Today in Chickamauga History – July 25

1838, July 25:  General SCOTT agrees to the plan of ROSS and the National Council for the Cherokee to SUPERVISE THEIR OWN REMOVAL, accepting the bid of ROSS and his brother Lewis ROSS to do so at a price of $65.00 per head.  Sam HOUSTON, President of the Republic of Texas, and John JOLLY, Principal Chief of the Cherokee West (CHICKAMAUGA), had put in a bid for $9.00.