Indian Affairs in the Country near Natchez
Document 1798Captain Guion declares that the Indians still appear pacific though constantly urged to the contrary by the Spanish. Many of the principal men [chiefs] have visited Natchez and declared their friendly disposition and their determination to discount the talks given them by the Spaniards. Some of the Six Town Choctaws and a tribe called the Huwanies are allied with the Spanish and may be troublesome to the party working on the boundary lines.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Captain Guion declares that the Indians still appear pacific though constantly urged to the contrary by the Spanish. Many of the principal men [chiefs] have visited Natchez and declared their friendly disposition and their determination to discount the talks given them by the Spaniards. Some of the Six Town Choctaws and a tribe called the Huwanies are allied with the Spanish and may be troublesome to the party working on the boundary lines.
Date
07/09/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Natchez
Collection
Document number
1798070940001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in McHenry to Guion, 10/03/1798.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Isaac Guion
Indians
Native Americans
Choctaw
Spanish
Spaniards
Huwanies
Notable locations
War Department
Natchez