The Stealing of Horses by Southern Indians
Document 1792Governor William Blount describes for Knox the many instances of horse stealing in the South and the potential for discord that the stealing of white men's horses by southern Indians has produced.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Governor William Blount describes for Knox the many instances of horse stealing in the South and the potential for discord that the stealing of white men's horses by southern Indians has produced.
Date
05/05/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Collection
Document number
1792050540000
Note
Cited in Knox to Blount, 08/15/1792.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
William Blount
chiefs of the Chickasaws and Choctaws
Messrs. Robertson and Foster
the President [Washington]
militia
wife and children of Harper Ratcliff
Bloody Fellow and associates
Creeks
John Sevier, the younger
Cherokee guides
white people
Notable locations
Knoxville
Nashville
Virginia
lower Cherokee towns
Coyatee
Philadelphia
Lookout Mountain
Running Water
north of the Tennessee
Cumberland
Kentucky
Crooked Creek
Little River
North or South Carolina
Georgia
principal towns on the seaboard [sea board]
French Broad
Notable items
arrival of the goods
imminent danger
many murders
less exposed frontier
two full companies
commission of further hostilities
good horses raised by the Indians
pack horses
skins and furs
positive proof against the Creeks
great numbers of horses stolen every week
horse stealing
passports
letters to the chiefs
grand source of hostility between the white and red people
satisfaction
observing the treaty
satisfaction in goods