Absolute Necessity for Defense
Document 1793Blount worries that the apparent depredations committed by the Cherokees will result in a general war by the agrieved settlers against the Indian towns. He ponders how he can carry out his responsiblity for protecting the settlers while maintaining the peace.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Blount worries that the apparent depredations committed by the Cherokees will result in a general war by the agrieved settlers against the Indian towns. He ponders how he can carry out his responsiblity for protecting the settlers while maintaining the peace.
Date
03/20/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Collection
Document number
1793032040000
Note
Cited in Knox to Blount, 05/14/1793.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
William Blount
interpreters
Cherokees
Mr. Townsend
Creek Nation
the Spaniards
defenseless people
Hanging Maw
James Donelson
two young men killed
friendly Indians
old men
young warriors
rangers
John Tipton, Colonel of Washington County
Judges
Cumberland settlers
General Robertson
milita
cavalry
mounted infantry
_____Taylor
Mr. Shaw
General Pickens
the Half-Breed
Mr. McKee
Chiefs of the War Party
Notable locations
Knoxville
Kentucky road
Cumberland settlements
Mero District
Counties of Jefferson and Knox
the French Broad
Jonesboro
dangerous frontiers
Southwest Point
Nashville
Pigeon, Jefferson County
Philadelphia
Seneca
Notable items
report of James Carey
their language
his veracity
list of the murders
my apprehensions
habitations
stations
blockhouses
commond defense
fears of the frontier inhabitants
declaration of war
sense of injuries
warrant
danger that awaits the district
intended invasion
inebriety [drunkeness]
want of prudence
clothes
horse
recent murders and depredations