Account of Indian Attack on Ohio and Wabash Rivers
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Account of Indian Attack on Ohio and Wabash Rivers
Description
Detailed account of Mr. Vigo's defense against the Wabash Indians attack on the River and the Post St. Vincennes. Depredations on Ohio and Wabash continue. Mr Vigo's boat plundered by Indians. Related Indians hatred of French.
year created
1790
month created
09
day created
19
author
sent from location
Marietta
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
An extract of this document was found in the American State Papers.
author note
Arthur St. Clair
recipient note
Henry Knox
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Arthur St. Clair
Vigo
Wabash
Indians
Indian Nation
hostiles
savages
Melchor
frenchman
French
McCurdy
McGurdy
notable location
Marietta
Fort Washington
post
St. Vincennes
frontier
territory
Ohio
Wabash
Ouabache
river
Blue
de la Graize
de la Graise
Tennessee
Detroit
notable item/thing
boat
baggage
provisions
arms
notable idea/issue
murder
attack
raid
Indian relations
plunder
hostilities
robbery
document number
1790091954201
page start
1
transcription
94 To: The Govr: [undecipherable] the western territory, to the Secretary of War. - 19th Sepr 1790. at Marietta
"The depredations on the Ohio and the Ouabache still continue-every day almost brings an account of some murder or robbery and yesterday a number of horses were taken from this settlement â not long ago a boat belonging to Mr Vigo, a gentleman from Post St Vincennes was fired upon near the mouth of Blue river: this person the United States have been very much obliged to on many occasions and is in truth the most disinterested person I have almost ever seen â he had three men killed and was obliged in consequence to ?all down the river. This party it seems had been designed to intercept me, for they reported that they had had thrice fair discharges at the governor's boat and expected that they had killed him â in descending the river Mr Vigo's boat fell in with Mr Melchor's returning from Tennessee and attempted in company with him to ascend the Ouabache â here they were attacked again â Melchor escaped and fell down it seems to the Ance de la
de la Graize, but the Savages possessed themselves of Vigo's boat, which they plundered of all his and the crews personal baggage and arms, but as She was navigated by frenchmen they sufficed them to depast with the peltries, telling them that if She had not been in company with Americans they would not have injured them, and that if they found them in such again they would put them to death. Captain McCurdy likewise was fired upon between Fort Washington and this place and had five or six men killed & wounded."
"I am directed to write to the commanding officer at Detroit â I have enclosed a copy of that letter."
"The depredations on the Ohio and the Ouabache still continue-every day almost brings an account of some murder or robbery and yesterday a number of horses were taken from this settlement â not long ago a boat belonging to Mr Vigo, a gentleman from Post St Vincennes was fired upon near the mouth of Blue river: this person the United States have been very much obliged to on many occasions and is in truth the most disinterested person I have almost ever seen â he had three men killed and was obliged in consequence to ?all down the river. This party it seems had been designed to intercept me, for they reported that they had had thrice fair discharges at the governor's boat and expected that they had killed him â in descending the river Mr Vigo's boat fell in with Mr Melchor's returning from Tennessee and attempted in company with him to ascend the Ouabache â here they were attacked again â Melchor escaped and fell down it seems to the Ance de la
de la Graize, but the Savages possessed themselves of Vigo's boat, which they plundered of all his and the crews personal baggage and arms, but as She was navigated by frenchmen they sufficed them to depast with the peltries, telling them that if She had not been in company with Americans they would not have injured them, and that if they found them in such again they would put them to death. Captain McCurdy likewise was fired upon between Fort Washington and this place and had five or six men killed & wounded."
"I am directed to write to the commanding officer at Detroit â I have enclosed a copy of that letter."
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NLA08 (2 pages) | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (2 pages) | NLA08 (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: 94-95 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Territorial Papers, Vol. 2. | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The St. Clair Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Arthur St. Clair | Marietta | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |