Letter from Major Henry Gaither to Secretary of War Henry Knox on Indian theft and murder
Document 1793Major Gaither reports from Fort Fidius that white inhabitants are alarmed by Indians; gives account of stolen horses and murder of a family of six and the son of Mr Pere. Is receiving requests by inhabitants to call out the militia.
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Ellick Cornells Inchatatchees, wishes as he has two brothers at the Rocklanding that you will be kind enough to send them safe up, George and little Tommy.
To Major Henry Gaither }
Commanding officer. Rocklanding }
Major Henry Gaither to the Secretary of War.
Fort Fidius, 6th. May 1793
Sir,
Since I had the honor of writing the 19th of April we have been frequently alarmed by the Inhabitants without real cause, the Indians have stolen horses and crossed the river about one mile above the Fork, they have killed a family of six in number within five miles of Fort Mathews and have killed the son of a Mr Pere about twenty miles below this.
I have enclosed the last accounts from Timothy Barnard, the one without a date the bearer informed was wrote the 26th April I am often called on by the inhabitants to call out the Militia and those I called suffered their horses to be stolen by the Indians, and no alarm given
I have the honor to be
Your &c
Henry Gaither. Major
[Enclosure]
Type
Copy of document
Description
Major Gaither reports from Fort Fidius that white inhabitants are alarmed by Indians; gives account of stolen horses and murder of a family of six and the son of Mr Pere. Is receiving requests by inhabitants to call out the militia.
Date
05/06/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
fort Fidius
Document number
1793050640055
Page start
448
Note
Cited in Knox to Gaither, 06/10/1793.This document is enclosed in a statement relative to the South Western frontiers, as connected with the state of Georgia and Creek Indians, the south Western territory of the United States and the Cherokees suybmitted to the House of Representatives on December 4, 1793. This document is an integral part of [Public Reports] and other communications of the Secretary of War, 12/99/1793.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Henry Gaither
Major Gaither
Mr Pere
Timothy Bernard
Creek Nation
Militia
Georgia Militia
Notable locations
Fort Fidius
Fort Mathews
Georgia

