Punishing the Persons Guilty of this Base Act
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Punishing the Persons Guilty of this Base Act
Description
William Blount describes for Knox various incidents on the frontier in which Indians have murdered innocent Americans and in which Americans fired at an innocent Indian. In response, he has called up three companies of militia to protect the frontier.
year created
1792
month created
04
day created
21
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
in publication
content note
Calendar of Virginia State Papers
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Blount
Mr. Shaw with the Bloody fellow and the other Cherokees
three Chicasaws on their way to the President
fellow named Confidant of the Mountain Leader
Thompson, a half breed, the interpreter
young fellow accompanied by a son of General Robertson
Creeks
wife and three children of Harper Ratcliff
the Bench by birth a Cherokee
Northern Indians
three companies of the militia
an Indian passing peaceably among the settlers on French Broad
two sons of James Hubbard
Tennessee company
the wounded Indian
an innocent person
John Watts
Shawanese
notable location
Knoxville
Knoxville
Philadelphia
Hawkins County near the Virginia line in Stanley Valley
French Broad
Muscle Shoal
notable item/thing
kindness and civility
observations and threats of fooling unthinking people
valuable presents from the United States
fourth attempt they have made
my plan for a treaty
protection of the frontiers of Cumberland
one [musket] ball
slight wound
this base act
presents equal to his sufferings
retaliation
visit to the lower towns
their recent hostilities
treaty
determination for peace
notable phrase
I shall make it my business, if possible, to find out and bring to punishment the persons guilty of this base act.
document number
1792042153500
number of pages
2
Item sets
Document instances
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Calendar of Virginia State Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Blount | Knoxville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |