Person:Cornelius Daugherty (5)

May have lived in the town of Tugaloo

May have been one of the first traders

1711 The Cherokees received guns from Charlestown on condition they would fight Tuscaroras, who had recently murdered 137 colonists (15) The trader Eleazar Wiggan (called "Old Rabbit" by the Cherokee) "incited the Cherokees to war against the Euchees" for which his license was temporarily suspended. (16) The traders Robert Bunning and Cornelius Doherty traded with the Cherolees about the same time as Wiggan. (Haywood accused Dogherty with having taught the Cherokees to "steal horses from Virginia, which were the first horses they owned" (17)

Polk’s Oldest Letter Possibly the oldest letter still in existence today which was written in what is now Polk County, was sent to Captain Paul Demere. It was written by Cornelius Dougharty on December 4, 1757 at Highwassey, near Hiwassee Old Town. Dougharty was an English trader who resided near Hiwassee Old Town for many years. He is known to have owned four slaves and one historian has written that he taught the Indians to steal horses. Capt. Paul Demere was the English Officer in charge of constructing Fort Loudon, which was located on the Little Tennessee River near present day Vonore. This letter was written ninetten years before the Declaration of Independence. Sir: I have no news to acquaint you with those Parts, but all is peacable as yet, but when the Indians all come in, I shall hear of the Meeting they have in Woods with the Upper Creeks and stinking Luingoes which when I hear, shall acquaint you of the Whole. Here happened an Affair the other Day, Which had liked to be very dismal, as the Indians were alarmed of a Body of white men coming to cut the fellows off and take the Women and Children Slaves. About Break of day the 31st of November came Mr. Goudy and nine more. They broke open my door and took my slaves with them. And there happened to be some Indiqans about my house at that time. They run away stark naked to the Towns, alarmed the Women and in a short Time, there was not one to be seen. They took to the Woods and had liked to have brought all the Indians home from their Hunting had I not sent and stopped them. Chars. McGuingle and Corns. Cokely was in Company with Mr. Gopudy and it was as much as I could do to stop the Indians from Robbing them of their Horses and Goods and I do not know how the Affair will be yet, for they used my Woman very ill. I am afraid this Affair will hinder me from getting any Goods this Winter, which will breed great Confusion, and likewise I think I shall be obliged to quite this Country and let me leave it when I will I shall be missed by the government, for I can prove by several Gentlemen, now in Charles Town, that I have been a safe guard to the Country and what I have lost and am in Debt for, was to keep the Indians in Peace and Unity and therefore I hope the Country will look into it. All this whole Affair was b Sotries carried to Coudy by Cornelius Cokley for Spight, for letting the Tellico People have Ammunition, which had they not, I doubt whether there would have been a Passage for any Thing to your Fort. I have a Parcell of Hoggs which I intend to make into Bacon; if you, or any other Gentlemen wants, let me know by the Bearere and you shall have it. I should be for ever and entirely obliged to you if you would be a great Help to me to get me a little Salt. I am, Sir, Your most humble Servant, Cornelius Dougharty. Found on http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnpolk2/CDaughertyLetter.htm

The Cherokees received guns from Charlestown on condition they would fight Tuscaroras, who had recently murdered 137 colonists. [15] The trader Eleazar Wiggan (called "Old Rabbit" by the Cherokees) "incited the Cherokees to war against the Euchees," for which his license was temporarily suspended. [16] The traders Robert Bunning and Cornelius Doherty traded with the Cherokees about the same time as Wiggan. (Haywood accused Doherty with having taught the Cherokees to "steal horses from Virginia, which were the first horses they owned."), [17]