Allison Reports Hostilities with Indians to Knox
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Allison Reports Hostilities with Indians to Knox
Description
Letter, describes Indian aggression on frontiers of Cumberland.
short description
Ltr, des Indian aggression.
year created
1792
month created
10
day created
28
author
sent from location
[Philadelphia]
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
David Allison
Irwin
Reed
Indians
militia
notable location
Nashville
falls of the Ohio
Cumberland
frontiers of Cumberland
notable item/thing
attack
notable phrase
five or six hundred Indians in the beginning of the month had appeared on the frontiers of Cumberland and attacked a station
party of the militia
pursued the Indians, overtook them and a small skirmish ensued in which it is said about a dozen Indians were killed and the others disbursed in a manner they could not be pursued
several were wounded
since I left the house I have the following information which I beg leave to communicate
document number
1792102840101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | AKN03 (3 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | R: 32, P: 154 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | David Allison | [Philadelphia] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |