Re: Catherine, Cherokee Indian
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Catherine, Cherokee Indian
evelyn 4/24/02
1835, Monday, July 19, 1835 Running Waters, Council Ground, Floyd County, Georgia.
The acting agent of the United States for the Cherokees east of the Mississippi river was present for the purpose of finding from the Cherokee people, what they wished to do with their year's annuity of $6,666.67.
JOHN ROSS attended the meeting and it was noted by JOHN RIDGE that John Ross had sent large bodies of Indians from the grounds with their chiefs and so they were not permitted to hear.
A resolution was introduced by ARCHILLA SMITH and seconded by JOHN RIDGE that the people be allowed to have the money equally and to the poor particularly.MAJOR RIDGE, JOHN RIDGE and ARCHLLA SMITH supported the resolution.
Another resolution was offered by EDWARD GUNTER that the money be paid to JOHN MARTIN, the treasurer of the Cherokee nation.
Over 2,000 Cherokees were numbered and named giving their residence and aye or Noe vote noted for the final SMITH resolution and it was soundly defeated.
Many of the voter's were from Chatooga and included the following:
1,252 EDWARD GUNTER
1,270 SAM'L GUNTER
1,275 JACKSON
1,277 CASITY
1,377 JESSE
1,390 CASADODY
1,344 JAMES GUNTER
1,350 CATITHI
JOHN ELIOT from Hightower 2,273, was the last voter.
Abstracted from United States Senate Document 120, 25th Congress, 2nd Session, pages 396-447.
Source: "Indians and Intruders, Vol. ii" by Sharron Standifer Ashton, Norman, OK, Ashton Books, 1997
Over 2,000 Indian names were on the list. I am looking for Indian CASADA's (and variant spellings) and also REUBEN GUNTER from SC married 3 times, last time to Gemimah.Smith's resolution was soundly defeated.Chattooga may have been Chattooga Old Town on the Chattooga River (north bank) just before it flows over the line into Alabama.
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Re: Catherine, Cherokee Indian
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