Relations with Cherokee Indians

Letter from Governor William Blount of Southwest Territory to Secretary Henry Knox, regarding relations with Indians in the region. Blount desires to maintain peace with the Cherokee Indians, especially considering the hostility experienced with the Creek Nation. One point of hostility with the Cherokee has been horse stealing, and so the governor has ordered citizens to not buy horses from Indians, so as to not incentivize them to steal. Desires that trade with Indians only take place at the appropriate posts.