Conference with Cherokee leadership
| Source | Name | Image(s) |
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| Collection | Printed Version only |  |
| Publication | Lowrie, Walter and St. Clair Clarke, Matthew, eds. American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States, Vol. IV, Indian Affairs. 38 Vols. Washington, DC: Gales and Seaton, 1832. | (no image) |
| Date | November 8, 1794 |
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| Author Name | William Blount (primary) |
| Recipient Name | John Watts Hanging Maw Chiefs of the Cherokees |
| Summary | Conference between Governor William Blount of Southwest Territory, and several Cherokee representatives: Colonel John Watts of a Lower Cherokee town (Will's town), and Scolacutta (aka, Hanging Maw), along with other Cherokee chiefs. Also present were 400 warriors and several citizens of the United States. Briefly discuss the illegal destruction by Major Ore of the friendly Lower Cherokee towns of Nickajack and Running Water, along with illegal aggression by General James Robertson. Blount condemns these actions and stresses repeatedly that he wants permanent, sustained peace with the Cherokee, which the Cherokee desire as well. Both Blount and the Cherokee chiefs discuss hostility by the unfriendly Creek Nation, along with the American alliance with the Chickasaw and Choctaw. They also smoke a tobacco pipe during the conference as a sign of friendship. |
| Document Format | Printed Document |
| Document Notes | Cited in Blount to Knox, 11/10/1794. |
| Content Notes | [not available] |
| Related Persons/Groups | William Blount; John Watts; Scolacutta; Cherokee; Hanging Maw; warriors; Abisha Thomas; John Sevier; David Craig; Samuel Davidson; James Carey; interpreter; John McKee; Major Ore; James Robertson; Bloody Fellow; prisoners; Glass; Captain Handy; Benjamin Logan; Chickasaw; Indians; Creeks; Choctaws; Anthony Wayne; |
| Related Places | Tellico blockhouse; Telico; Southwest Territory; Tennessee; Tennessee River; Will's town; Ohio River; Kentucky; Mobile; |
| Keywords | conference; chief; Great Spirit; towns; Lookout Mountain; Look-out Maintain; Running Water; Nickajack; peace; horses; frontier; tobacco; runner; |
| Key Phrases | [not available] |
| Transcription | [not available] |