Report on Indian Activity in the Southeast
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Report on Indian Activity in the Southeast
Description
Governor Blount informs Knox of sundry activities involving the Southern tribes, the Spaniards, and William Panton whom Blount suspects of subversive actions involving the Creek Indians.
year created
1792
month created
07
day created
04
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Knox to Washington, 07/28/1792, and Knox to Blount, 08/15/1792.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Blount
Alexander Moore
David Allison
General Pickens
Cherokee escort
Little Turkey
Eskaqua
John Watts
Mr. Panton
Spaniards
General Robertson
Creeks
Double Head
warriors
militia infantry
troop of cavalry
John Thompson, interpreter
notable location
Knoxville
Nashville
Tuskeegee
Pensacola
Lookout Mountain
notable item/thing
conference with Chickasaws and Choctaws
boats
uncommon drought
journal of the Council at Estanaula
Indian depredations
running of the line
exchange of prisoners
mercantile business
old debts
treaty
Ore's deposition
protection of the frontiers
notable phrase
This Mr. Panton of Pensacola has lately...been in the lower Cherokee towns and some others under the pretense of collecting old debts and extending his trade
but there are reasons to suspect that his real business was to invite some principal characters to attend a treaty which the Spaniards are about to hold with the Creeks...
document number
1792070440000
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] |
| [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] |