They Dispersed to Their Respective Homes
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
They Dispersed to Their Respective Homes
Description
White reports on the eventual adherence of the people of Gamble's station to Blount's proclamation ordering them to disperse and abandon their plans to invade the Upper Cherokee towns. White ascribes their intentions to a misguided zeal to serve their country.
year created
1793
month created
01
day created
30
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Blount to Knox, 02/01/1793.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
William Blount
Lieutenant Colonel White
Lieutenant Colonel Kelly
Captain Singleton
William Hamilton
John Hackett
justices of the peace
Mr. McKee
officers of Government
Captain Ewin's company of militia
notable location
Knoxville
Gamble's station
Cherokee towns
district of Washington
notable item/thing
plentifully provided with corn
horses
provisions for themselves
Federal Government
your proclamation
their respective homes
justice due to these people
mistaken zeal to serve their country
notable phrase
They did not disperse within an hour as the proclamation required but determined in the evening that they would, and on the morning of the 29th, actually did and returned to their respective homes. It is a justice due these people to inform Your Excellency that the greater part of them appeared to have assembled upon a mistaken zeal to serve their country, not foreseeing the consequences that would attend such conduct.
document number
1793013090000
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: American State Papers, Indian Aff. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Lieutenant Colonel White | Knoxville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Blount | [unknown] | [n/a] |