Homathlemico
Homathlemico (died April 8, 1818) was a chief of the Muscogee people who once lived at Autussee in what is now Alabama in North America.[1] Along with Hillis Hadjo (Francis the Prophet), he was decoyed to shore and captured near St. Marks, East Florida by an American naval ship flying a British flag during what is now known as the First Seminole War.[2] Five days later, Homathlemico was summarily executed by hanging at Fort San Marcos de Apalache by order of U.S. Army major-general and future president Andrew Jackson.[2] Jackson claimed that Homathlemico had led the party responsible for the Scott massacre,[3] although there was no due process or trial on these charges before he was executed for his alleged crimes.[4]
See also
[edit]- Jim Boy – Muscogee war chief (1792–1851)
- Arbuthnot and Ambrister Incident (1818)
References
[edit]- ↑ Rosen (2015), p. 105.
- 1 2 Rosen (2015), p. 111.
- ↑ Boyd (1937), p. 87.
- ↑ Rosen (2015), p. 143–145.
Sources
[edit]- Boyd, Mark F. (1937). "Events at Prospect Bluff on the Apalachicola River, 1808–1818". Florida Historical Quarterly. 16 (2): 55–96. Article 4.
- Rosen, Deborah A. (2015). Border Law: The First Seminole War and American Nationhood. Harvard University Press. doi:10.4159/9780674425699. ISBN 978-0-674-42569-9. LCCN 2014030726. OCLC 906025995.
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