An Attack in Our Canoe by Five Indians
Document 1792This is a deposition given by Ezekial Abel to Joel Rice, with regard to an incident in which Abel and another man were attacked in their canoe by five Indians.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
This is a deposition given by Ezekial Abel to Joel Rice, with regard to an incident in which Abel and another man were attacked in their canoe by five Indians.
Date
04/16/1792
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1792041690100
Notable persons
Ezekiel Abel
Colonel Harry Hunter
Mr. Wilson
His Excellency William Blount
party of Indians
Cherokee
Joel Rice, J.P. [Justice of the Peace]
Notable locations
Tennesee River
Muscle Shoals
Notable items
canoe
shoals
water
[musket] balls
treaty
blow on the neck
tomahawk
watch coat
remarkable scar on one of his thighs