Declaration of War by Cherokees
Document 1792Just received declaration of war against United States by the five lower towns of the Cherokees. Regiment of Knox County ordered into service for the defense of white settlements. Declaration of war was unexpected, Cherokees claimed violation of treaty of Holstein.
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Type
Printed Document
Description
Just received declaration of war against United States by the five lower towns of the Cherokees. Regiment of Knox County ordered into service for the defense of white settlements. Declaration of war was unexpected, Cherokees claimed violation of treaty of Holstein.
Date
09/11/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Collection
Document number
1792091140000
Note
Cited in Knox to Washington, 10/09/1792.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
William Blount
Little Turkey
Cherokee
Indians
Indian Nation
The Boot
representative
John Thompson
James Carey
white people
Ore
Nontoaka
Sevier
Shaw
Sharpe
Robertson
John Watts
Notable locations
Knoxville
lower towns
Tennessee
territory
frontier
Chota
Cumberland
settlements
Knox County
Mero
Washington
district