an order for his trial before a court of oyer and terminer persuant
to the stipulations of the Treaty of New York, An indictment was re-
turned and he confessed that he was a member of the party that had mr
dered Ish, He was permitted to plead not guilty and after he had been
convicted he replied to the question as to whether he had anything to
say that he had left his village with the intentions of killing and
stealing or of being killed himself and that it was his misfortune
to be captured, He was sentenced on August 1}, 179), and executed
immediately thereafter,
THE CIVIL AND POLITICAL HISIORY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE BXXT FROM
ITS EARLLEST SETTLEMENT UP TO THEYEAR 1796, INCLUDING THE BOUNDARIES
OF THE STATE, By John Haywood, 1823, Reprinted, 1915, Publishing
House, Methodist. Episcopal Church, South on ae
> Me piscopal Chureh, South, 1915, Pares 2 322-323
EXEXERXUXK THETERRITORIAL PAPERS OF THE UNITED STATES, Compiled and
Edited by Clarence Edwin Carter, Vol. IV, U. S. Government Printing
Office, washington, D, C., 1936. Page 61
an order for his trial before a court of oyer and terminer persuant
to the stipulations of the Treaty of New York, Bh indictment was re-
turned and he confessed that he was a member of the party that had mr-
dered Ish. He was permitted to plead not guilty and after he had been
convicted he replied to the question as to whether he had anything to
say that he had left his village with the intentions of killing and
stealing or of being killed himself and that it was his misfortune
to be captured, He was sentenced on August he 179), and executed
immediately thereafter.
THE CIVIL AND POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE BYXXX FROM
ITS EARLIEST SETTLEMENT UP TO THEYEAR 1796, INCLUDING THE BOUNDARIES
OF THE STATE, By John Haywood, 1823, Reprinted, 1915, Publishing
Ho Methodist. Epi sh,—South '
fouse, Me ipiscopal Church, South, 1915, Panes 2 322-323
EKKXEXNXK THETFRRITORIAL PAPERS OF THE UNITED STATES, Compiled and
Edited by Clarence Edwin Carter. Vol. IV, U. S. Government Printing
Office, Washington, D, C., 1936. Page 6%
an order for his trial before a court of oyer and terminer persuant,
to the stipulations of the Treaty of New York, an indictment was re-
turned and he confessed that he was a member of the party that had mur.
dered Ish, He was permitted to plead not guilty and after he had been
convicted he replied to the question as to whether he had anything to
say that he had left his village with the intentions of killing and
stealing or of being killed himself and that it was his misfortune
to be captured, He was sentenced on August ,, 179), and executed
immediately thereafter,
THE CIVIL AND POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE SPATE OF TENNESSEE KjXX FROM
ITS EARLIEST SETTLEMENT UP TO THEYEAR 1796, INCLUDING THE BOUNDARIES
OF THE STATE, By John Haywood, 1823, Reprinted, 1915, Publishing
House, Methodist Episcopal church, South, 1915, Pages 2 322-323
‘KKEXRIMEE THETERRITORIAL ‘PAPIRS OF THE UNITED STATES, Compiled and
Edited by Clarence Edwin Carter. Vol, IV, U, S, Government Printing
Office, Washington, D, C., 1936. Page 161
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_ OBONG POH EGO August 4th, 1794
Obongpohego, a Creek Indian Warrior who lived at Toocaucaugee on
Oakfuskee, was one of many who were dissatisfied with their treat-
ment under the Treaty of New York and went on a ravaging and kill-
ing rampage. On July 2), 179), he was a member of a pxmem war
party that killed John Ish, a white farmer who lived eighteen miles
below Knoxville, Tenn., as he was plowing in,his field, Ish left
a wife and eleven children as survivors and a party composed of
Major King, Lieutenant Cunningham and eleven Cherokee Indians pro-
vided by "The Hanging Maw!t,a chief who was an ally of the whites,
went in pursuit. They captured.a Creek who was not involved in
the murder and "The Hanging Maw't wished to scalp him, but he was
dissuaded and was finally satisfied with taking his warlock and
dancing the scalp dance with it all night. King and his group then
came upon the trail of the fleeing party of Creeks on a path that
was traveled from Coyatee to Hiwassée, They followed the trail to
wococee where they were overtaken by a runner who informed them that
one of Ish's mrderers was in a village two miles from Hiwassee and
they immediately went there and took him into custody, He was then
bound and taken to Knoxville and the Governor, when notified, issued
OBONGPOH EGO August 4th, 1794
Obongpohego, a Creek Indian Warrior who lived at Toocaucaugee on
Oakfuskee, was one of many who were dissbtisfied with their treat-
ment under the Treaty of New York and went on a ravaging and kill-
ing rampage. On July 2), 179), he was a member of a yxmmm war
party that killed John Ish, a white farmer who lived eighteen miles
below Knoxville, Tenn,, as he was plowing in,his field, Ish left
a wife and eleven*children as survivors and a party composed of
Major King, Lieutenant Cunningham and eleven Cherokee Indians pro-
vided by "The Hanging Maw",a chief who was an ally of the whites,
went in pursuit. They captured. a Creek who was not involved in
the murder and "The Hanging Maw't wished to scalp him, but he was
dissuaded and was finally satisfied with taking his warlock and
dancing the scalp dance with it all night. King and his group then
came upon the trail of the fleeing party of Creeks on a path that
was traveled from Coyatee to Hiwassee, They followed the trail to
wWococee where they were overtaken by a runner who informed them that
one of Ish's mrderers was in a viblage two miles from Hiwassee and
they immediately went there and took him into custody, He was then
bound and taken to Knoxville and the Governor, when notified, issued
OBONGPOHERO August 4th, 1794
Obongpohego, a Creek Indian Warrior who lived at Toocaucaugee on
Oakfuskee, was one of many who were disabtisfied with their treat-
ment under the Treaty of New York and went on a ravaging and kill-
ing ramage. On July 2li, 179i, he was a member of a ar
party that killed John Ish, a white farmer who lived eighteen miles
below Knoxville, Tenn,, as he was plowing in,his field, Ish left
a wife and eleven*children as survivors and a party composed of
Major King, Lieutenant Cunningham and eleven Gherokee Indians pro=
vided by "The Hanging Maw",a chief who was an ally of the whites,
went in pursuit, They captured. a Creck who was not involved in
‘the mrder and "The Hanging Maw" wished to scalp him, but he was
dissuaded and was finally satisfied with taking his warlock and
dancing the scalp dance with it all night, King and his group then
came upon the trail of the fleeing party of Creeks on a path that
was traveled from Coyatce to Hiwassee, They followed the trail to
© custody,
bound and taken to Knoxville and the Governor, when notified, issued
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