Jefferson Via Agent Meigs to the Cherokee national Council assembled
at Wills town. Here , He openly asserts the advise of the U.S. federal government, to the Cherokee nations
leaders, to begin the process of immigration, to lands along and between the Arkansas and White rivers, in
present Arkansas ( National Archives ) .
Ex. 8 and
8( b) A letter Dated March 14th 1812, the very first
communication from the immigration party. From the post of Ozark the Chiefs, Tholuntuskee , Black Fox,
Kanneetoo ( Taka-toka) Olahnahee and Whawatchee , for the first time since their departure, from the
eastern nation, interviewed with the then trader and liaison, John Ross (the drafter of this document )
explaining their wants and needs as promised by the U.S, government ( National Archives ) .
Ex. 9 and
9
(B) Another letter dated May 23, 1814 (Drafted by Arkansas Cherokee agent William Lovely) ,from the
Arkansas Cherokee Chiefs. This time assembled were all chiefs who immigrated, to the west, including
Chief Bowls together with Tohluntuskee and the others.( National Archives)
Ex. 10 . A letter from agent Meigs to Chief Dick Justice before his departure, to Arkansas-promising that the treaty will be carried
into effect as agreed to within the stipulations (National archives)
Ex. 11 and
11 (B) letter dated
March 1817 from The Arkansas Cherokee Chiefs Kattakah ( Taka-toka),Tohluntuskee Black fox and others
concerning the planned treaty note: there were at least 3,700 Cherokee at the Arkansas reservation
prior to the second removal.( national Archives)
Ex .12 The very first Immigration enrollment Note:
John Jolly, The gourd, spring frog, Toocha-lay or ( Toochalar) the acting principal chief of the
Cherokee nation at this time and from 1809) Chil-la-ga-tee,and the Kul-ta-hee and others. ( national Archives)
Ex. 13 The autographed Jack D. Backer 1817 immigration roll ( page 1 ) .
Ex. 14 The Cherokee enrolled at the Highwasssee agency in present Tennessee.( national Archives)
Ex. 15 Chiefs Tohluntuskee and Hummingbird
traveled by foot and raft to Knoxville, where they met with Dick justice and others and there after
ventured to Washington D.C. to here the blessings of the late treaty from president James Monroe ,
afterward the onset of the immigration commenced ( Arkansas Territorial papers) .
Ex. 16 Arkansas Gov.
Mike Huckabee , in behalf of the state and by the request of Chief Tom Vickers and the A.A.I. H.and C.
Soc. Inc., recognizes The Arkansas Cherokee Immigration on October 14th 2000.
Ex. 17 A memorial of the
Cherokee Chiefs Written into the Federal Records who immigrated to the lands of the Arkansas Cherokee
and in protest of the treaty of May 6th 1828 , did not move further west, into present Oklahoma. |
