[EXTRACT] Settlement of Justice between Creeks and Chickasaws
Document 1797Updates from Benjamin James that the Spaniards have not interfered with the Indians relationship with the U.S.. War between Indian nations has prompted murder among tribes and requests for assistance. Arrival of troops to the area has settled a tentative peace.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Updates from Benjamin James that the Spaniards have not interfered with the Indians relationship with the U.S.. War between Indian nations has prompted murder among tribes and requests for assistance. Arrival of troops to the area has settled a tentative peace.
Date
07/05/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Collection
Document number
1797070540000
Note
Extract of a letter.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Benjamin Hawkins
Creeks
Indian Nation
Spaniards
Chocktaws
Chickasaws
Benjamin James
Panton
Carey
Colonel Butler
Captain Van Renssalear
Colonel Henley
Cherokees
Zachariah Cox & Co.
Zachariah Cox and Company
Major Colbert
negros
Dinsmoor
General Robertson
halfbreeds
Cherokee
Henley
Notable locations
Knoxville
Georgia
Mobile
Cumberland
Fort Blount
Nashville
Department of War
Indian land
nation
frontier
territory
Tellico
post
fort
Notable items
peace
treaty
murder
purchase of slaves
dispatch