Judge Pendleton discusses war, land, and treaties with Knox
Document 1790Letter, discusses land companies; discusses settlers' aggression toward Indians; war for profit; describes the Combined Society.
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[Judge Pendleton
January 1. 1790]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, discusses land companies; discusses settlers' aggression toward Indians; war for profit; describes the Combined Society.
Date
11/01/1790
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Savannah, Georgia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1790110140101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Nathaniel Pendleton
Ross
Henry
Notable locations
Savannah, Georgia
Tallassee County
Virginia
Charleston
Oconee River
Oakmulgee River
Notable items
give you an account of matters there
nature of this communication will point out the propriety of keeping us from being too public
since writing the above I have got a newspaper with the articles of the combined society
published by a senator from one of the upper counties
opinion has some weight in the legislature
number of toasts and rank
anonimous piece expressive of disapprobation of the treaty
conjunction with them
House of Assembly which meets this day in order to stimulate the House to an opposition to the treaty
people may be able to do mischief
persuaded they are not able to influence either the bulk of the people or the proceedings of the legislature
every exertion they made at the last election
members of the society
universally and by design left out by the people
treaty is very much disliked here
particular reasons of their dislike
compensation for their expence in purchasing the Tallassee county
declaration to secure the right of preemption
endeavoring in all their power to stir up an opposition to the late treaty with the Creeks
kind of people who are constantly endeavoring to provoke hostilities with the Indians in hopes of profiting by a war or a treaty
printer here I believe refused to print their articles of association
saw them in a Charleston paper
make no doubt you will have in the newspaper the proceedings of a set of people in the back parts of this state who have given themselves the is to
suppose on terms similar to those of the Yazou companies
tract of country lying between the Oconee & Oakmulgee rivers