Eulogy for Blount
Document 1795Requested enclosed letter from D. Campbell be presented to the President. Mentioned the contents as eulogy on Gov. Blount. The writer, "aims at the poetic stile; and perhaps very properly; as poets deal in fiction." Mentioned governor's dealing with the Indians and his lack of explanation.
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Requested enclosed letter from D. Campbell be presented to the President. Mentioned the contents as eulogy on Gov. Blount. The writer, "aims at the poetic stile; and perhaps very properly; as poets deal in fiction." Mentioned governor's dealing with the Indians and his lack of explanation.
Date
06/27/1795
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1795062700000
Notable persons
B Dandridge
Timothy Pickering
governor
William Blount
poet
David Campbell
Secretary of War
Notable locations
southwestern
territory
frontier
Notable items
eulogy
letter
papers