Proof of Agression
Document 1790Murders by Indians related, with anger.
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⇣Bourbon May 12 1790 John Edwards Leiut. B Comy to Judge Innes I am sorry to inform you since my last Letter that a man was killed by a party of Indians in his Corn field about seven miles from my house on Thursday last, also a Boat was taken about Eight or Ten miles above Limestone where five persons was found killed on the shore - I think we need no greater proof of the intentions of those Savage Barbarians to distress us.
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Bourbon
May 12, 1790.
John Edwards
Lieut Bt Comg
to
Judge Innes
I am sorry to inform you since my last Letter that a man was killed by a party of Indians in his Corn field about Seven miles from my house on Thursday last, also a Boat was taken about eight or Ten miles above Limestone where five persons was found killed on the Shore — I think we need no greater proof of the intentions of those Savage Barbarians to distress us.
Type
Document Signed
Description
Murders by Indians related, with anger.
Date
05/12/1790
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Bourbon
Document number
1790051290201
Page start
1
Notable persons
Harry Innes
Lieutenant John Edwards
Indians
Indian Nation
savages
barbarians
corn field
party of Indians
Lieutenant Bourbon County
Notable locations
Bourbon
frontier
territory
Ohio River
Limestone
Notable items
boat
murder
defense
protection
Indian relations
murder
killing

