Regarding Indian Affairs in the Southern Department
Document 1787Thomson refers to a report from Joseph Martin, superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Southern Department, who reported great unrest among the Cherokees over the rapid encroachment of their lands by whites from the "state of Franklin." Suggests that Cherokees receiving encouragement from Choctaws, Chickasaws, Creeks and Spanish.
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Thomson refers to a report from Joseph Martin, superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Southern Department, who reported great unrest among the Cherokees over the rapid encroachment of their lands by whites from the "state of Franklin." Suggests that Cherokees receiving encouragement from Choctaws, Chickasaws, Creeks and Spanish.
Date
03/27/1787
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Secretary Congress Office
Collection
Document number
1787032753500
Note
Volume 24.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Charles Thomson
Congress
Joesph Martin
Cherokee
Indians
Notable locations
Secretary Congress Office
Southern Department
Notable items
Indian Affairs
temper and disposition
situation