Judge Pendleton discusses war, land, and treaties with Knox
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Judge Pendleton discusses war, land, and treaties with Knox
Description
Letter, discusses land companies; discusses settlers' aggression toward Indians; war for profit; describes the Combined Society.
short description
Ltr, des the Combined Society.
year created
1790
month created
11
day created
01
author
sent from location
Savannah, Georgia
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Nathaniel Pendleton
Ross
Henry
notable location
Savannah, Georgia
Tallassee County
Virginia
Charleston
Oconee River
Oakmulgee River
notable item/thing
give you an account of matters there
nature of this communication will point out the propriety of keeping us from being too public
since writing the above I have got a newspaper with the articles of the combined society
published by a senator from one of the upper counties
opinion has some weight in the legislature
number of toasts and rank
anonimous piece expressive of disapprobation of the treaty
conjunction with them
House of Assembly which meets this day in order to stimulate the House to an opposition to the treaty
people may be able to do mischief
persuaded they are not able to influence either the bulk of the people or the proceedings of the legislature
every exertion they made at the last election
members of the society
universally and by design left out by the people
treaty is very much disliked here
particular reasons of their dislike
compensation for their expence in purchasing the Tallassee county
declaration to secure the right of preemption
endeavoring in all their power to stir up an opposition to the late treaty with the Creeks
kind of people who are constantly endeavoring to provoke hostilities with the Indians in hopes of profiting by a war or a treaty
printer here I believe refused to print their articles of association
saw them in a Charleston paper
make no doubt you will have in the newspaper the proceedings of a set of people in the back parts of this state who have given themselves the denomination of the combined society whose declared object is to purchase from the state
suppose on terms similar to those of the Yazou companies
tract of country lying between the Oconee & Oakmulgee rivers
document number
1790110140101
page start
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | AJX01 (4 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | V:27, P.43. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Nathaniel Pendleton | Savannah, Georgia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |