Tahlonteeskee (Cherokee warrior)
Tahlonteeskee was a Cherokee warrior, and a brother or brother-in-law of Doublehead, a well known Chickamauga Cherokee warrior and follower of Dragging Canoe. Governor William Blount was told by John Watts that Tahlonteeskee was his uncle "of a kind,"[citation needed] perhaps denoting a relationship by marriage.
Cherokee–American Wars[]
There were several men that went by the name Tahlonteeskee at this time. This older man was a member of the Cherokee peace delegation to Philadelphia in 1791, accompanying Doublehead and . These diplomats met with President George Washington. Later, Tahlonteeskee joined his nephew, John Watts, and Young Dragging Canoe, in a secret trip to Pensacola, Florida, the purpose of which was to buy arms and supplies from a British agent. Governor Blount was informed of this trip by spy reports later printed in the "American State Papers."
See also[]
- Tahlonteeskee (Cherokee chief) (also sometimes written as "Talotisky").
Sources[]
- American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol.1, 1789-1813; Congress of the United States; Washington, DC: CPO; 1831-1861 archives.
- Wilkins, Thurman. Cherokee Tragedy: The Ridge Family and the Decimation of a People; New York: Macmillan Company; 1970.
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