Indian Gifts Arrived
Document 1797Letter containing enclosures to Lieut. Wright received. Indian gifts arrived, Henley seeks to immediately send the presents on so as to prevent damage by the "ungovernable people of this county."
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Sir
I received your letters of the 6
& 10th February with the inclosures per Lieutt
Wright, and shall follow your directions pointed out
by them. The presents for the indians having
just arrived, and my desire to get the Cherokees
to their nation, for fear of any injury being done
to them, by the ungovernable people of this
Country, ingroses my attention at this time.
I have therefore only to add
I am Your firm Servant
Knot
To 16 March 1797 David Henley
William Simmons Esquire
[verso: David Henley / recd 7 April / ansd No 13]
[verso: William Simmons Esquire / War Department / M D Philadelphia]
[verso: free]
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter containing enclosures to Lieut. Wright received. Indian gifts arrived, Henley seeks to immediately send the presents on so as to prevent damage by the "ungovernable people of this county."
Date
03/14/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Document number
1797031470101
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Henley, 04/18/1797.
Notable persons
William Simmons
David Henley
Indians
Indian Nation
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Knoxville
county
Notable items
presents
gifts
enclosures