Indian Attacks
Item
Type
Document
Title
Indian Attacks
Description
Clendinen begged leave to innumerate the Indian attacks that occurred in his county. He believed if protection was not given, majority of settlers would leave frontier.
year created
1789
month created
12
day created
27
author
sent from location
Richmond
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
George Clendinen
recipient note
John Adams
notable person/group
George Clendinen
George Washington
Indians
Negro fellow
prisoner
notable location
Richmond
Kenawa
Point Pleasant
frontier
county
notable item/thing
hostilities
killed
horses
theft
outrages
homes
forts
document number
1789122737001
page start
1
transcription
112
[In the left margin:]
No.9.
Richmond, 27h
Decem,r 1789.
Ges. Clendinen
Lieut of the county
of Kenawa, to the
President of the
United States.
[main text:]
"The indians have in the county
of Kenawa committed many hostilities;some
of which I beg leave to ennumerate, They
killed a man near point pleasant; too a young man
prisoner a negro fellow pisoners, have
shot at others, who made their escape and
have took between twenty & thirty head
of horses, together with other outrages to the
manifest injury & distress of the inhabitants."
"If protection is not immediately
given, I am fine the greater part of our
frontiers will be compelled to leave their
homes, and either live in forts, or move into
the strong settled parts of the neighbouring
counties, which I conceive would do great
public injury, as well as distress in a
great degree the inhabitants, that are
thus exposed, who are situated in a
part of the country not only to become
respectable but very useful."
[In the left margin:]
No.9.
Richmond, 27h
Decem,r 1789.
Ges. Clendinen
Lieut of the county
of Kenawa, to the
President of the
United States.
[main text:]
"The indians have in the county
of Kenawa committed many hostilities;some
of which I beg leave to ennumerate, They
killed a man near point pleasant; too a young man
prisoner a negro fellow pisoners, have
shot at others, who made their escape and
have took between twenty & thirty head
of horses, together with other outrages to the
manifest injury & distress of the inhabitants."
"If protection is not immediately
given, I am fine the greater part of our
frontiers will be compelled to leave their
homes, and either live in forts, or move into
the strong settled parts of the neighbouring
counties, which I conceive would do great
public injury, as well as distress in a
great degree the inhabitants, that are
thus exposed, who are situated in a
part of the country not only to become
respectable but very useful."
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | NJQ13 (1 pages) | Collection: First Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of War [1A-F2] (RG46) | V: 1, P: 112 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | George Clendinen | Richmond | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |