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[edit] Information on John Woods, Cherokee ChiefFrom "Digital Library of Georgia": Letter, 1787 Jan. 14, Cherokee Nation [to] Edward Telfair, Governor of Georgia, from John Woods Cherokee Nation, Town of [unclear: Eastanary] [unclear: ye:] 14th Jan:y [January] 1787 Sir Pursuant to the appointment of the Legislative body of the State of Georgia, And Your Honrs. [Honors] Instructions to Superintend the Choctaw Nations Of Indians, I therefore Returnd [Returned] thither [unclear: Assoon [As soon]] as my Circumstances, and times Would Admit me, And was Received by the Traders, And Indians, in a Verry [Very] friendly, and Becoming manner. In Consequence therefore, of my Instructions, I went to the town of Great [unclear: Yazo]Which is the Seat of Government, And the Residence of [unclear: Friendchemastubie], the King, and Great leading Chief, of that Nation, And Communicated to him, the Import of my business there, Who Sent for Such of the Great Medal Chiefs, as Were Not Gone Out to their hunting Grounds, And After Consulting them, Give me an answer to this Effect "That they were Verry [Very] Glad to see me Return Again, into their land [deleted: Again] to see them but that they did not Consider me Vested, with proper Authority, to transact the business of their Nation, by virtue of my Commission, from the State of Georgia, As they had already Treated With Great beloved Men of All the Virginians(Viz. the Continental Commissioners) And that they Were determined, to hold fast the Treaty, they had already made With them, And that they Would pay No Regard to Any Authority, Which did not Originate, And derive, from Congress" They further Observed, that they had Offentimes [Often times] been promised, to have sent to them by the State of Georgiaa full, and Regular, supply of Goods, for their Nation And so often disappointed, of their Expectations -- That they Neither Would hear, Or send, any More talks to the State of Georgiafor the future I therefore finding it Out of my power, to Render any service, by the appointment I had received from you, that I declin'd [declined] proceeding any further in the Matter Sir I have sent by the bearer hereof, Mr. Solomon Lawrence Williams, the Commission, and Instructions, I Received of you, and hopes you will Receive them Safe, And hereby Returns my thanks to yourself, And the Legislature of your State, for the Service, And honour [honor], they Intended to [unclear: do me] thereby I am Now on my Jorney [Journey] to Congress, in Company with [unclear: Pyomatahaw], One of their Great leading Chiefs, to deliver their talks, And make some Requisitions, of them, Relative to their Nation, Agreeable to the treaty, held by the United States, Commissioners at Senaca I left the Choctaw Nation, [unclear: yr. [year]] 22nd. of Novr. [November] last, and Came by the Chickesaws, thence through the Creeks, thence into the Cherokees, having suffered Greatly by stress of weather, high waters, and often times the want of provisions, loss of horses [unclear: &c [et cetera]] On Our passage through the Creek Nation, we were Often Informed by them, of their Intentions of Going to war, with the Virginians, And that four fellows had Already Set Out on said business, but their Rout [Route] we could not learn, they also, told us that there was a Quantity of powder, and Bullets, Reposited in Every Town, in their Nation, And that Assoon [As soon] as the leaves, and Grass, Came they were to set Out to [illegible] The foregoing Accounts, I have as Nearly Stated, as I am Capable of Giving You, hoping you will Excuse, the prolixity of writing, as I Wish to Acquaint myself, as faithfully, and honestly As the Nature of the trust Required, I was hounored [honored] with, and my abillity [ability] is Capable of I hope Your honour [honor] Will be so good, as to pay the Express, for his trouble, from the [deleted: Nation] Choctaw Nation, as he suffered Greatly on his way in to you, And if the same Should Merit your Notice, I should be Glad of an answer by the bearer Sir if I have done anything, which[document damaged] Render the publick [public] a service, and [unclear: meriting] [document damaged] Esteem, I am happy, And in the Mean time, [document damaged: hope] You will send the bearer Such Remitances [Remittances], as Your honour [honor] shall think proper, as it was Out of my power to obtain anything, agreeable to the mode which was adopted, by the Legeslature [Legislature] for my support, at this Crittical [Critical] Juncture, And as the same hath [has] proved Abortive, of the Intended design, Yet I beg leave, to make One Remark, Viz. that it hath brought me into a Great deal of losses of horses, Expences [Expenses], and trouble, and Oftentimes [Often times] the Risque [Risk] of my life, all which, I hope your Goodness, will consider I have the Honour [Honor] to be, with Great Esteem and Regard, yr. Honrs. Mst. Obt. hum. Servt. [your Honor's Most Obedient humble Servant] [Signed] John Woods His Excelly. [Excellency] Edwd. [Edward] Telfair N:B: [Nota Bene] I lost four horses for which I Charge Two hundred & Twenty five dollers [dollars] And for my time and Other Expences [Expenses] I leave to your Own Generosity [Signed] John Woods
Russell Cave, Alabama - History The actual history of Russell Cave extends back over 10,000 years. There was evidence of all prehistoric cultures of the Southeast being represented from Paleo people (before 12,000 B.C. - 7,000 B.C.), to Archaic people (7,000 B.C. - 1,000 B.C.), to Woodland (1,000 B.C. - 800 A.D.), and even includes Mississippian (800 A.D. - 1500 A.D.). Although researchers have managed to figure this much out, the connections between the ancient people who occupied Russell Cave and modern day tribes is still unknown. Something drove the early Mississippians out of the area and speculations have been made concerning some type of agriculture disaster around 1500 A.D. The first recorded person to own the cave was a man named John Woods. He was a veteran of the Revolutionary War and was one of the natives granted a reservation. The land he owned included all of Russell Cave, and the stone house he built there has survived to this day to be the oldest home still inhabited in Jackson County. Eventually, a man named Major James Doran came to live on the reservation with Woods. Traces of John Woods disappeared, but Doran sold part of the reservation to a family member named Colonel Thomas Russell. It remained in the Russell family until 1928. The area is known as Doran’s Cove and the cave is known as Russell Cave, after the two men who inhabited the land. The cave was officially discovered in 1951 when the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) surveyed the area for the purpose of putting up power lines. The site has since been excavated and many tell-tale artifacts have been discovered as a result. During these excavations the National Geographic Society purchased the site and offered it to the public as a national monument. President John F. Kennedy established the Russell Cave National Monument on May 11, 1961. From "The History of Jackson County, Alabama", by John Robert Kennamer: In Oct 1785, a Commission of John SEVIER, Wm DOWNES, Thomas CARR and John DONELSON engaged about eighty men to join them and floated down the Tennessee River to a spot, probably Long Island Town, near the town of Bridgeport, AL, and opened a land office for the sale of the lands in the "Great Bend". Some of the men who came with the commissioners were: Zachariah COX, George DARDIN, SR., George DARDIN,JR, George THOMAS, James CALLAHAN, James SCOTT, William NELSON, Joseph MCCONNELL, Charles ROBERTSON, Alexander KELLY, John WOODS, Alexander CUNNINGHAM, William FISHER, Abraham UTLER, John CORVIN, David MITCHELL and James M. LEWIS. References
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