Peace with Cherokees, Problems with Creeks
Document 1795Meeting at Tellico Blockhouse with Cherokees regarding prisoner exchange resulting in prospects of peace. Mentioned killing and scalping of several men by Creek Indians. Noted that the "superanuated Chiefs" paid no attention to treaty.
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Printed Document
Description
Meeting at Tellico Blockhouse with Cherokees regarding prisoner exchange resulting in prospects of peace. Mentioned killing and scalping of several men by Creek Indians. Noted that the "superanuated Chiefs" paid no attention to treaty.
Date
01/09/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Collection
Document number
1795010940000
Note
Cited in Pickering to Blount, 03/23/1795.
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
William Blount
Postlewait
Cherokee
Indian
Indian Nation
prisoner
colonel
Hays
Hayes
Hugh Tenan
John Brown
WIlliam Gremes
Creeks
citizens
chiefs
Notable locations
Knoxville
Tellico
blockhouse
Philadelphia
Davidson
county
Mero
district
Nashville
Cumberland
Notable items
journal
treaty