Expresses Concern about Cherokees Returning Stolen Horses
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Expresses Concern about Cherokees Returning Stolen Horses
Description
Expresses appreciation for Standing Turkey's advice to other chiefs of the Cherokee nation as a good example. Refers to Little Turkey's recommendation to return all stolen horses, but would rather that Little Turkey actually return the horses instead of just recommending. Urges both whites and Indians to resolve matter. Urges peace and resolving distress of poor families by returning horses.
year created
1799
month created
08
day created
22
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Standing Turkey
David Henley
Charles Hicks
Cherokees
Little Turkey
brethren
white people
red people
poor families
chief of Cherokee Nation
agent of war
notable location
Knoxville
notable item/thing
Horses
stolen horses
document number
1799082290001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
In image | In source | Location in source | |
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[view document] (1 pages) | ZWM23 (1 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by David Henley, Agent of the War Department, May 1, 1799-May 7, 1800. (RG217) | [unknown] |
Document names
Type | Name | Location | Notes |
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Author | David Henley | Knoxville | [n/a] |
Recipient | Standing Turkey | [unknown] | [n/a] |