Indian Attack Against Mr. Byram
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Indian Attack Against Mr. Byram
Description
Blount describes an Indian attack on the house of Mr. Byram in which one attacker was killed and another wounded.
year created
1792
month created
11
day created
12
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Blount
Indians
Mr. Byram
notable location
Knoxville
notable item/thing
house
window
hatchets
guns
notable phrase
This morning fifteen Indians surrounded the house of a Mr. Byram within eight miles of this place in which was another man besides himself, they broke down a window with their hatchets and pointed in their guns but were repulsed with the loss of one killed and another wounded without injuring any person in the house--
document number
1792111240000
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] |