Durning the 10 months service with the Confederates Colonel Drew's regiment of Cherokees remained unpaid,unfed,scantily clothed,
generally uncared for,and services unrecognized.He was tired of such treatment and when Col. Weir invaded the Cherokee country in July 1862,the almost en-masse abandoned the Confederate service and enlisted in the United States.(Feds) Chief Ross finding that he been abondoned by Drew's regiment concluded to make virtue of necessity and become a loyal man too.
After thus delaring himself ,Chief Ross asked protection for himself and immediate relatives-/families.His enemies were all all about them and threats were made that they could never escape. His request was granted and arrangements made by which Colonel Cloud,with his command,should give safe escort to Leavenworth Kansas. The night prior to their departure the families gathered at the home of George Murrell at Park Hill. Lewis Ross, the chief's brother,was treasurer of the Cherokee Nation,repeated threated of
looting the treasury induced him to remove from Tahleqah the moneys and archives to Park Hill for safety. A conference was held between the two brothers that night, and it was decided to enclose everthing in a box and bury it in Mr. Murrells orchard. This was done about midnight and with another box containing the family silver,was also deposited.---the End
Note -- M Jane Ross --aka mrs Murrell-- hide the land deed of Cherokee that (Chief Ross put in a tin box until he returned) in her cellar behind the bricks in the wall.