[Untitled]
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter made from Recipient's Files
Description
Surveyor Joseph Ellicott tells Knox of his contacts with several southern chiefs, each of whom expressed a desire for peace
year created
1791
month created
11
day created
06
author
sent from location
Rocklanding
recipient
in collection
in image
content note
From the Peter Force-Joseph V. Bevan Papers
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Jospeh Ellicott
Indians
William Bowles (the Lying Captain)
commissioners of the United States
White Bird King
chief Warrior of the Cussetas
George, the Great Warrior
Bird Tail King
Chief King of the Cussetas
big Little Man
white people
Cowetas
the Mole
Congress
notable location
Rocklanding
notable item/thing
boundary line
the river
Peace and quietness
white path
white wing
token of friendship
emblem that the path was white
a few presents
talk given by the White Bird King
a talk from the Chief King of the Cussetas
notable phrase
...the White Bird King presented me with a white wing which the Mole had brought down as a token of friendship and which he wished to be sent to Congress...
document number
1791110640000
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | WFO01 (0 pages) | Collection: Handwritten Transcripts | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Handwritten Transcripts | Reel 2, Frame 775 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Ellicot | Rocklanding | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |