Punish Them in the Severest Manner
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Punish Them in the Severest Manner
Description
Governor Blount provides General Robertson with his orders regarding the military prevention of incursions into peaceful settlements by hostile Cherokees and Creeks.
year created
1793
month created
03
day created
28
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Blount to Knox, 05/09/1793.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
General Robertson
William Blount
James Donelson
James Carey
the President [Washington]
company of mounted cavalry
infantry
commissioned officers
enemies
women and children
incursive parties
Lower Cherokees
John McKee
Watts
Talotiske
young warriors
small parties of Creeks
notable location
Cumberland mountain
the Tennessee
Southwest Point
Caney Fork
Philadelphia
General Smith
Chatooga
notable item/thing
talk of the Chickasaws
hostile disposition of the Creeks and Cherokees
danger
Indian paths
settlements
principal camps
lands of the United States
firelock
incursions
protection of the frontiers
no assurances of peace
scalps of the people killed
business of killing the people of the United States
certainty of war with the Chickasaws and Creeks
corn
notable phrase
The troops are at liberty to pursue incursive parties, not only to the limits of fifty miles, but even to the Tennessee and punish them in the severest manner.
document number
1793032890200
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 | William Blount | Knoxville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | General Robertson | [unknown] | [n/a] |