Search and Pursuit of the Creeks, Etc.
Document 1793Blount assures the Cherokee chiefs that he has informed the President of their peaceful intentions and he is looking forward to their visit to Philadelphia. He has ordered the continued pursuit of the marauding Creeks but mounted militia.
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Blount assures the Cherokee chiefs that he has informed the President of their peaceful intentions and he is looking forward to their visit to Philadelphia. He has ordered the continued pursuit of the marauding Creeks but mounted militia.
Date
06/05/1793
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1793060590000
Note
Cited in Blount to Knox, 06/06/1793, and Smith to Knox, 07/30/1793.
Notable persons
Chiefs of the Cherokees
William Blount
your Beloved Father, the President [Washington]
Watts
the Hanging Maw
poor defenseless frontier people
armies
innocent children killed
young warriors
strong parties of horsemen
General Smith
Notable locations
Estanaula
Henry's
Notable items
goods
happiness of both parties
invitation of the President
good conduct and intentions of your nation
cruel and unprovoked war
injury
relief of Cumberland
invasion of the Creeks
woods or mountains