Cherokees - Papers of the War Department

Letter from the Baron of Carondelet

07/04/1794 Printed Document

Letter from the Baron of Carondelet to the Cherokees, regarding their relationship with the United States and questions surrounding the border.

Printed Versions

They Will Be Destroyed Without Distinction

03/02/1795 Autograph Letter Signed

Wayne warns that if the murders, robberies, and injuries perpetrated by the Cherokees and other Indians continues, he will call out his warriors to destroy them without distinction since he will be …

Superintendent General's Office, 1791-1828

Message to the Cherokee Indians

08/03/1795 Document

Message from Major General "Mad" Anthony Wayne to the Cherokees settled on the headwaters of the Scioto. Image not available.

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Benjamin Hawkins Report to the Cherokees

06/10/1797 Autograph Letter Signed

Report to the Cherokees on the progress of his boundary survey, and his assurance of respecting the rights of both the Cherokees and the whites living in the region; also advises the Cherokee to keep …

#373-Benjamin Hawkins Papers