Letter to Governor Blount from Cherokee Chiefs

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Copy of document

Description

Chief Breath writes the Governor of the Southwest Territory, William Blount. Makes reference to a letter sent to Bloody Fellow. Insists that the chiefs making efforts to stop the young from going to war. Mentions Little Turkey. References the Creeks, who carried powder and lead.

Date

09/15/1792

Sent from

Lookout Mountain

Document number

1792091590001

Page start

1

Note

Enclosed in Blount to Knox, 10/07/1792. Partially illegible.

Notable persons

William Blount
Colonel Robertson
General Pickens
John Sevier
Tagulo
John Stagg
Bogs
Indians
Creek Nation
Cherokees
Creeks
chiefs
warriors
Little Turkey

Notable locations

Lookout Mountain
Southwest Territory
Tagulo

Notable items

powder
lead
war
peace