Indian Attacks
Item
Type
Document
Title
Indian Attacks
Description
Letter gives detailed account of Indian attacks and the resulting defense by U.S. troops.
year created
1789
month created
08
day created
22
author
sent from location
County of Woodford
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
Robert Johnson
recipient note
John Adams
notable person/group
George Washington
President Washington
Lieutenant Robert Johnson
Indians
Indian Nation
hostiles
children
Captain Buford
notable location
County of Woodford
frontier
Kentucky
Ohio River
Big Miami
notable item/thing
saddle
bridle
killed
stealing
horses
party of Indians
Indian relations
Indian affairs
wounded
document number
1789082237001
page start
1
transcription
No. 4
District of Kentuckey -
22. Augt. 1729
Robt. Johnson
Lt. of the county of Woodford to the President of the United States.
"About the 10th, instant two men were fired on by a party of Indians, but no damage sustained only one of the horses the men rode was killed; the indians took the Saddle & bridle, and the night following they stole eleven horses, our men pursued them, next day came up with them and retook all the horses together with said saddle & bridle, and killed two (one of which was a white man). On Sunday the 16th six negroes were taken by a party of indians in ambuscade about three quarters of a mile from my house. they carried them about
one
107
one quarter of a mile, where they were surprised by the noise of some people riding near them, they tomahawked four, two of which died, two were left for dead which is now in a hopeful way of recovery the other two made their escape while they were murdering the rest. The day following the party was seen twice and the evening or night of the sixteenth they stole some horses from Captain Buford we pursued them as quick as possible with about forty men to the Ohio, about twenty five miles below the mouth of Big Miami, where twenty six volunteers crossed the Ohio after them, we came to a large camp of them early in the morning of the 20th about twelve miles from the Ohio, we divided our party and attacked them opposite, on each side, they fought us a short time in that position, until they got their women & children out of the way, and then give back to a thick place of high weeds & bushes, where they hid very close we immediately drove up about forty of the horses and made our retreat across the Ohio, we left three men & two wounded, The indians wounded one of our men as we returned. Thus they are going on from time to time in this country."
No. 5
District of Kentuckey -
22. Augt. 1729
Robt. Johnson
Lt. of the county of Woodford to the President of the United States.
"About the 10th, instant two men were fired on by a party of Indians, but no damage sustained only one of the horses the men rode was killed; the indians took the Saddle & bridle, and the night following they stole eleven horses, our men pursued them, next day came up with them and retook all the horses together with said saddle & bridle, and killed two (one of which was a white man). On Sunday the 16th six negroes were taken by a party of indians in ambuscade about three quarters of a mile from my house. they carried them about
one
107
one quarter of a mile, where they were surprised by the noise of some people riding near them, they tomahawked four, two of which died, two were left for dead which is now in a hopeful way of recovery the other two made their escape while they were murdering the rest. The day following the party was seen twice and the evening or night of the sixteenth they stole some horses from Captain Buford we pursued them as quick as possible with about forty men to the Ohio, about twenty five miles below the mouth of Big Miami, where twenty six volunteers crossed the Ohio after them, we came to a large camp of them early in the morning of the 20th about twelve miles from the Ohio, we divided our party and attacked them opposite, on each side, they fought us a short time in that position, until they got their women & children out of the way, and then give back to a thick place of high weeds & bushes, where they hid very close we immediately drove up about forty of the horses and made our retreat across the Ohio, we left three men & two wounded, The indians wounded one of our men as we returned. Thus they are going on from time to time in this country."
No. 5
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NJQ08 (2 pages) | Collection: First Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of War [1A-F2] (RG46) | V: 1, P: 106-107 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Robert Johnson | County of Woodford | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Adams | [unknown] | [n/a] |