Extract of a letter that discusses frontier violence
Document 1791Letter, describes White aggression; mentions rescue of kidnapped white child; mentions casualties.
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[To. a. Williams, Sr
16 Sepr 1791]
Extract of a Letter from Mr Priestly of Beard's Town in Kentucky to Mrs Lapsis the same place now residing at the warm springs in Bath County Virginia dated —
Beard's Town Augt 28 1791. —
" The men are returned from the Expedition
" all safe but two who were killed. They
" killed four Indians took thirty prisoners
" and destroyed two Towns and the Crops
" at them. They brought in one white
" white child but her mother who was at
" the same Town they could not find"
+ under the Command of Genl Wilkinson
Type
Extract of Letter
Description
Letter, describes White aggression; mentions rescue of kidnapped white child; mentions casualties.
Date
08/28/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Beardstown, Kentucky
Repository
Collection
Document number
1791082890001
Page start
1
Notable persons
W Lapsly
W Priestly
Lapsly
Priestly
Notable locations
Beardstown, Kentucky
Beardstown, Kentucky
warm springs in Bath County, Virginia
Beards Town, Kentucky
Notable items
killed seven indians
took thirty prisoners
destroyed two towns and the crops at them
brought in one white child
mother
men are returned from the expedition all safe but two are killed

