Tahlonteeskee (Cherokee warrior)

Tahlonteeskee was a Cherokee warrior, and a brother or brother-in-law of Doublehead, a well known Chickamauga Cherokee warrior and follower of Dragging Canoe. Governor William Blount was told by John Watts that Tahlonteeskee was his uncle "of a kind,"^{[citation needed]} perhaps denoting a relationship by marriage.

Cherokee–American Wars

There were several men that went by the name Tahlonteeskee at this time. This older man was a member of the Cherokee peace delegation to

, Florida, the purpose of which was to buy arms and supplies from a British agent. Governor Blount was informed of this trip by spy reports later printed in the "American State Papers."

See also

• Tahlonteeskee (Cherokee chief) (also sometimes written as "Talotisky").

Sources

• American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol.1, 1789-1813; Congress of the United States; Washington, DC: CPO; 1831-1861 archives.
• Wilkins, Thurman. Cherokee Tragedy: The Ridge Family and the Decimation of a People; New York: Macmillan Company; 1970.