Alarm at the Conduct of the Indians
Document 1799Craig discusses his returns and notes his awareness of the fever in Philadelphia. Colonel Hamtramck is on his way to Pittsburgh and will stay through the winter. He has been informed by Governor St. Clair that the inhabitants of the northwestern territory are much alarmed by the recent conduct of the Indian tribes. Two men were recently killed on their way from Kentucky, perhaps by Indians although the killers may have been thieves since it was known that they were carrying a considerable sum of money.
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Craig discusses his returns and notes his awareness of the fever in Philadelphia. Colonel Hamtramck is on his way to Pittsburgh and will stay through the winter. He has been informed by Governor St. Clair that the inhabitants of the northwestern territory are much alarmed by the recent conduct of the Indian tribes. Two men were recently killed on their way from Kentucky, perhaps by Indians although the killers may have been thieves since it was known that they were carrying a considerable sum of money.
Date
08/24/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Repository
Document number
1799082480001
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
Jonathan Sheef
Lieutenant James Callander
Colonel John Francis Hamtramck
Governor Arthur St. Clair
Indians
tribes
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Detroit
North Western Territory
Kentucky
Notable items
returns
fever
conduct
murder
robbery
money