The pleasure is all mine! I haven't researched Jacob in some years and had not read this before though I was aware of some of the details. I hadn't considered 'where' the trial and execution took place and Tahleuqah seemed possible though now I believe it was at Grand Saline (Salina). Near the Cooweescoowee Courthouse (Candy Creek Courthouse) north of present Skiatook was 'the hanging tree' which suggests capital crimes were tried and executions carried out near the courhouse. Ezekial Proctor was tried at Goingsnake Courthouse for the killing of Polly Beck -- leading to the Goingsnake Massacre. It may be that after the Goingsnake incident capital crimes were no longer tried at the district courthouses which is why the later Saline Courthouse, relocated to Rose, only heard civil and misdemeanor cases. I'd like to know what else you run accross on Jacob, my gggg grandfather, and his son John W., my ggg grandfather. John's son Franklin Pierce West, my gg grandfather, operated the ferry on the Canadian south of Briartown and he and Sam Starr (husband of Belle Starr) killed each other in a shoot out at Whitefield. Frank West was married to Nancy Ella Brewer (my gg grandmother), sister of Capt OHP "Perry" Brewer of the 2nd Cherokee Mtd Vols (Adair's Rgt). Our webmaster, Jim Martin, and I are 'double cousins' so we share a common ancestry on both sides of our families.