Consideration of Creek Indians' Refusal to Allow Running of Line Between U.S. & Spanish Florida
Document 1799Quotes a recent letter from General Pinckney reporting that the Creek Indians are reneging on their promise in the Treaty of Coleraine to allow the running of the boundary line between the U.S. and Spanish Florida. Pinckney believes the commotion among the Indians to be the work of a French officer in the Spanish service. Discusses the possibility of altercations with the Creeks. Forwards additional correspondence from Pinckney, believing that his preparations are proper, but will probably not be necessary.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Quotes a recent letter from General Pinckney reporting that the Creek Indians are reneging on their promise in the Treaty of Coleraine to allow the running of the boundary line between the U.S. and Spanish Florida. Pinckney believes the commotion among the Indians to be the work of a French officer in the Spanish service. Discusses the possibility of altercations with the Creeks. Forwards additional correspondence from Pinckney, believing that his preparations are proper, but will probably not be necessary.
Date
07/22/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799072200101
Page start
1
Note
The second collection partially duplicates the first.
Notable persons
John Adams
James McHenry
Major General Pinckney
Seagrove
Creek
Indians
Indian Chiefs
French Officer
Colonel Benjamin Hawkins
Notable locations
War Department
United States
Floridas
Georgia
frontier
Notable items
running of the line
Treaty of Colerain
talk
newspaper
trading