William Blount
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Treaty of Holston with the Cherokee Nation of Indians
07/02/1791 Document SignedTreaty of Peace and Friendship between the U.S. and the Cherokee Nation of Indians regarding land rights and peace.
Transcribed Treaties and Conventions Advised and Ratified by the Senate. (RG46) (M200, Roll 2) -
Request for muster rolls
08/01/1791 Document SignedRequest for muster of Captain Cooper's troops, dated 1 August 1791, signed by Blount. Joseph Howell indicates that documents do not appear sufficient to authorize payment of troops and forwards …
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Receipt of William Blount for Money from the Department of War
05/12/1791 Autograph Document SignedBlount acknowledges receipt, via General Sevier, of the gold transmitted to him from the War Department .
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Memorial from the Civil and Military Officers of Mero District
08/01/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentThe civil and military officers of Mero District [North Carolina] formally request that President Washington intervene on behalf of the citizens of their district, some of whom have been the victims …
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Letter Citation
07/15/1791 Cited letter or documentCited in McHenry to US House, 01/05/1798.
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Letter Citation
07/02/1791 Cited letter or documentCited in McHenry to US House, 01/05/1798.
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Leave of Absence for Governor Blount
07/17/1791 Autograph Letter SignedGovernor Blount requests a leave of absence to attend to some important business and to move his family to his current location south of the River Ohio.
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Census of the People South of the Ohio River
03/07/1791 Printed transcription/modern copy of letterGovernor Blount explains the process by which the Captains of Infantry are to take the census of the people in their districts within the territory of the United States living south of the Ohio River.
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Turmoil in the Southeast
11/08/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentGovernor Blount reports on the tumultuous state of Indian affairs in the southeast. He believes the Creeks and Cherokees cannot be controlled by their chiefs and therefore seem likely to go to war. …
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Treaty Violated
09/13/1792 Printed DocumentAdmits President failed to meet promises he made to Cherokees by keeping settlers from encroaching on Cherokee land but denied any settlement happened after the treaty was signed. Advised that Bloody …
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Transporting Goods for the Conference at Nashville
06/28/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentGovernor Blount describes the difficulties in transporting the public goods intended for the conference with the Chickasaws and Choctaws at Nashville.
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Token of Friendship
09/13/1792 Printed DocumentReceived letter from Little Turkey which Blount viewed as a sincere token of friendship with United States and of desire for peace. Blount stated that towns that did not declare war will be able to …
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The Stealing of Horses by Southern Indians
05/05/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentGovernor William Blount describes for Knox the many instances of horse stealing in the South and the potential for discord that the stealing of white men's horses by southern Indians has produced.
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Running Boundary Lines in Cherokee Country
12/16/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentGovernor Blount explains the implications of running the boundary lines established by the Treaty of Holston, especially those through the Nine-mile settlement which have been disputed by the …
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Return of Persons Killed, Wounded, and Taken Prisoner
11/05/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentA return of persons killed, wounded, and taken prisoners, from Miro District, since the 1st of January 1791.
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Report on Indian Activity in the Southeast
07/04/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentGovernor Blount informs Knox of sundry activities involving the Southern tribes, the Spaniards, and William Panton whom Blount suspects of subversive actions involving the Creek Indians.
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Report on conference with Cherokees
08/31/1792 Copy of Signed DocumentGovernor William Blount of Southwest Territory reports on a conference with the Cherokee. The Cherokees have expressed a desire for peace and friendship. Those who commit depredations deserve …
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Punishing the Persons Guilty of this Base Act
04/21/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentWilliam Blount describes for Knox various incidents on the frontier in which Indians have murdered innocent Americans and in which Americans fired at an innocent Indian. In response, he has called up …
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Protecting Citizens on the Frontier
03/20/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentGovernor William Blount provides Knox with information regarding the dispositions of the Southern Indians, and the causes of the hostilities of part of the Cherokees and Creeks and the steps he is …
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Proceedings of Governor Blount and the Chickasaws & Choctaws
08/11/1792 Typed DocumentA copy of speeches given by the headmen and warriors of the Chickasaw and Choctaw nations and Governor Blount regarding land disputes, boundary lines, and peace. Many maps and boundaries are …
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Pleasing Proof of Your Strong Friendship
1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentBlount, Governor of the territory south of the Ohio River and Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southern District, assures the Choctaws of the friendship of the United States and encourages …
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Pernicious Counsels of Mr. Bowles
05/17/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentGovernor Blount creates for General McGillivray a long list of murders, horse stealings and other depredations by the southern Indians, particulary the Creeks and Cherokees. He has been informed that …
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Outcome of Council
09/20/1792 Printed DocumentInferred that the reason for so few Chocktaws at council was the influence of Mr. Brassheart, a Spanish sympathizer. Brassheart mislead the Chocktaws, telling them they would be killed if they went …
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Misunderstanding of Talks
09/13/1792 Printed DocumentGlad to hear chiefs sent young warriors from the five lower towns back home after they had declared war on United States. Blount planned to keep some soldiers at block houses along the border to …
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