Grow Up and Then We'll Kill You!
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Grow Up and Then We'll Kill You!
Description
Colonel Elijah Robertson describes for Governor Blount the Indian raids on two frontier families in which all but two small children were killed.
year created
1792
month created
03
day created
20
author
sent from location
Nashville
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Enclosed in Blount to Knox, 03/20/1792.
content note
American State Papers, Indian Affairs
notable person/group
William Blount
Elijah Robertson
Indians
James Thompson and family
Peter Caffey's family
all the women and children
notable location
Nashville
Nashville
notable item/thing
the yard
the house
English [language]
a party to pursue them
notable phrase
It appears that, in the evening, they killed Mr. Thompson in the yard, and jumped into the house and killed all the women and children, except two small ones who they spoke to in English and told them to grow up, and they they would come and kill them.
document number
1792032090000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Elijah Robertson | Nashville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Blount | [unknown] | [n/a] |