Indian Attacks

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Indian Attacks

Description

Received news on attack upon Buchanan's station, relayed details of attack and Indian movement since that time. Settlers of Cumberland in good spirits while erecting block houses and stockades to protect from Indian attacks.

year created

1792

month created

10

day created

10

sent from location

Knoxville

recipient

in collection

note

Cited in Knox to Lee,11/01/1792, Knox to Wayne, 11/24/1792, and Knox to Blount, 11/26/1792.

cited note

Cited document addressed to the War Office

notable person/group

Henry Knox
William Blount
Robertson
Creek
Cherokee
Indians
Indian Nation
Charley
John Boggs
Joselin
McRory
Deraque
Richard Finnelson
chiefs
Bloody Fellow
John Bogs
Hanging Maw
Sawyer
De Mombray
George Roger Clark
Allison

notable location

Knoxville
Tennessee
Buchanan's station
Indian trail
Fletcher's Lick
Nashville
lower towns
North Carolina
upper towns
Swannano
Kaskaskias
Cumberland
stockade
block house

notable idea/issue

protection
Indian attacks
treaty
war
peace
land disputes
border disputes
land rights
attack

document number

1792101053500

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: Territorial Papers, Vol. 4 [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff. [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Blount Knoxville [n/a]
Recipient Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]