Longitude: -97.221978000000
- Bastrop
Indians raid the plantation of Joseph W. Robertson on the lower Colorado River in Bastrop County. Seven slaves are seized, including two boys, 13 and 16. Robertson pursues the party as far as the Washita River, where he is fired upon by Cherokees. The slaves would later be found living among the Creek Indians, north of the Canadian River in Arkansas.
George P. Garrison, ed., Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1907, vol. 2: Diplomatic Correspondence of the Republic of Texas, pt. 1 (Washington, Government Printing office, 1908), 2:122-123.
Cherokee Indian Original Title: Cól-lee, a Band Chief
Image Type: Oil on canvas
Creator: George Catlin, 1834-1835
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Image Viewed: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/col-lee-band-chief-4003
Image Accessed: May 29, 2019
Longitude: -97.221978000000
- Bastrop
Indians raid the plantation of Joseph W. Robertson on the lower Colorado River in Bastrop County. Seven slaves are seized, including two boys, 13 and 16. Robertson pursues the party as far as the Washita River, where he is fired upon by Cherokees. The slaves would later be found living among the Creek Indians, north of the Canadian River in Arkansas.
- Cherokees
George P. Garrison, ed., Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1907, vol. 2: Diplomatic Correspondence of the Republic of Texas, pt. 1 (Washington, Government Printing office, 1908), 2:122-123.
Cherokee Indian Original Title: Cól-lee, a Band Chief
Image Type: Oil on canvas
Creator: George Catlin, 1834-1835
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Image Viewed: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/col-lee-band-chief-4003
Image Accessed: May 29, 2019