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Chief Doublehead's son Birdsong Doublehead, who was twelve years old and living in the Clarks' home at the time of his father's murder, stayed there until his father's estate could be settled, and then Clark took him down to Mussel Shoals Alabama to be with his mother Nancy Drumgoole, last wife of Chief Doublehead. Several related events followed.
Double head may refer to: Doublehead (1744–1807), one of the most feared warriors of the Cherokees during the Cherokee–American wars; Double heading, the practice of using two locomotives to pull a train; Band head § Double head, a spectral band with two heads; Polycephaly, the condition of having more than one head.
double-head), sometimes abbreviated to Doko, is a trick-taking card game for four players. In Germany, Doppelkopf is nearly as popular as Skat, especially in Northern Germany and the Rhein-Main Region. Schafkopf, however, is still the preferred point-trick game in Bavaria.
Mount Doublehead is a twin-peaked mountain in eastern New Hampshire, United States. It is located in the town of Jackson , Carroll County , in the eastern White Mountains . North Doublehead has an elevation of 3,053 feet (930.5 m) above sea level, while South Doublehead has an elevation of 2,939 ft (895.8 m).
Doublehead and his band violated the parole by attacking and killing them all: men, women, and children, as soon as they were outside the small fort. This was over the pleas of Benge, Watts, and James Vann to honor the agreement. Benge never operated again with Doublehead after the incident.
The latter had promised to spare the post if the three white men who lived there surrendered. But, after the men agreed to surrender, Doublehead changed his mind and ordered that all the inhabitants be killed, including thirteen women and children. This act disgusted The Ridge, who felt it dishonored the tribe. [8]
Other important racehorses owned by Jackson included Doublehead, Opossum Filly, and Pacolet. [6] He also owned Bolivia, Busiris, Emilie, Indian Queen, and Lady Nashville, to name a few. [7] [8] Jackson sold most of his horses in 1816. [4] Jackson was the only president to keep his own stable at the White House. [9]
Doublehead argued for the former, while James Vann advocated the latter. On the way to Knoxville, the war party encountered the small settlement of Cavett's Station . After they had surrounded the place, Bob Benge negotiated with the inhabitants, agreeing that if they surrendered, their lives would be spared.