Deceived by Bad Talk Sent to Us
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Deceived by Bad Talk Sent to Us
Description
The chiefs apologize for killing several men but they had been told that there was a general war and were responding accordingly.
year created
1793
month created
03
day created
29
sent from location
Kinnard's Cowpen
recipient
in collection
author note
Malitea; Stinnpee; Slofia Chopeo; Chehaw Tustanocca; Tustanochogn; Cochoxona Tustanocca.
notable person/group
Chiefs of the Chehaws & Tellihuana Towns
James Seagrove
Malitea
Stinnpee
Slofia Chopeo
Chehaw Tustanocca
Tustanochogn
Cochoxona Tustnocca
Sawonocas (Shawanese)
Ossuchees
Captain Fleming
Mr. Kinnard's negro boy
perpetrators of the murders
commissioners
notable location
Kinnard's Cowpen
Colerain
Altahama
notable item/thing
general war
upper towns
mischief
bad talk
peace
property
horses
cattle
provisions
houses and land
robberies
boundary line
village
notable phrase
When we went out, we did not intend to have killed anybody, but on going down and finding Captain Fleming dead and the other man at your brother's store, we were sure that it was a war and we then killed some men but it was not us that began to kill...We are very sorry that any such thing has happened as it was our intention to try and keep peace but were deceived by a bad talk sent to us.
document number
1793032990000
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: Georgia Indian Treaties 1705-1837 | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Chiefs of the Chehaws & Tellihuana Towns | Kinnard's Cowpen | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James Seagrove | [unknown] | [n/a] |