Information Respecting the Intentions of the Southern Indians
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Information Respecting the Intentions of the Southern Indians
Description
Carey responds to Governor Blount's inquiries regarding the violence of the southern Indians against American settlers and the possibility of an alliance between the southern and northern tribes in a general war against the United States.
year created
1793
month created
03
day created
20
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Blount to Knox, 03/20/1793.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
William Blount
James Carey
Lower Cherokees
Creeks
Tuckalateague or Double Head
the Buck
Black Fish
James and Thompson Nelson
Towaka of Nickajack
the Breath's nephew
Richardson's family
Captain Overall
Bob Benge
negro
traders
Shawanese ambassadors
young warriors
the President [Washington]
Natchez warrior
Seagrove
John Watts
Northern tribes
Spaniards
Bloody Fellow
John Taylor
Fool Charles
Bold Hunter
Spanish Governor
Choctaws
Mr. McDonald
Major Adair
Grant
notable location
Knoxville
Cumberland
Running Water
Long Island village
Look-out Mountain
Will's town
district of Washington
the Tennessee at Coyatee
Byram's station
Clinch
Hiwasee
Hanging Maw
Toque
Chilhowee
Coosawatee
Hightower
Salicoe
Long Swamp
Newtown
Pigeon in Jefferson County
Dripping spring
Broken Arrow
Philadelphia
Estanaula
St. Mary's
New Orleans
fort St. Clair
notable item/thing
murders and depredations
stolen horses
hair [scalps]
war club
whiskey
war dances
horses
horse-stealing
war against the United States
attack upon Cumberland settlements
hunting grounds
foreign powers
bloodshed
robberies
war between the Creeks and the Chickasaws
British and Spanish governments
notable phrase
GB: In what manner do the Indians dispose of stolen horses? JC: Generally they sell them to the traders for a trifle who run them out of the nation in a different direction from whence they came and barter them off for negroes or articles of merchandise...GB: What do you think as to the disposition of John Watts--is he for peace or war with the United States? JC: In my opinion he will not oppose the wish of the young men who undoubtedly generally wish a war
document number
1793032090000
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 | James Carey | Knoxville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Blount | [unknown] | [n/a] |