Indian Attacks
Item
Type
Document
Title
Indian Attacks
Description
Details of Indian attacks and murders, fear of increase in hostilities the following spring.
year created
1790
month created
03
day created
13
author
sent from location
Danville
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
Henry Jones
recipient note
Jonathan Brown
notable person/group
Jonathan Brown
Henry Jones
Harry Jones
judge
boy
prisoner
John Sloan
Isaac Farris
Nathan Farris
John Painter
negro
white woman
Harper
Indians
Indian Nation
hostiles
savages
notable location
district of Kentucky
Danviller
Limestone
Licking
Rickland Creek
Stinking Creek
wilderness
Rolling Forks
Holin
Bussell's Creek
State Creek
Mudlick
Kentucky River
frontier
river
territory
notable item/thing
dead
boat
massacre
escape
hunting party
killed
horses
evacuated
document number
1790031337001
page start
1
transcription
[along left margin]
No 13.
Hoñ Harry Innes.
judge for the
district of Ken-
tucky. to the
hoñ jmoRanon [?]
-
Danville,
13:th Mar: 1790
-
[main text]
"In the month of janury:
a boat with about ten perſons were out off about
fifteen miles above Limeſtone; nine
found dead in the boat and one woman
miſsing, during the maſsacre a boy who
was a priſoner made his escape, he was
up Dicking, being out with two
men on a hunting party who were
killed. These men were killed about
the ſame time in the wilderneſs between
Rickland creek and Stinking creek
on the road two [illegible]. Old John Sloan
and
and his Å¿on were killed on the head of the
Rollingfork. One man killed on the Holiss.
A ſtation on Ruſsell's creek was attacked
about the 25th: of the month; Isaac & Nathan
Farris, a Å¿on of Isaac Farris: John Painter
and one other man killed, a negro wo-
man, a white woman wounded and a
number of horſes have been taken, but I
can't enumerate them; One Harper
was killed on State creek."
"In february one man was killed at the
Mudlick, one killed at the mouth of the Ken-
tucky and the people have evacuated
the Å¿tation from fear. In this month
I have only heard of one man killed
& one wounded on the Rolling fork. But
from various reports there is too much
reaſon to fear they will be hoſtile
this Å¿pring."
No 13.
Hoñ Harry Innes.
judge for the
district of Ken-
tucky. to the
hoñ jmoRanon [?]
-
Danville,
13:th Mar: 1790
-
[main text]
"In the month of janury:
a boat with about ten perſons were out off about
fifteen miles above Limeſtone; nine
found dead in the boat and one woman
miſsing, during the maſsacre a boy who
was a priſoner made his escape, he was
up Dicking, being out with two
men on a hunting party who were
killed. These men were killed about
the ſame time in the wilderneſs between
Rickland creek and Stinking creek
on the road two [illegible]. Old John Sloan
and
and his Å¿on were killed on the head of the
Rollingfork. One man killed on the Holiss.
A ſtation on Ruſsell's creek was attacked
about the 25th: of the month; Isaac & Nathan
Farris, a Å¿on of Isaac Farris: John Painter
and one other man killed, a negro wo-
man, a white woman wounded and a
number of horſes have been taken, but I
can't enumerate them; One Harper
was killed on State creek."
"In february one man was killed at the
Mudlick, one killed at the mouth of the Ken-
tucky and the people have evacuated
the Å¿tation from fear. In this month
I have only heard of one man killed
& one wounded on the Rolling fork. But
from various reports there is too much
reaſon to fear they will be hoſtile
this Å¿pring."
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NJQ17 (2 pages) | Collection: First Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of War [1A-F2] (RG46) | V: 1, P: 118-119 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Jones | Danville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Jonathan Brown | [unknown] | [n/a] |