GeoCoords:
Latitude: 30.531589000000
Longitude: -97.763397000000
Longitude: -97.763397000000
County:
- Williamson
Date:
June 10, 1840
Time Period:
Description:
A party of approximately 40 Indians, reportedly by Cherokees, kill an unnamed settler and steal his horses on Brushy Creek, 12 miles north of Austin.
Event Type:
Race or Ethnicity:
Tribe:
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Malcolm McLean, ed. Robertson’s Colony in Texas (Arlington: University of Texas at Arlington), 17:569-70
Cherokee Indian Original Title: Téh-ke-néh-kee, Black Coat, a Chief
Image Type: Oil on canvas
Creator: George Catlin, 1834
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Image Viewed: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/teh-ke-neh-kee-black-coat-chief-3923
Image Accessed: May 29, 2019
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 30.531589000000
Longitude: -97.763397000000
Longitude: -97.763397000000
County:
- Williamson
Date:
June 10, 1840
Event Description:
A party of approximately 40 Indians, reportedly by Cherokees, kill an unnamed settler and steal his horses on Brushy Creek, 12 miles north of Austin.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Cherokees
Gender:
male
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Malcolm McLean, ed. Robertson’s Colony in Texas (Arlington: University of Texas at Arlington), 17:569-70
Cherokee Indian Original Title: Téh-ke-néh-kee, Black Coat, a Chief
Image Type: Oil on canvas
Creator: George Catlin, 1834
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Image Viewed: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/teh-ke-neh-kee-black-coat-chief-3923
Image Accessed: May 29, 2019