Dire State of Affairs on the Frontier
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Dire State of Affairs on the Frontier
Description
Blount informs Knox of the state of affairs on the frontier which are sufficently dire to require additional militia. He is still having difficulty finding supplies for the troops who are currently supplying themselves with the promise of future compensation. Relations with the Creeks still are in flux.
year created
1792
month created
06
day created
02
author
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Knox to Lee, 06/30/1792, and Knox to Blount, 08/15/1792.
content note
Territorial Papers, Vol. 4;
Cited in Knox to Lee, 06/30/1792
Cited in Knox to Lee, 06/30/1792
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Blount
Cherokees
General McGillivray
Creeks
two more companies of militia
contractor
troops
Mr. Allison
General Pickens
four Indians
the Bench and his party
John Thompson, the interpreter at the late treaty
Little Turkey
Mr. Seagrove
Mr. Bowles' party
notable location
Coyatee
Cumberland river
district of Washington
Nashville
the Tennessee
Cumberland mountain
north side of Holston
twelve miles south of Clinch
Rock Landing in Georgia
notable item/thing
present state of affairs with the Cherokees
minutes of the conference at Coyatee
depredation committed at Cumberland
three months tour
five companies by me ordered into actual service
protection to the frontiers
scarce season of the year
the price to which I am limited
eight cents per day in addition to his pay
great difficulty and grumbling
necessity for a contractor
price
duplicate of your letter to me of 22nd April
Indian goods
public road
clothes and powder horn
[musket] balls
no further injury
boundary
late treaty
notable phrase
Those [depredations] committed in that quarter, meaning those in the last month, have compelled me to order into actual service two more companies of militia from the district of Washington,...
document number
1792060253500
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 | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |