Indian Attacks on Ohio
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Indian Attacks on Ohio
Description
Reaffirmed need to dislodge and disband Indians that have taken prisoners and captured property from boats on the Ohio River.
year created
1790
month created
04
day created
07
author
sent from location
Fayette
recipient
in image
notable person/group
Josiah Harmar
Sergeant Todd
Indians
savages
Indian Nation
Colonel Paterson
Western Government
General St Clair
President of the United States
notable location
Fayette
Western County
frontier
Ohio River
river
territory
Scioto
Kentucky
Limestone
notable item/thing
boats
killed
property
assistance
emigration
hostilities
notable idea/issue
protection
prisoners
captives
murder
document number
1790040790101
page start
1
transcription
Fayette
7th April 1790
Searg Todd
to
Genl Hammar
Within a few days past a party of Indians who have taken post on the Ohio near the mouth of the Scioto have captured four boats, killed and taken several people and much property for the particulars, I refer you to Col. Paterson who I expect will hand you this. From circumstances we may conclude this practice will be continued unless they are dislodged. The unhappy consequences which will result are too obvious to every discerning man, and too distressing to believe. A party of men from the Counties north of Kentucky river are preparing to remove these troublesome fellows from their Stations
Stations, they will rendezvous at Lexington on Thursday the 15th instant - at Limestone on the Saturday following. The inhabitants of this District flatter themselves they will meet with every encouragement and protection from officers of the Western Government in every plan that will tend to secure their persons & property, and to protect in the enjoyment of those rights for which we have so often resqued our persons and and captured property - I flatter myself that in the present instance we shall not only meet the approbation of His Excellency Genl. St. Clair, but with such instructions and assistance from you as you may judge best,calculated for the execution of the intended design, that a peaceable emigration may be preserved to the Western Country.
I flatter myself that an account of the hostilities that are committed in the Western Country will by the earliest opportunity to be transmitted to the President of the United States.
7th April 1790
Searg Todd
to
Genl Hammar
Within a few days past a party of Indians who have taken post on the Ohio near the mouth of the Scioto have captured four boats, killed and taken several people and much property for the particulars, I refer you to Col. Paterson who I expect will hand you this. From circumstances we may conclude this practice will be continued unless they are dislodged. The unhappy consequences which will result are too obvious to every discerning man, and too distressing to believe. A party of men from the Counties north of Kentucky river are preparing to remove these troublesome fellows from their Stations
Stations, they will rendezvous at Lexington on Thursday the 15th instant - at Limestone on the Saturday following. The inhabitants of this District flatter themselves they will meet with every encouragement and protection from officers of the Western Government in every plan that will tend to secure their persons & property, and to protect in the enjoyment of those rights for which we have so often resqued our persons and and captured property - I flatter myself that in the present instance we shall not only meet the approbation of His Excellency Genl. St. Clair, but with such instructions and assistance from you as you may judge best,calculated for the execution of the intended design, that a peaceable emigration may be preserved to the Western Country.
I flatter myself that an account of the hostilities that are committed in the Western Country will by the earliest opportunity to be transmitted to the President of the United States.
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NKZ25 (2 pages) | Collection: First Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War [1A-D2] (RG 233) {reference microfilm} | P: 53-54 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Sergeant Todd | Fayette | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Harmar | [unknown] | [n/a] |