We do not permit an individual to be his own avenger.
Document 1793Knox assures the Cherokee Chief Hanging Maw that the President deplores the depredations that a few bad white men has inflicted upon him and his friends and hopes that they will be punished according to the severity of their deeds. Still, he warns the Maw that, even if the offenders go unpunished, he is not entitled to be how own avenger.
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Knox assures the Cherokee Chief Hanging Maw that the President deplores the depredations that a few bad white men has inflicted upon him and his friends and hopes that they will be punished according to the severity of their deeds. Still, he warns the Maw that, even if the offenders go unpunished, he is not entitled to be how own avenger.
Date
08/27/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1793082700400
Notable persons
Hanging Maw
Henry Knox
General Washington
his red children
Governor Blount
perpetrators of that wicked affair
those bad men
murderers of your friends
chiefs of your nation
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Coyatee
Notable items
misfortune that has befallen you
humanity and justice
his highest indignation at the base attack
moments of peace
sometimes the bad escape unpunished
cunning of the criminals
want of strong evidence
journey
remembrance of all former injuries
firm and lasting peace and friendship