Indians Revenging Themselves on the Innocent
Document 1792James Seagrove writes to Knox regarding the subversive actions of several of William Bowles' friends and dispairs at the failure of the State of Georgia to prosecute the murderer of an Indian, the result of which was the revenge killing of two innocent Americans by the murdered Indian's relations.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
James Seagrove writes to Knox regarding the subversive actions of several of William Bowles' friends and dispairs at the failure of the State of Georgia to prosecute the murderer of an Indian, the result of which was the revenge killing of two innocent Americans by the murdered Indian's relations.
Date
04/21/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Rock Landing, on Oconee
Collection
Document number
1792042140000
Notable persons
Henry Knox
James Seagrove
my interpreter
General M'Gillivray [McGillivray] and the chiefs
[William] Bowles' associates or partners
Spaniards
villain of the name of Willbanks
Indians
party of the Cowetas
Georgians
perpetrators
kings of the Cowetas and Cussetahs
relations of the deceased Indians
Martin Johnston, the principal in murdering a Coweta Indian
valuable officers
Notable locations
Rock Landing, on Oconee
Savannah
other side of the great water
fifty miles above [Rock Landing]
shoals of Great Ogeechee
Notable items
extracts from [McGillivray's] two last letters
good humor with me
much confusion in the nation
revenge for two of their people
energy in the Government of [Georgia] to punish such wretches
death of the two innocent persons
great discretion and strict discipline