Aggression by Creek Indians
Document 1794Governor William Blount of Southwest Territory writes the Secretary of War, enclosing letters on hostilities by Indians in the region. The recent murders in the region will prove, Blount believes, to have been committed by the Creeks. "I consider war with the Creeks unavoidable, and my hope of peace with the Cherokees is not abated, but increased." This latter point is due to General Benjamin Logan desisting in attacking lower Cherokee towns.
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Description
Governor William Blount of Southwest Territory writes the Secretary of War, enclosing letters on hostilities by Indians in the region. The recent murders in the region will prove, Blount believes, to have been committed by the Creeks. "I consider war with the Creeks unavoidable, and my hope of peace with the Cherokees is not abated, but increased." This latter point is due to General Benjamin Logan desisting in attacking lower Cherokee towns.
Date
11/16/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Collection
Document number
1794111640000
Note
Enclosed in Knox to Congress, 12/17/1794. Cited in Knox to Washington, 12/13/1794, and Knox to Blount, 12/29/1794.
LC: HF: 3 Cong., 2 sess.: C
Notable persons
Henry Knox
William Blount
Indians
Cherokee
Baron of Carondelet
Major Ore
chiefs
James Robertson
Creeks
Benjamin Logan
Colonel Winchester
Major Doyle
William M'Cleish
Chickasaw
interpreter
Notable locations
Knoxville
Southwest Territory
Louisiana
Tennessee
Nickajack
Notable items
murder