Letter Citation
Document 1792Enclosed copies of letters from Esquaka (aka Bloody Fellow) and the Glass sent from Lookout Mountain Town notifying U.S. that they successfully deterred the young warriors from waging war against U.S. Information regarding the shooting of W. Cockran and the deaths of two Gillaspies. Some militia will remain on duty to protect against small groups of hostile Cherokees and Creeks.
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Printed Document
Description
Enclosed copies of letters from Esquaka (aka Bloody Fellow) and the Glass sent from Lookout Mountain Town notifying U.S. that they successfully deterred the young warriors from waging war against U.S. Information regarding the shooting of W. Cockran and the deaths of two Gillaspies. Some militia will remain on duty to protect against small groups of hostile Cherokees and Creeks.
Date
09/15/1792
Author
Recipient
Document number
1792091540099
Notable persons
Henry Knox
William Blount
Esquaka
Bloody Fellow
the Glass
Little Turkey
warriors
Cherokee
Indians
Indian Nation
party
Robertson
John Watts
Sevier
Carey
Thompson
Gillaspies
militia
William Cockran
Red Bird
father
settlers
Allison
Spaniards
Spanish
southern Indians
James Alexander Douglass
Scotch
Panton
Jesuit
Notable locations
Mero
district
Lookout Mountain town
five lower towns
Holston
Holstein
frontier
territory
Philadelphia
Notable items
depostion
letter
credit