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Oct.
4, 1838:
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Elijah
Hicks, and 748 CHEROKEEs will be the second group of CHEROKEEs
to leave the Tennessee Cherokee Agency area under their own
supervision. They are part of the forced removal of the CHEROKEEs
to the Indian Territory. They will arrive on January 4, 1839.
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Oct.
5, 1731:
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Today,
NATCHEZ warriors, led by Chief Farine, will attack a NATCHITOCHES
village at present day Natchitoches, Louisiana. The NATCHEZ
will take over the village. The CADDOes and the French, under
Louis Juchereau de St. Denis, will retreat to nearby Fort
St. Jean. During the subsequent fighting, over the next 8
days, over 6 dozen NATCHEZ will be killed. The NATCHEZ flee
into the woods, and would never be a cohesive force again.
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Oct.
6, 1539:
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Today,
de Soto will reach the APALACHEE town of Iniahica, near present
day Tallahassee. He will pick this town as his winter quarters.
He will maintain this camp until March 3, 1540.
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The
Susquehanna River
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Oct.
7, 1701:
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In
a farewell address to William Penn, SUSQUEHANNAH Chief Oretyagh,
along with other SHAWNEE leaders, request, again, that traders
be prevented from selling alcohol to the local Indians. Penn
assures them that the Pennsylvania assembly is do just that.
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Oct.
8, 1758:
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(through
October 26): IROQUOIS & DELAWARE treaty - the Council
of Easton begins today in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eventually
peace treaties will be signed, and many of the much-hated
treaty of Albany will be abrogated.
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Oct.
9, 1804:
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Lewis
& Clark council with RICARA chiefs.
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16th
century Choctaw chief from which Tuscaloosa derives
its name. "Tushkalusa" literally means "black
warrior."
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Oct.
10, 1540:
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Today,
de Soto enters a village called Athahachi. Here he will meet
the village chief, Tascaluca. Tascaluca will be taken as a
hostage by de Soto to insure the cooperation of the Chief's
followers.
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Oct.
11, 1736:
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According
to some sources, an agreement covering friendship and land
cessions is reached today by representatives of the CAYUGA,
ONEIDA, ONONDAGA, SENECA and TUSCARORA Indians and Pennsylvania.
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Oct.
12, 1676:
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Mugg
was an AROSAGUNTACOOK Chief. At the outbreak of King Philip's
War, he sought out a peace treaty with the English for his,
and other, tribes. Rather than listen to him, the English
threw him in jail. While he was released soon, his treatment
made him an enemy of the English. With 100 warriors, he attacked
Black Point, Maine today in retaliation. Most of the settlers
would escape, but he would burn many of the structures. Mugg
would be killed in Black Point 7 months later.
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Portrait
of Wa-kon- cha-hi-re-ga, Winnebago Leader, by Charles Deas,
ca. 1842
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Oct.
13, 1846:
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The Winnebago sign a treaty today.
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Oct.
14, 1768:
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Today
at Hard Labor, South Carolina, British Superintendent of Indian
Affairs will meet with Cherokee chiefs. They will make a treaty
which will cede 100 square miles of Cherokee lands. The treaty
will be renegotiated in two years.
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Oct.
15, 1615:
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Today,
Samuel de Champlain, 12 Frenchmen, and many of his HURON allies,
attack the IROQUOIS town of Onondaga. Champlain will be wounded,
and several HURONs will be killed. Champlain will give up
the attack. Because of Champlain's actions, the IROQUOIS will
fight the French for years to come.
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Oct.
16, 1826:
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The
POTAWATOMI Indians sign a treaty with the United States today.
The Americans were represented by Lewis Cass, James Ray and
John Tipton.
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Oct.
17, 1782:
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Today,
CHEROKEE Indians will sign the "Long Swamp" treaty
with General Andrew Pickens in Selacoa, Georgia. They will
cede land in Georgia as reparations for the fighting during
the Revolutionary War.
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