Episode 2 of 2
Death in Washington
- When
- December 24, 1824
- Where
- Tennison's Hotel
Pushmataha died in Washington, D.C., on December 24, 1824, from a viral respiratory infection known as the croup.
He had traveled to Washington to petition the federal government against further cessions of Choctaw land. In December 1824, he acquired the croup and died in the 60th year of his age. The National Intelligencer reported his death at Tennison's Hotel on December 28, 1824.
Sources
- Pushmataha Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
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