Robbery of bills of exchange by Indians or white men near Tennessee River
Document 1799Hunt reports that express rider Robert McCrea was robbed of bills of exchange en route from Natchez to Cincinnati to Lexington. Robbery of $25,000 was near the Tennessee River by either Indians or white men.
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Hunt reports that express rider Robert McCrea was robbed of bills of exchange en route from Natchez to Cincinnati to Lexington. Robbery of $25,000 was near the Tennessee River by either Indians or white men.
Date
04/20/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New Orleans
Document number
1799042090101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Meeker
Abijah Hunt
Robert McRea
party of Indians or white men
Captain Isaac Robinson
Daniel Haragan
Secretary of War
William Bell
Francis Jones
Joseph Williams
John W. Hunt
Jesse Hunt
villains
pursers
Daniel Clark
Notable locations
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Natchez
Cincinnati
Lexington
Tennessee River
Pittsburgh
Notable items
express
robbery
bills of exchange
pay of the troops
blank bills
stop payment