Pernicious Counsels of Mr. Bowles
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Pernicious Counsels of Mr. Bowles
Description
Governor Blount creates for General McGillivray a long list of murders, horse stealings and other depredations by the southern Indians, particulary the Creeks and Cherokees. He has been informed that William Bowles may be the mastermind behind these atrocities.
year created
1792
month created
05
day created
17
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
in publication
content note
American State Papers, Indian Affairs
notable person/group
Alexander McGillivray
William Blount
eight Creeks whom he saw
Mr. Bowles
Oliver Williams
Jason Thompson
Indians
a young Cherokee of veracity
Mrs. Caffray
Miss Thompson's father
Cherokee chiefs
Little Turkey
citizens of the United States
Mr. Bowles
Captain John Chisholm
white people
Cherokees of the lower towns
Mr. McMurray
Mrs. Radcliff and three children
Benjamin Williams and family
Judge Campbell
three of the young Seviers
Mr. Rose
Oakjoys
Francis Willis
their captors
notable location
Knoxville
Bledsoe's station
ford of Cumberland river
Cherokee country
north of the Tennessee
Cumberland road
Nashville
Chickasaw country
Georgia
the frontiers
Brown's station
Dunham's station
mouth of Stone's river
Cumberland settlement
Station Camp creek
the trace from Kentucky to Cumberland
Natchez
notable item/thing
murders and horse stealings
Pernicious counsels of Mr. Bowles
their horse, one gun, and other articles
frost
snow
an iron grey [horse] branded on the rising shoulder ID
a bay, branded with Spanish brands
sufficient evidence
prisoners two women and a child
prisoners in possession of the Creeks
disorders of the Creeks
villainy of Mr. Bowles
horrid acts
disagreeable subject of horse stealing
strict observers of the Creek and Cherokee treaties
your influence and authority
friendly correspondence
order on the frontiers
houses, corn, etc.
briars
thighs
notable phrase
I am already informed that the murders and horse stealings lately committed by the Creeks, may in great degree be charged to the attention they paid to the pernicious counsels of Mr. Bowles.
document number
1792051790000
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Blount | Knoxville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander McGillivray | [unknown] | [n/a] |