General Robertson

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  Relieving the District of Mero

  04/18/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

  Upon his arrival in Nashville, Major Beard will receive his orders as to his operation to protect the district of Mero from invasion by the Creeks.

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  Punish Them in the Severest Manner

  03/28/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

  Governor Blount provides General Robertson with his orders regarding the military prevention of incursions into peaceful settlements by hostile Cherokees and Creeks.

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  Proposed War with the Creeks

  02/13/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

  The Chickasaw chiefs blame the Creeks for the violence in the southwest and ask for the guns, ammunition, supplies, and food to go to war with them.

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  Large Army of Creeks Coming Against This Nation

  04/29/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

  Piamingo alerts General Robertson that his Chickasaws will soon be attacked by a Creek army. He hopes that the general will recall past promises of assistance to his nation in dire circumstances such …

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  Creek War on the Mero District; the Cherokees Favor Peace

  04/14/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

  It is apparent that the Creeks intend to make war on the Mero District but Blount hopes that the company ordered to the frontier will be able to repulse them. No attack on the lower Cherokee towns …

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  Bad Doings of the Creeks and Cherokees

  06/17/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

  Piamingo warns Smith of the depredations of the Creeks and Cherokees and wonders why the Americans even bother to treat with Indians that will be at war with them until they are defeated. They have …

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