Importance of Good Settlers to Maintain Good Indian Relations
Document 1799Reports that all public business is in good order. Heavy rains have detained shipment to Mr. Hooker. The South West Point ferry is not adequate. Wants to rent land to appropriate farmers of good character, for such settlers are necessary to maintain good relations between Indians, military, and government and to keep the peace.
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Letterbook
Description
Reports that all public business is in good order. Heavy rains have detained shipment to Mr. Hooker. The South West Point ferry is not adequate. Wants to rent land to appropriate farmers of good character, for such settlers are necessary to maintain good relations between Indians, military, and government and to keep the peace.
Date
05/01/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799050140001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
David Henley
Mr. Hooker
travelers
Colonel Butler
King & Crozier
Indians
troops
persons of good character
frontier people
Byers
Dinsmore
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Knoxville
Tellico
South West Point
frontier
Notable items
goods
wagon
heavy rains
ferry
good example
regulations