Dispersal of the Indian Party Collected for War
Item
Type
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
Title
Dispersal of the Indian Party Collected for War
Description
There had been a warning from the Governor of Tennessee that 300-500 hostile Indians were ready to go to war but the intercession of several headmen led to the dispersal of the warriors. As a result, the brigade that had been preparing to confront the Indians was ordered to stand down. The President is expected tomorrow so his orders regarding the disposition of the troops of the Legion will soon be available.
year created
1792
month created
10
day created
12
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
in image
note
Cited in Wayne to Knox, 01/04/1793.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
Captain Cass
Cornplanter
hostile tribes
New Arrow
drunken and unsuitable characters
Jones and Dunn
Torrey
McClean
Governor Blount
John Watts
warriors
banditti Creeks
Brigadier General Robertson
Erquaka
regiment of Knox
Little Turkey
Brigadier Generals Sevier, Carey, and Thompson
President of the United States
Major Butler
William May
deserter
Lieutenant Melcher
Captain Gibson
notable location
War Department
five lower towns on the Tennessee
Cumberland settlements
Washington district
Lookout Mountain Town
Moro District
Great Kenhawa
New Hampshire
notable item/thing
defective howitzers shall be replaced
war against the United States
expedition against the frontiers
best possible state of defense
their hunting
ulterior disposition of the troops
clothing has been forwarded to the frontiers
spare clothing
notable phrase
I had the pleasure to receive a letter of which the following is an Extract. "In consequence of letters received from Erquaka otherwise the bloody fellow and the Glass dated on the 10th instant at the Lookout Mountain Town informing that they with the assistance of John Watts & other headmen had prevailed with the party that were collected for war to disperse and go peaceably to their hunting."
document number
1792101213055
page start
100
number of pages
3
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | DTC01 (286 pages) | Collection: Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3 | V: 2 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Anthony Wayne, A Name in Arms | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: Anthony Wayne Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Anthony Wayne | [unknown] | [n/a] |