tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356982852561903188.post3793849751802013835..comments2023-08-16T17:54:42.438-07:00Comments on Your post has been deleted: Comments about "Catawba Nation, Treasures in History" by Thomas J BlumerVance Hawkins' Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107621877990690135noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356982852561903188.post-1700640593693615732017-04-22T10:15:42.476-07:002017-04-22T10:15:42.476-07:00Thanks for the comment. Others have told me the ma...Thanks for the comment. Others have told me the man you mention never existed, or that he was just an interpretor, and the REAL "Col Ayers" lived decades later . . . leaving me confused -- I was told the real "Chief" was General New River/ aka William Scott, during that time -- I'd love help figuring it out. I can be reached at vhawkins1952@msn.com. I have no bias at all -- just want the truth. I'll report both versions unless I can find documented proof one is correct as well as proof the other isn't. Thanks. :)Vance Hawkins' Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107621877990690135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356982852561903188.post-77599612497568083982017-04-22T10:05:30.655-07:002017-04-22T10:05:30.655-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Vance Hawkins' Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107621877990690135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356982852561903188.post-63840956183878857992016-05-02T20:12:45.388-07:002016-05-02T20:12:45.388-07:00Col. Ayers was Hixa-Uraw. Hixa-Uraw was at the tre...Col. Ayers was Hixa-Uraw. Hixa-Uraw was at the treaty negotiations between Virginia and the Catawba in 1756. As "Capt. Ayers" Hixa-Uraw fought in the campaigns of '57, '58 and '59. He is the "Capt. Aires" mentioned in George Washington's letter in 1757. He signed on to the small pox report in '59 to the Gov. of S.C.,. He is the same Ayers who visited the Gov. of S.C. in 1760 for arms and supplies for the Catawba and sought a commission to raise scouts for the war. And he is the same "Col. Ayers" who led the indian scouts with the 77th Highlanders in the Cherokee war 1761-1763. Col. Ayers was hardly inexperienced in 1763 when he led at the Treaty of Augusta. Hixa Urawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956115115746554608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356982852561903188.post-81361255274230903132015-03-05T06:01:35.030-08:002015-03-05T06:01:35.030-08:00Do you think this is the area they went to when th...Do you think this is the area they went to when they fled their homes during the Revolutionary War? Do you have citations for this material? Thanks :)Vance Hawkins' Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107621877990690135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356982852561903188.post-40571176266375781022015-03-05T05:55:31.398-08:002015-03-05T05:55:31.398-08:00Thank you, Mr Uraw. One of the main Catawba surnam...Thank you, Mr Uraw. One of the main Catawba surnames is Ayers. Please feel free to email me at vhawkins1952@msn.com. That would tie the Indians found on the North Carolina/Virginia border directly to the Catawba.<br />Vance Hawkins' Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107621877990690135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356982852561903188.post-12917265888328080012015-02-01T20:39:27.346-08:002015-02-01T20:39:27.346-08:00Col. Ayers urged the Catawba to live in the White ...Col. Ayers urged the Catawba to live in the White manner and to take up farming. He also feared that the diminished tribe would not be able to resist encroachment if the reservation was not reduced. During the American Revolution some of the Catawba took refuge in the area of the Great Dismal Swamp. Col. Ayers had a large plantation near there outside of Plymouth, N.C.,. Hixa Urawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956115115746554608noreply@blogger.com