CHEROKEE PHOENIX
Wednesday June 11, 1828
Vol. I, No. 16
Page 3, col. 5b

  The following are Candidates for the General Council of the Cherokee Nation to represent the District of Coosewatee
  For the Committee.
  Walter Adair,
  John Ridge
  For the Council
  Major Ridge
  Te-Sa-Daski
  James Foster
  John Fields, Jr.

  The following are Candidates for the ensuing Legislature of the Cherokee Nation to represent the District of Chattooga.
  For the Committee
  Richard Fields
  Thomas Wilson
  Daniel Griffin, Jr.
  Little Turtle
  Edward Gunter
  Andrew Ross

  For the Council
  Bark
  Ahchilla Smith,
  Head Thrower
  John Ratcliff
  Laugh at Mush
  Archibald Campbell
  Sah-ke-ah
  Scraper

  The following are Candidates for the ensuing General Council of the Cherokee Nation, to represent the District of Chickamauga.
  For the Committee
  Daniel McCoy
  Richard Taylor
  John F. Baldridge
  For the Council
  Nathan Hicks
  Charles Reece
  Cun-ne-quoh-yo-ge
  Sleeping Rabbit,
  Thomas Manon
  Tsu-nu-ge
 
  The following are Candidates for the General Council of the Cherokee Nation to represent the District of Ahmoe.
  Thomas Foreman
  Geo. Fields
  John Miller
  Young Wolf
  John Watts
  Crawling Snake
  De-squah-ne
  Deer in the Water.

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