Early Governors' Papers

Tellico blockhouse & related the following.

A runner just arrived from Chilhowec informs me that about twelve days ago a party of Cherokees from the fork of Hightower arrived at Votley on their way to Swannanoa or the settlements near the head of French Broad to take satisfaction for one of their friends killed near that place in the Autumn of 1796. The headmen of Notley endeavoured to persuade them to return but in vain. They proceeded to Tamotley where the headmen took their provisions & ordered them to return with which order the headmen supposed they complied as they took their course homeward; but it was only an evasion. They went round & continued their towards the settlements. When this was known [Choocunnestatee?] or the Stallion sent a runner to the supplements to