Tahlonteeskee was a
Cherokee warrior, and a brother or brother-in-law of
Doublehead
Doublehead (1744–1807) or Incalatanga (''Tal-tsu'tsa'', ᏔᎵᏧᏍᎦ in Cherokee), was one of the most feared warriors of the Cherokee during the Cherokee–American wars. Following the peace treaty at the Tellico Blockhouse in 1794, he serv ...
, 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," 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
Bloody Fellow. These diplomats met with President
George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...
. 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.
18th-century Cherokee people
Chickamauga Cherokee people
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