Seaborn Hill: Trader in the Creek Nation and Frontier Businessman, 1808-44

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Article examines the life of successful trader Seaborn Hill through documentation of his life and the mysterious case of his murder by displaced Creek Indian Agent agent James L. Dawson.

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Siebold, John W. Autumn 2017.

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Article examines the life of successful trader Seaborn Hill through documentation of his life and the mysterious case of his murder by displaced Creek Indian Agent agent James L. Dawson.

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22 p. : ill.

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Abstract: On July 8, 1844, Creek Indian Agent James L. Dawson murdered trader Seaborn Hill. The interesting tale of the search for justice in the case has been told, but the story of the man who was killed an dhow both parties ended up in Indian Territory as not been told. John W. Siebold explores newspapers, letters, and other records of the time to create a profile of Seaborn Hill and the events surrounding his murder.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 95(3), Oklahoma Historical Society, 2017, pp. 282-303

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 95
  • Issue: 3
  • Page Start: 282
  • Page End: 303

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Siebold, John W. Seaborn Hill: Trader in the Creek Nation and Frontier Businessman, 1808-44, article, Autumn 2017; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2017422/: accessed June 13, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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