Description of Attack on Indians
Document 1797Description of attack on Indians on 22 December 1797. One Indian was killed; two others were seriously wounded, one of which was Bird Trail, an influential Creek chief. Col. Hawkins, Indian Superintendent, left to determine the damage.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Description of attack on Indians on 22 December 1797. One Indian was killed; two others were seriously wounded, one of which was Bird Trail, an influential Creek chief. Col. Hawkins, Indian Superintendent, left to determine the damage.
Date
12/25/1797
Author
Collection
Document number
1797122540002
Page start
1
Notable persons
Edward Price
Bird Trail
Creek Indians
James McHenry
Jared Irwin
Col. Hawkins
Benjamin Hawkins
Secretary of War
Governor of Georgia
superintendent Indian affairs
Bird Tail King
Notable locations
Georgia
Fort Wilkinson
Oconee River
Notable items
death
Indian conflict
killed
wounded
surveying
two balls passing through body
horses
running the line between Georgia and Creek Nation