Forgive and Forget What Has Passed
Document 1793Blount apoligizes to the Cherokee chiefs for the death of Noon-day who was killed because he was armed and mistakenly identified as a Creek warrior. Blount hopes that this accidental death will not lead to further bloodshed between the Cherokees and the United States.
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Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Blount apoligizes to the Cherokee chiefs for the death of Noon-day who was killed because he was armed and mistakenly identified as a Creek warrior. Blount hopes that this accidental death will not lead to further bloodshed between the Cherokees and the United States.
Date
04/17/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Collection
Document number
1793041790000
Note
Cited in Blount to Knox, 04/18/1793.
Notable persons
Hanging Maw
John Watts
William Blount
Noon-day
Creek Indians
friendly Cherokee
rangers
citizens of the United States
innocent people
white people
chiefs
James Ore
Notable locations
Knoxville
Henry's station
north side of Tennessee
Notable items
gun on his shoulder
frontiers
scalp
their lands
settlements
peace
Watts' advice to the young men
Noon-day's death
similar injuries
goods
running water
the council