Creek War on the Mero District; the Cherokees Favor Peace
Document 1793It is apparent that the Creeks intend to make war on the Mero District but Blount hopes that the company ordered to the frontier will be able to repulse them. No attack on the lower Cherokee towns should be authorized because the Cherokees appear sincere in their desire for peace.
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Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
It is apparent that the Creeks intend to make war on the Mero District but Blount hopes that the company ordered to the frontier will be able to repulse them. No attack on the lower Cherokee towns should be authorized because the Cherokees appear sincere in their desire for peace.
Date
04/14/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Collection
Document number
1793041490000
Note
Cited in Blount to Knox, 05/09/1793.
Notable persons
General Robertson
William Blount
James Deraque
the Creeks
mounted infantry
cavalry
hostile and savage invaders
John Watts
Double-head
the President [Washington]
Cherokees
the Maw
McKee
Colonel Buford
General Logan
Governor Shelby
Notable locations
Knoxville
the Tennessee
district of Mero
Philadelphia
Kentucky
lower Cherokee towns
Notable items
mode of warfare
your frontiers
pay
settlements
full council of the nation
restoration of peace
evil consequences
the woods