In March 1775 , land speculator and North Carolina judge Richard Henderson met with more than 1,200 Cherokees at Sycamore Shoals , including Cherokee leaders such as Attacullaculla , Oconostota , and Dragging Canoe .
In March 1775 , land speculator and North Carolina judge , Richard Henderson , met with more than 1,200 Cherokees at the shoals . 
 Included at the gathering were Cherokee leaders such as Attacullaculla , Oconostota , and Dragging Canoe .