ary s ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁people ▁he ir ▁has ▁never ▁Rece ived ▁any ▁Sat isf action ..." ▁The ▁Ch ero kee , ▁who ▁were ▁given ▁a ▁res ervation ▁on ▁lands ▁claimed ▁by ▁the ▁Os age , ▁were ▁a ▁more ▁constant ▁target ▁of ▁their ▁war like ▁neighb ors . ▁ ▁Governor ▁George ▁Iz ard , ▁who ▁succeeded ▁Miller ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁attempted ▁to ▁deal ▁calm ly ▁with ▁the ▁Indians . ▁But ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁an ▁old ▁military ▁man , ▁and ▁when ▁trouble ▁between ▁Indians ▁and ▁whites ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁Miller ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 , ▁Iz ard ▁sent ▁his ▁adj ut ant ▁general , ▁Wh art on ▁R ector , ▁to ▁investigate . ▁Fort y - four ▁P ec an ▁Point ▁citizens ▁pet ition ed ▁Governor ▁Iz ard ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁asking ▁for ▁protection ▁from ▁host ile ▁Indians . ▁ ▁The ▁pet ition ▁stated ▁that ▁Shaw ne e ▁and ▁Del aware ▁Indians ▁near ▁the ▁little ▁Miller ▁County ▁settlement ▁of ▁P ec an ▁Point ▁were ▁" p il fer ing ▁farm ▁houses ▁and ▁Corn - cri bs ▁[ ,] ▁killing ▁H ogs , ▁D riv ing ▁their ▁Sto cks ▁and ▁H ors es ▁and ▁C attle ▁among ▁us ▁... " ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁Indians ▁were ▁not ▁removed , ▁the ▁sett lers ▁protest ed , ▁there ▁was ▁" no ▁prospect ▁but ▁of ▁being ▁ ▁to ▁abandon ▁our ▁homes ▁and ▁fields ." ▁Major ▁John ▁Good lo e ▁Warren ▁Pi erson , ▁commander