Transporting Goods for the Conference at Nashville
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Transporting Goods for the Conference at Nashville
Description
Governor Blount describes the difficulties in transporting the public goods intended for the conference with the Chickasaws and Choctaws at Nashville.
year created
1792
month created
06
day created
28
author
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Blount
Alexander Moore
General Pickens
notable location
Nashville
notable item/thing
public goods
conference with the Chickasaws and Choctaws
weight compared with the strength of the teams
boats
the River
goods in the care of David Allison
uncommon drought
waters were never lower
my delay here
notable phrase
An uncommon drought prevails at this time
consequently the waters were never lower and some difficuties as to water may be expected, but none it is hoped but what may be readily be surmounted by the Crews who are in my opinion uncommonly good.
document number
1792062800000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Territorial Papers, Vol. 4 | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Blount | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |