Complaints & Threats of the Cherokee Nation
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Complaints & Threats of the Cherokee Nation
Description
Blount disputes the Cherokee claims to the land of the Cumberland settlements upon which they are threatening war against the inhabitants. He charges the Cherokee young warriors with stirring up the antagonism against the settlers and defends his summons of the militia to protect the settlers against Indian depredations.
year created
1793
month created
01
day created
14
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Blount
Cumberland settlers
Little Turkey
Bloody Fellow
Mr. McGillivray
Cherokees
General Williamson
General Rutherford
Colonel Christian
Commissioners
murderers
thieves
witches
Chickasaws
Donnelson and Martin
James Carey, Interpreter
George Paris
Brown's Florida Rangers
Carolina Dick (Richard Henderson)
Colonel Tatum of Richmond
Mountain Leader
John Thompson
the President [Washington]
young warriors
John Watts
Creeks
Miss Thompson
Mrs. Cafray and her child
slaves
militia
Sharpe's Battalion
stationary troops
Morgan's and Nash's companies
General Sevier
Joseph Deroque
Richard Finnelson
Spaniards
notable location
Knoxville
Savannah River (Keawee and Tugelo)
the Tennessee
mouth of Holston
counties of Franklin and Elbert
South Carolina
North Carolina
District of Washington
territory south of the Ohio
hunting grounds
Cumberland waters
old Seneca [town]
Fort Rutledge
Duet's corner
Long Island at Holston
western counties
Chickamauga
Estanaula
Duck and Elk Rivers
Philadelphia
frontiers of Georgia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania
Mero District
notable item/thing
enmity of the Indians
the late revolution
treaties
right of conquest
peace
injuries
Treaty of Hopewell
conference at Nashville
crown of Great Britain
Indian government
popularity
bargain
speech of Little Turkey
annual allowance
Treaty of New York
horses
friendly correspondence
best hunting grounds in America
encroachments
moment of danger
expected invasion
extreme frontier
thick and high cane
large timber
pursuit
list of killed and wounded
sufferings of their citizens
block houses
barracks
frontier houses
notable phrase
There is ever among [the Cherokees] young warriors wishing to rise into consequence and nothing so like to effect it as complaining against Chiefs for having sold their hunting grounds...I declare that I have never heard or been informed of any complaints from the Cherokee nation or any part or member thereof against the Cumberland settlers except the speech of the Little Turkey may be so understood.
document number
1793011440000
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] |