The Stealing of Horses by Southern Indians
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
The Stealing of Horses by Southern Indians
Description
Governor William Blount describes for Knox the many instances of horse stealing in the South and the potential for discord that the stealing of white men's horses by southern Indians has produced.
year created
1792
month created
05
day created
05
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Knox to Blount, 08/15/1792.
content note
Territorial Papers, Vol. 4
American State Papers, Indian Affairs
American State Papers, Indian Affairs
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Blount
chiefs of the Chickasaws and Choctaws
Messrs. Robertson and Foster
the President [Washington]
militia
wife and children of Harper Ratcliff
Bloody Fellow and associates
Creeks
John Sevier, the younger
Cherokee guides
white people
notable location
Knoxville
Nashville
Virginia
lower Cherokee towns
Coyatee
Philadelphia
Lookout Mountain
Running Water
north of the Tennessee
Cumberland
Kentucky
Crooked Creek
Little River
North or South Carolina
Georgia
principal towns on the seaboard [sea board]
French Broad
notable item/thing
arrival of the goods
imminent danger
many murders
less exposed frontier
two full companies
commission of further hostilities
good horses raised by the Indians
pack horses
skins and furs
positive proof against the Creeks
great numbers of horses stolen every week
horse stealing
passports
letters to the chiefs
grand source of hostility between the white and red people
satisfaction
observing the treaty
satisfaction in goods
notable phrase
Horse stealing is the grand source of hostility between the white and red people in this district and I fear will actually produce it, if not desisted from.
document number
1792050540000
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: Territorial Papers, Vol. 4 | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Blount | Knoxville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |