Defensive Protection
Document 1792Indian towns south of Knoxville have declared war on Governor William Blount of Southwest Territory, who has called up militia to mount defensive action.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Indian towns south of Knoxville have declared war on Governor William Blount of Southwest Territory, who has called up militia to mount defensive action.
Date
10/09/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1792100900001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Knox to Washington, 10/09/1792.
VP,VI,92
Notable persons
Henry Lee
Henry Knox
William Blount
Indians
hostile
militia
Notable locations
War Department
frontier
Knoxville
Virginia
Tennessee