Indian Alliance Against the Americans
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Indian Alliance Against the Americans
Description
In his deposition to James Robertson, Daniel Thornbury describes, among other events, the attempt by the Creeks to form an alliance with the Chickasaws and Choctaws to fight the Americans.
year created
1792
month created
04
day created
10
author
recipient
in collection
in publication
content note
American State Papers, Indian Affairs
Deposition of Daniel Thornbury
Deposition of Daniel Thornbury
notable person/group
Daniel Thornbury [Thornberry]
Dr. Waters
Bryant
Cherokees
women and children
Indians
Double-head or Tucalatague
Curtis
Barcelo, a French trader
boatmen
Creek Indians
Chickasaw and Choctaw nations
James Robertson
notable location
L'Ance la Grace, now New Madrid
island in the Mississippi
Cumberland Settlement
Tennessee River
Cumberland River
Clarksville
mouth of the Red River
notable item/thing
last winter
five canoes of Cherokees
clothes
hat, coat, and a pair of boots
mischief
scalps
American boats
war against the Americans
the Creek tongue
English [language]
open war
treaty of Holston
written permit to hunt on the waters of Cumberland
notable phrase
[The Creek party] intended, from New Madrid, to go home through the Chickasaw and Choctaw nations, to engage them to join the Creeks in a war against the Americans which, if they could not do, the Creeks would then attack these two nations.
document number
1792041090000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [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 | Daniel Thornbury | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | General James Robertson | [unknown] | [n/a] |