Safe Return of the Cherokee Chiefs
Document 1792Knox informs Blount of the arrangements being made for the safe return of the Cherokee chiefs to their home and the imperative of immediately notifying the federal government if the southern Indians intend to ally themselves with the United States in its campaign against hostile tribes.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Knox informs Blount of the arrangements being made for the safe return of the Cherokee chiefs to their home and the imperative of immediately notifying the federal government if the southern Indians intend to ally themselves with the United States in its campaign against hostile tribes.
Date
02/16/1792
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1792021600000
Notable persons
William Blount
Henry Knox
Mr. Allison
Cherokees
James Carey, the interpreter
Mr. Leonard Shaw
Indian department
Creeks
Choctaws
Chickasaws
Southern Indians
President [Washington]
James Seagrove
Indians
the Treasury
James Carey, the interpreter
Notable locations
New York
Princeton college
Fort Washington
Staunton
Holston
Rock Landing
Notable items
deputy agent
communication of the Indians with the government
messages to the Creeks, the Choctaws, and the Chickasaws
decision of any of the southern tribes to take up the hatchet
resolution
insult or injury
public expense
goods for the Cherokees
wagonload of strouds and blankets
invoices
delivery of these articles
proper vouchers
goods from Fort Washington
safe arrival of these Cherokees