Indians Revenging Themselves on the Innocent
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Indians Revenging Themselves on the Innocent
Description
James Seagrove writes to Knox regarding the subversive actions of several of William Bowles' friends and dispairs at the failure of the State of Georgia to prosecute the murderer of an Indian, the result of which was the revenge killing of two innocent Americans by the murdered Indian's relations.
year created
1792
month created
04
day created
21
author
sent from location
Rock Landing, on Oconee
recipient
in collection
in publication
content note
American State Papers, Indian Affairs
notable person/group
Henry Knox
James Seagrove
my interpreter
General M'Gillivray [McGillivray] and the chiefs
[William] Bowles' associates or partners
Spaniards
villain of the name of Willbanks
Indians
party of the Cowetas
Georgians
perpetrators
kings of the Cowetas and Cussetahs
relations of the deceased Indians
Martin Johnston, the principal in murdering a Coweta Indian
valuable officers
notable location
Rock Landing, on Oconee
Savannah
other side of the great water
fifty miles above [Rock Landing]
shoals of Great Ogeechee
notable item/thing
extracts from [McGillivray's] two last letters
good humor with me
much confusion in the nation
revenge for two of their people
energy in the Government of [Georgia] to punish such wretches
death of the two innocent persons
great discretion and strict discipline
notable phrase
Whilst the people of this country shelter such wretches as Johnston among them, they ought not to wonder at the Indians revenging themselves on the innocent, while they protect the guilty.
document number
1792042140000
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James Seagrove | Rock Landing, on Oconee | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |