Indian Attacks
Document 1790By note received from Louisville, details of Indian attacks of settlements located on Russell Creek, and Danville.
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[118]
No 12.
[Govr St Clair
to the
Secretary of War.
Fort Harmar.
25th Jany 1790]
"By a note this moment received from Louisville I am informed that the indians have killed three men within twelve miles of Danville, at Carpenter's Station; and, more, and broke the Settlement up upon Russells creek, about forty miles from the same place. Some people who had been hunting on this side the river about fix miles below Limestone, were fired upon by the indians, and one man killed; just almost at the time major Doughty was passing. he landed and pursued them but in vain."
Type
Document
Description
By note received from Louisville, details of Indian attacks of settlements located on Russell Creek, and Danville.
Date
01/26/1790
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Steuben
Document number
1790012651801
Page start
1
Note
Cited in St Clair to Knox, 01/29/1790 and Knox to St Clair 06/07/1790.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Arthur St. Clair
Indians
Indian Nation
hostiles
savages
Major Doughty
Secretary of War
killed men
Notable locations
Fort Steuben
Russell Creek
Danville
frontier
territory
Carpenter's Station
Russell's Creek
Louisville
Kentucky
settlement
Limestone
Notable items
killed
hunting
fired upon
pursued
Indian relations
Indian affairs

