The Southern Frontier 1670-1732

Front Matter

THE SOUTHERN FRONTIER THE CHEROKEE EMBASSY TO ENGLAND, 1730 (From a contemporary print by Isaac Basire in the British Museum) "The above Indian Kings or Chiefs Were brought ove'r from Caroli/ta, by Sr. Alexander Coming Bart. (beil1g the Chiefs of the Chenokee Indians) to enter into Articles of Friendship and Commerce with his Majesty. As SOOI1 as they arriv'd they were c01lducted to Windsor, & were present at the Installation of Pritlce William & the Ld. Chesterfield. The Pomp & Splendour of the COllrt, and ye Grandeur, not only of the Ceremony as well of the Place was what Struck them with infinite SU"prize ami Wonder. They t('et'e handsomely entertain'd at his Majesty's Cha.t·ge; & Cloa·th'd with These Habits out of ye Royal Wardrobe. When the COllrt left Windsor they wet'e brought to Town alld proper Lodgings & Attendance provided for them near Covent-Garden. They wet'e entertain'd at all ye Publicl~ Diversions of the Town, and carried to all Places of Note & Curiosity. They were remarkably Strict in their Probity and Morality: Their BehamMlr eas}' & courteous; and theit· Gratitude to his Majesty was oftCIt e.r;press'd in a p/.lblid Manner. forye many Favours they ,·eceiv'd.- On Monday, Sepr. 7.1730. Articles of Friendship and Commerce were accordingly propos'd to them by ye Lds. Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, welt. were agreed 011 Two Days aftet·, viz. on ye 9th. at vVhitehall, and sign'd on ye Pat·t of their LOI'dships by Alut'ed Popple Esqr. tlpOn wei,. KETAGUSTAH after a Short Speech, in Complement to his Ma.jesty, COtleluded by laying down his Feathers upon ye Table & said; This is our Way of Talking, wch. is ye same Thing to us, as yr Letters in ye Book are to you; and to you, BELOVED MEN, we deliver these Feathers in Confirmation of all that we have said.-NB. The marks in their faces & bodys are tokens of Victor}'," THE SOUTHERN FRONTIER 1670-1732 BY VERNER W. CRANE Brown University With a New Introduction by Steven C. Hahn THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA PRESS Tuscaloosa Copyright © 2004 The University ofAlabama Press Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0380 All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States ofAmerica Originally published by Duke University Press, 1929. The paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Science-Permanence ofPaper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Crane, Verner Winslow, 1889The Southern frontier, 1670-1732/ Verner Crane. p.cm. Previously published: Durham, N.C., Duke University Press, 1928. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8173-5082-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8173-8402-9 (electronic) 1. Southern States-History-Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. 2. Southwest, Old-History-17th century. 3. Southwest, Old-History-18th century. 4. Frontier and pioneer life-Southern States. 5. Southern States-Ethnic relations. 6. British-Commerce-Southern States-History. 7. FrenchCommerce -Southern States-History. 8. Indians ofNorth AmericaCommerce -Southern States-History. 9. Indians ofNorth America-Wars1600 -1750. 10. Indians ofNorth America-Wars-Southern States. 1. Title. F212 .C67 2004 976'.01-dc22 2003016903 TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER ...