Martin discusses Indian affairs
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Martin discusses Indian affairs
Description
Letter, discusses Indian aggression; discusses pioneers and frontier life; asks Congress for money and land for garrison.
short description
Ltr, ask money and land for garrison.
year created
1790
month created
11
day created
30
author
sent from location
Richmond, VA.
in collection
in image
note
Letter was likely to have been addressed to Knox
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Joseph Martin
Isaac Shelby
Cherokees
notable location
Richmond, VA.
United States
Cumberland River
notable item/thing
garrison was erected there and a trade opened to the Indians
strike where they have any trade
hope you will mention the matter to Congress
no news here from our army
numbers we had to encounter from the different tribes
necessity of travellers
could I have some indulgence from Congress
to purchase about one hundred acres of land from the Cherokees by order of Congress
know by the treaty that the ford of the river is the line
salvation of these people depended on my influence with the Indians
bank of Cumberland river
situation of our back-country is truly alarming
several people who lived at both my stations
killed within the course of this month
greatly feared for some time past
Indians would hear that I was discontinued as agent
document number
1790113040001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | AJX09 (1 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | V:27, P.68. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Martin | Richmond, VA. | [n/a] |