Letter to Governor Blount from Cherokee Chiefs
Document 1792Chief 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.
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[Copy of a Letter from the Breath & his six Chiefs of the Cherokees of the 15 Septem. 1792 to Governor Blount]
Lookout Mountain Sep 15 1792
Friend & Brother
We have heard your letter you sent to the [undecipherable] and the Bloody fellow, the Bloody fellows too [undecipherable] and his [undecipherable] a gone ten little [undecipherable] we are very glad [undecipherable] in our [undecipherable] to stop the [young] fellows from going to war with the Whites our Elder Brothers as our [undecipherable] your people [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] is so dear than [undecipherable].
you mention that we ought to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] this is very true there is very bad and [undecipherable] young men and as [undecipherable] [undecipherable] no more of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in peace.
But we are sorry to inform you, you may think it a lie but we assure you it is the truth that we are very sorry that your [undecipherable] after our people [undecipherable] [returned?] to their [different?] [undecipherable] great number of [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
by here for several days, it was out of our power to stop them, they [found?] there was several hundreds [crossed?] the river low down and had with them 500 of [undecipherable] [head?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] they said they were going to Cumberland it is not the principal head men of the [Creek?] nation but young fellows and indeed a great number of them boys.
they said that Colo Robertson and General Pickens had told [Cadeay?] [undecipherable] what was before told you that they would go [to?] [undecipherable] Robertson at his home. We are much [obliged?] to you for your advice in telling us to [look?] in as the innocents would [undecipherable] [suffer?].
We have told you of the [Creeks?] always going and we hope you will not [let?] any of our people suffer by the bad doings of the [Creeks?] for we tell you they are going, the [head?] men we do not know.
We hear that [John Sevier?] says it [undecipherable] will not be long before [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] that he is to come to this place [undecipherable] here and that
Type
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
Author
Recipient
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

