His Warriors are Determined to Spill Human Blood
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
His Warriors are Determined to Spill Human Blood
Description
Gaither has been informed that the Half Way king and his warriors are determined to spill human blood so he has warned the militia officers of their dangerous situation so that they can be on guard.
year created
1793
month created
04
day created
19
author
sent from location
Fort Fidius
recipient
in collection
note
Cited in Knox to Gaither, 06/10/1793, and Gaither to Knox, 05/06/1793.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Henry Gaither
Bird king
Cussetah king
Half Way king
warriors
militia officers
scout
friendly kings
spy
soldiers
notable location
Fort Fidius
Indian side of the Oconee
Rock Landing
notable item/thing
human blood
dangerous situations
river
fires
stores
notable phrase
There are many fires now on view on the Indian side of the Oconee. I mean this night to send a spy for information.
document number
1793041940100
Item sets
Document instances
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Gaither | Fort Fidius | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |