Letter discusses land and Indian affairs
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Letter discusses land and Indian affairs
Description
Letter, discusses Georgia land purchase; discusses land company; mentions Indians.
short description
Ltr, discusses land company settlement.
year created
1790
month created
09
day created
23
author
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Mountflorence
Capt. Spring
Falken
Col. Werthington
notable location
Prince Edward County, Virginia
Cumberland
Nashville
North Carolina
Guilden
Ohio [river]
Mouth of the Yasour
United States
Mississippi [river]
South Carolina
Georgia
Marshvine
Watekes
notable item/thing
treat with them requesting the settling of those lands
very capital store
party interested in the Georgia purchase
boats to move down
company that had purchased lands at the mouth of the Yasour from the state of Georgia was about sending out a colony to settle there
drive away those adventurers
gentleman living under the jurisdiction of the Watekes under the Spanish government
letter directed to him on the western side of the Mississippi
sure that the court would give sanction to encroachments of that nature
understood that a parcel of lawless bandits had forced themselves within the limits if the United States
by one of the travellers we were informed
several companies have arrived since april last
document number
1790092340001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AJW06 (2 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | V: 27, P: 14 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James Cole Montflorence | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Constable | [unknown] | [n/a] |