Meeting the Chickasaws at the Mouth of the Tennessee
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Meeting the Chickasaws at the Mouth of the Tennessee
Description
Instructions from Major Doughty to Ensign Melchor - the officer to be ordered by General Harmar to meet the Chickasaws at the mouth of the Tennessee. Directions to deliver a rifle and pass on specific messages to the Chickasaw.
year created
1790
month created
06
day created
29
author
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Partially illegible
notable person/group
John Doughty
Choctaws
Chickasaws
Melchor
General Harmar
Indians
chief
Piamota
Cherokee
Piomingo
Opiomingo
Olaitamatie
notable location
Tennessee River
notable item/thing
powder
lead
blankets
rifle
payment
canoe
report
document number
1790062990001
page start
1
number of pages
2
transcription
Instructions to Ensign Melchor or his Officer who shall be ordered by Genl Harmar to meet the Chickasaws at the Mouth of the Tennessee.
The Chickasaws have been directed to be at the Mouth of the Tennessee on the 1 of July, so much time is already elapsed, that the greatest exertions must be made to meet them as soon as possible.
I have promised a rifle to Olaitamatie nephew of Piomota, give him the new rifle - one of the old rifles is promised to an Express who went with my message to the Cherokee Nation - if he comes & demands it, or anyone for him give him one of the old ones. The other two old rifles I wish to be given to the [illegible] Chickasaws who came up with me & who you will find at the fall, they will ration with you & will be very serviceable to you. Deliver the enclosed message to the Chickasaws to be sent to their Nation.
If you meet any Choctaws, tell them as I did not hear from them, I have made no arrangements for them, but that they will hear from me soon.
The Powder & Lead which Genl Harmar will [order?] to go with you is intended for the Chickasaw.
if however there are any Chocktaws you must give them a [part?] - Genl Harmar will order you fifty Blanketts. I promised Piamingo & Olaitamatie & the Party with him at the Fronts works eleven Blankets in payment for a Canoe two of my [undecipherable] stole from them; be sure to deliver [undecipherable], & tell them what it is for, the other Blanketts, which you will have on hand divide out to the people you meet whether Chickasaws or Choctaws.
Be so good as to make one report of your transactions, that I may be able to close my [undecipherable] in this [undecipherable]
27 June 1790
Jno Doughty
Major Artly [Artillery]
The Chickasaws have been directed to be at the Mouth of the Tennessee on the 1 of July, so much time is already elapsed, that the greatest exertions must be made to meet them as soon as possible.
I have promised a rifle to Olaitamatie nephew of Piomota, give him the new rifle - one of the old rifles is promised to an Express who went with my message to the Cherokee Nation - if he comes & demands it, or anyone for him give him one of the old ones. The other two old rifles I wish to be given to the [illegible] Chickasaws who came up with me & who you will find at the fall, they will ration with you & will be very serviceable to you. Deliver the enclosed message to the Chickasaws to be sent to their Nation.
If you meet any Choctaws, tell them as I did not hear from them, I have made no arrangements for them, but that they will hear from me soon.
The Powder & Lead which Genl Harmar will [order?] to go with you is intended for the Chickasaw.
if however there are any Chocktaws you must give them a [part?] - Genl Harmar will order you fifty Blanketts. I promised Piamingo & Olaitamatie & the Party with him at the Fronts works eleven Blankets in payment for a Canoe two of my [undecipherable] stole from them; be sure to deliver [undecipherable], & tell them what it is for, the other Blanketts, which you will have on hand divide out to the people you meet whether Chickasaws or Choctaws.
Be so good as to make one report of your transactions, that I may be able to close my [undecipherable] in this [undecipherable]
27 June 1790
Jno Doughty
Major Artly [Artillery]
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ICA18 (2 pages) | Collection: Misc Collection | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Doughty | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Ensign Melchor | [unknown] | [n/a] |