Message to Creek Indian Chiefs
Document 1791Secretary Knox offers protection for the Creek Nation by United States if the Creeks will not hold treaties with other states or Indian Nations. Negotiates release of prisoners and Negros under Creek confines.
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Document Signed
Description
Secretary Knox offers protection for the Creek Nation by United States if the Creeks will not hold treaties with other states or Indian Nations. Negotiates release of prisoners and Negros under Creek confines.
Date
08/07/1791
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1791080700001
Page start
1
Note
Document contains conflicting dates: 1790 and 1791
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Creeks
Seminoles
Alexander McGilivray
Indians
Negroes
Negro
prisoners
slaves
Chiefs
Warriors
Governor of Georgia
Little Tallissee
Big Tallissee
Alabama
Notable locations
Creek Nation
United States
river
mountains
Oconee River
Georgia
Currahee Mountain
Notable items
boundary
game
robbery, murder, or other capital crime