Deplorable Situation of the Cherokees
Item
Type
Printed transcription/modern copy of Document
Title
Deplorable Situation of the Cherokees
Description
Knox addresses the current situation pertaining to the Cherokee nation. He estimates the number of Cherokee warriors between 2,000 and 2,650. He observes that the Treaty of Hopewell "has been entirely disregarded by the white people inhabiting the frontiers." This is the third report in a four part series of briefs regarding Indian Affairs that Knox sent to the President.
year created
1789
month created
07
day created
07
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
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notable person/group
George Washington
Henry Knox
Cherokee
Indian Nation
warriors
inhabitants
President
Colonel Joseph Martin, late Agent to the Cherokees and Chickasaws
Congress
Richard Winn
superintendent
Chickasaw
Commissioners appointed by North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
notable location
War Office
frontier
territory
Indian lands
headwaters of the Tennessee
the Ohio
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
the Keowee
Upper War-ford on French broad river
State of Franklin
notable item/thing
Treaty of Hopewell
hunting grounds
peace
war
hostilities
land rights
boundary disputes
Indian relations
council
Indian Affairs
negotiations
depredations committed on [the Indians]
notable phrase
...the State of North Carolina...protested against said treaty [of Hopewell] as infringing and violating the legislative rights of that State
said treaty [of Hopewell] has been entirely disregarded by the white people inhabiting the frontiers...
...deplorable situation of the Cherokees and the indispensable obligation of the United States to vindicate their faith, justice, and national dignity
...part of the Cherokees have taken refuge within the limits of the Creeks
document number
1789070700000
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (1 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff | Volume 1 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |