Reports Arrival of Indian Goods; Requests Indians Stop Stealing Horses
Document 1799Reports a pleasant meeting with Double Head, Sechochee, and Colonel Butler. Expresses regret for not attending the last dance, but had too much business. The Indian goods have arrived and will keep their women and children warm. Asks them to stop their bad young men from stealing horses.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Reports a pleasant meeting with Double Head, Sechochee, and Colonel Butler. Expresses regret for not attending the last dance, but had too much business. The Indian goods have arrived and will keep their women and children warm. Asks them to stop their bad young men from stealing horses.
Date
08/31/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799083190101
Page start
1
Notable persons
David Henley
Double Head
Sechoche
Colonel Butler
Secretary of War
Indian children
Indian warriors
Bloody Fellow
James McHenry
Cherokees
brothers
agent of war
red people
Little Turkey
Notable locations
Knoxville
Tennessee
Notable items
Horses
Supplies
stolen horses
talks
festival
dances