Monthly Archives: February 2013

Visit to the Cherokee, 1756

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Roberta Estes

This visit occurred in the midst of the French and Indian War. The Cherokee sided with the British until suspicions and differences between the two spawned the Anglo-Cherokee War, also known as the Cherokee Uprising, in 1758 in which the Cherokee fought directly … Continue reading →

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King Hagler, Catawba Chief, Conference with Peter Henley 1756

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Many times the only glimpses we have of the Native people as individuals are through documents like this. I sure wish the names of his warriors had been recorded. Colonial and State Records of North Carolina Report by Peter Henley … Continue reading →

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Tuscarora and Meherrin Complaint, 1758

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Minutes of the North Carolina Governor’s Council North Carolina. Council November 26, 1758 – November 29, 1758 Volume 05, Pages 994-995 Upon Complaint of King Blunt and the rest of the Tuskarora Indians that Humphry Bate had settled upon their … Continue reading →

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Journal of Bishop Spangenberg, 1752

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Colonial and State Records of North Carolina Journal of August Gottlieb Spangenberg’s voyage to North Carolina to establish a Moravian Settlement [Translation] Spangenberg, August Gottlieb, 1704-1792 September 13, 1752 – January 08, 1753 Volume 05, Pages 1-14 ——————– page 1 … Continue reading →