An Action that May Involve the Nation in Ruin
Document 1793Smith worries that the attack on the Hanging Maw's house may incite the Cherokee nation to seek satisfaction before they hear from the President.
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Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Smith worries that the attack on the Hanging Maw's house may incite the Cherokee nation to seek satisfaction before they hear from the President.
Date
06/17/1793
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1793061790100
Note
Cited in Smith to Knox, 06/17/1793, and Smith to Knox, 06/22/1793.
Notable persons
Edward Adair
Secretary Smith
Cherokee nation
Governor Blount
the President [Washington]
Notable locations
the Hanging Maw's [house]
Notable items
communications from the Cherokee Nation to Governor Blount
unwarrantable act committed by the white people at the Hanging Maw's
Holston Treaty
ruin