Savage Principle of Retaliation
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Savage Principle of Retaliation
Description
Governor Telfair discusses the measures taken to prevent further violence between whites and Indians on the western frontier of Georgia.
year created
1792
month created
12
day created
05
author
sent from location
State House, Augusta
recipient
in collection
note
Enclosed in Knox to US Senate, 12/24/1792.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Edward Telfair
companies of horse [cavalry]
notable location
State House, Augusta
western frontiers
notable item/thing
deposition of Owen T. Bowen
murder of eight whites by Cherokees
savage principle of retaliation
farther outrage
additional reinforcements
protection and confidence to the settlers
notable phrase
The enclosed certified documents, being the deposition of Owen T. Bowen, relative to the murder of eight whites by Cherokees on the western frontiers of this state will evince that the savage principle of retaliation cannot be guarded against.
document number
1792120540000
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 | Governor Edward Telfair | State House, Augusta | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |