Cost of War and Peace with Creeks
Item
Type
Typed Document
Title
Cost of War and Peace with Creeks
Description
Supply of rations for Indians insufficient to meet needs, Seagrove placated Creeks desire for more food. Mentioned the cost of war with the Creeks to the state of Georgia, and that conceding to the Indians wants was the only manner of securing peace. McGillivray's obstruction of peace noted, now it is believed he is advising the Spanish.
year created
1792
month created
07
day created
27
author
sent from location
Rock Landing
recipient
in collection
note
Cited in Knox to Seagrove, 10/31/1792. Extract of a letter.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
James Seagrove
Creek
Indians
Indian Nation
Western tribes
British
Spanish
Spaniards
McGillivray
villians
advisor
notable location
Rock Landing
Georgia
upper frontier
southern
western
territory
notable item/thing
ration
meat
supply
provisions
liquors
war
cost of war
negotiations
peace
document number
1792072740000
Item sets
Document instances
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James Seagrove | Rock Landing | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |