Letters Received from Equaka
Item
Type
Extract of Letter
Title
Letters Received from Equaka
Description
Letters received from Bloody Fellow inform Blount that the war parties have dispersed, and he is in the process of discharging regiments.
short description
Extract of Letter from Governor Blount to the Secretary of War, dated Knoxville September 15th 1792
year created
1792
month created
09
day created
15
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Cited in Knox to Blount, 11/26/1792.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Blount
Equaka
Bloody Fellow
Glass
John Watts
Indians
Headmen
regiment of Knox
General Robertson
Indians
Brigade
little Turkey
Brigadier General Sevier
Carey
Thompson
notable location
Knoxville
Lookout Mountain town
Mero district
Virginia
frontier
notable item/thing
letters
war
hunting
notable idea/issue
dispatches
military protection
document number
1792091540001
page start
1
transcription
Extract of a Letter from Governor Blount to the Secretary of War, dated Knoxville September 15th 1792
"Sir"
In consequence of letters received from Equaka otherwise the Bloody fellow and the Glass, dated on the 10th instant, at the Lookout mountain Town informing that they with the assistance of John Watts and other Headmen had prevailed with the party that were collected for War,to disperse and go peaceably to their hunting-
The information contained in these letters has induced me to discharge the Regiment of Knox and to dispatch an express to General Robertson of Mero district with orders to discharge such of his Brigade as may be in Service under my order of the 11th instant forwarded express on the receipt of the Letters from the little Turkey Brigadier General Sevier, Carey and Thompson.-"
(Signed) "Wm. Blount"
"Sir"
In consequence of letters received from Equaka otherwise the Bloody fellow and the Glass, dated on the 10th instant, at the Lookout mountain Town informing that they with the assistance of John Watts and other Headmen had prevailed with the party that were collected for War,to disperse and go peaceably to their hunting-
The information contained in these letters has induced me to discharge the Regiment of Knox and to dispatch an express to General Robertson of Mero district with orders to discharge such of his Brigade as may be in Service under my order of the 11th instant forwarded express on the receipt of the Letters from the little Turkey Brigadier General Sevier, Carey and Thompson.-"
(Signed) "Wm. Blount"
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | LBK09 (1 pages) | Collection: Executive Papers, Office of Governors Letters | B: 76, (Henry Lee) October 11-20 |
| [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] |