It is unclear when Miller spent time among the Cherokee. There is no mention of this in his brief autobiographical account in his journal, though apparently the portion of this account covering 1819 to 1840 was damaged at some point. (See Mills, “De Tal Palo Tal Astilla,” 87, 91.)
Mills, H. W. “De Tal Palo Tal Astilla.” Annual Publications Historical Society of Southern California 10 (1917): 86–174.