Enclosed letters on the Lower Cherokees
Document 1794William Blount, Governor of Southwest Territory, encloses copies of his letters to Colonel Whitley and General Benjamin Logan, regarding the illegal attacks on Lower Cherokee towns. The governor is quite upset about these rogue actions, as the Cherokee - and in particular, their principal chief Double-head - are in a state of peace with the United States.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
William Blount, Governor of Southwest Territory, encloses copies of his letters to Colonel Whitley and General Benjamin Logan, regarding the illegal attacks on Lower Cherokee towns. The governor is quite upset about these rogue actions, as the Cherokee - and in particular, their principal chief Double-head - are in a state of peace with the United States.
Date
11/01/1794
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1794110190200
Note
Cited in Blount to Knox, 11/03/1794. Enclosed in Knox to Congress, 12/17/1794.
Notable persons
James Robertson
William Blount
Colonel Whitley
Benjamin Logan
Double-head
chief
Indians
Cherokee
Captain Evans
Notable locations
Southwest Territory
Knoxville
Tennessee
frontier
Mero District
Notable items
peace
newspaper
towns
Knoxville Gazette