From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Mon Mar 6 07:58:34 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k26EwYjb003025; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 07:58:34 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k26EwYOc017106 for ; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 07:58:34 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k26CSWFI024790 for ; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 07:28:32 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k26CSWqa024789 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 07:28:32 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k26Bu0FI024558 for ; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 06:56:00 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k26EPpFU019369 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 07:25:51 -0700 X-Envelope-From: MaeMay510@aol.com Mon Mar 6 07:25:50 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k26EPojb019354 for ; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 07:25:50 -0700 Received: from imo-m20.mx.aol.com (imo-m20.mx.aol.com [64.12.137.1]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k26EPoWK025219 for ; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 07:25:50 -0700 Received: from MaeMay510@aol.com by imo-m20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.3.) id e.2d5.4037cc3 (57317) for ; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 09:25:44 -0500 (EST) From: MaeMay510@aol.com Message-ID: <2d5.4037cc3.313da067@aol.com> Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 09:25:43 EST To: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5301 X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] Invading native lands led to Indian Wars In a message dated 3/5/2006 10:37:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com writes: I'm just hoping a historical buff might know what was occurring during those years. Are there events that took place during that time that we're missing? They were stealing native land, guaranteed to them by the federal government as long as "the sun rises in the east." The natives resented the invasions, of course, and retaliated. I have a HASTY family involved in this in Heard Co., GA, and later in Harris Co., then over the Chatahoochie River to native lands in Alabama. I have a copy of a document John and James Hasty signed demanding more federal help in removing the natives who resented the invasions. Quote: Petition signed by John and James Hasty. From Heard County, Georgia to his Excellency William Shelby, Governor of Georgia. He was governor between 4 Nov., 1835 and 8 Nov. 1837. It reads as follows: The Undersigned beg leave to represent to your excellency that the entire frontier from West Point upward, is exposed to the tomahawk and scalping knife of the savage. Under the present arrangement of the army, (as we are informed). We therefore respectfully request that a force sufficient, at least, to afford us temporary relief (in case of invasion) shall be ordered to some point or points above West Point. We think it not necessary to present in this petition the reasons in detail which fully authorizes us in making the request. They will necessarily present themselves to your excellence, and the more so when you find by reference to map that the part of Troup above West Point, the whole of Heard and Caroll are border counties and notwithstanding whoop has not yet echoed in our border, yet we know not how soon our wives and children and relations may be bleeding under the reeking knife of the red-stick, and our homes and plantations crumbling under the curling flames--if your excellency shall not think it advisable to detach a part of the forces already ordered to Columbus or West Point to guard our line do us the favour (if your duty will authorize you) to permit a special battalion raised for that purpose among us, to act in that capacity. Unquote Sometimes when the federal or state militias couldn't act or wouldn't act in defense or offense, the settlers themselves banded together to have still another "Indian War." This happened in Westmoreland Co., PA when "Dirty Girty" enticed the natives to attack his fellow countrymen. The settlers settled the matter at that time. Shirley Maynard Hampton, VA