How to Handle Murder of Creeks by Colbert and His Party
Document 1795Blount expressed pleasure in the murder of 5 Creeks by Chickasaws, but believed if the U.S. did not support the Chickasaws in their inevitable war with the Creeks, the U.S. would lose friendship with Chickasaws. Believed war between nations may be delayed due to season, and the type of deliberations that happen before Indian Nations go to war. Request guidance on how to instruct Colbert and his party.
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Blount expressed pleasure in the murder of 5 Creeks by Chickasaws, but believed if the U.S. did not support the Chickasaws in their inevitable war with the Creeks, the U.S. would lose friendship with Chickasaws. Believed war between nations may be delayed due to season, and the type of deliberations that happen before Indian Nations go to war. Request guidance on how to instruct Colbert and his party.
Date
01/20/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Collection
Document number
1795012090000
Note
Cited in Blount to Pickering, 01/20/1795.
Notable persons
Robertson
William Blount
Shute
Creek
Chickasaw
Indians
Indian Nation
President
Congress
Colbert
marauding parties
militia
Cherokee
Notable locations
Knoxville
frontier
territory
Mero
district
Southwestern frontier
block house
Tellico
Notable items
scalping knife
tomahawk
copy
letter
speech