Henry Timberlake
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Henry Timberlake was a colonial Anglo-American officer, journalist, and cartographer. He was born in the Colony of Virginia and died in England. He is best known for his work as an emissary from the B
The Holston Valley
Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country, 1762
Drawing of Chief Ostenaco during his visit to London, 1762, by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Ostenaco
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Ostenaco was a Cherokee leader, warrior, orator, and leader of diplomacy with British colonial authorities in the 18th century. By his thirties, he had assumed the warrior rank of "otacity", and the t
Henry Timberlake
…to handle a pole." The Timberlake party arrived in the Overhill town of Tomotley on December 20, where they were greeted by the town's head man, Chief Ostenaco. After spending several days in Tomotley as guests of Ostenaco, Timberlake and McCormack proceeded to the Overhill mother town of Chota, where a number…
Portrait of Ostenaco by Joshua Reynolds, 1762