The Law of Blood for Blood
Document 1793Blount and Pickens discuss the dilemma regarding the murders of Cherokees by white marauders. The Cherokees want the perpetrators to be put to death according to their laws but the only way that could be done is following a verdict of guilty by a jury in a trial. But, it will be nearly impossible to find a jury of frontier people who would find white men guilty of killing Indians.
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Blount and Pickens discuss the dilemma regarding the murders of Cherokees by white marauders. The Cherokees want the perpetrators to be put to death according to their laws but the only way that could be done is following a verdict of guilty by a jury in a trial. But, it will be nearly impossible to find a jury of frontier people who would find white men guilty of killing Indians.
Date
08/06/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1793080640100
Notable persons
Henry Knox
William Blount
Andrew Pickens
families of the murdered
fellow-citizens
frontier people
lawless white people
Creeks
Chiefs
friends of the deceased
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
recent murders and depredations on the Cherokees
death
verdict of a jury
guilty of murder
the law of blood for blood
satsfaction without regard to age, sex, or innocence
retaliation
strong hand of government
conference