Turmoil in the Southeast
Document 1792Governor Blount reports on the tumultuous state of Indian affairs in the southeast. He believes the Creeks and Cherokees cannot be controlled by their chiefs and therefore seem likely to go to war. The Chickasaws and Choctaws seem disposed toward peace.
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Governor Blount reports on the tumultuous state of Indian affairs in the southeast. He believes the Creeks and Cherokees cannot be controlled by their chiefs and therefore seem likely to go to war. The Chickasaws and Choctaws seem disposed toward peace.
Date
11/08/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Collection
Document number
1792110840000
Note
Cited in Blount to Knox, 01/14/1793, and Shaw, 10/99/1792.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
William Blount
Mr. Tatham
Bloody Fellow
Joseph Deroque
Richard Findleston
James Carey, interpreter
Government of Louisiana
Mr. Panton
Creeks
Cherokees
Shawanese
Spaniards
Half Breeds
Cameron
Cherokee deputies
people of Mero district
Mr. Gallaspie
Richard Henderson
Chickasaws
Choctaws
Colonels Donelson & Martin
Little Turkey
Cherokee chiefs
commissioners
Judge Campbell
Charles McClung
Colonel Carter
General Smith
John McKee
Clinch River
Chilhowee Mountains
General Sevier
Upper and Lower Cherokees
horsemen
Hanging Maw of Chota
young Lasley
Gallaspie's sons
mounted infantry
Boshears, the Spanish agent
a Frenchman
Notable locations
Knoxville
Richmond
Cumberland
Kentucky
Nashville
headwaters of Elk and Duck
Estinaula
Nine Mile Creek
Washington district
Estinaula
Hiwassa
Pensacola
Little River
Chilhowee
Notable items
violent conduct of the Indians
Return of the persons killed, wounded, or carried into captivity
sufferings
principle of Indian Education
shedding of blood
depredations
horses
frontier settlements
families or clans
killing an Indian of another clan
clanish law
declaration of war
encroachments on hunting ground
treaty of hopewell
annual payment [annuity]
Chickasaw claim
public treaties
attack upon Buchanan station
fortifications
protection of frontier inhabitants
accurate map
treaty of Holston
plantations
treaty violations
communication by water
attacks by water
mischief
repulse of Watts
thirst for revenge
Indian warfare