Serious and Early Attack Being Meditated
Document 1792Governor Telfair urges that a reinforcement of federal cavalry be ordered to the western frontier in anticipation of a possible attack by Cherokees as retribution for the murder of several of their own by whites.
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Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Governor Telfair urges that a reinforcement of federal cavalry be ordered to the western frontier in anticipation of a possible attack by Cherokees as retribution for the murder of several of their own by whites.
Date
11/14/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
State House, Augusta
Collection
Document number
1792111490200
Notable persons
Major Henry Gaither, Commandant of Federal Troops, Georgia
Edward Telfair, Governor of Georgia
fifty-nine armed men
Cherokee nation
Notable locations
State House, Augusta
western frontier
Fort Mathews
Tugulo River
settlements in Franklin County
Notable items
depositions
information of such moment
considerable reinforcement of horse [cavalry]
lawless manner
town
outrages
serious and early attack