Additional Hostilities Against the United States, Etc.
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Additional Hostilities Against the United States, Etc.
Description
Blount has received additional evidence of the intentions of the Creeks to commit hostilities against the United States. McKee and Watts are to attend a council in which McKee is to represent the interests of the U.S. The mounted infantry ordered to provide relief to the Mero Distrct has not demonstrated the readiness that would have been expected.
year created
1793
month created
04
day created
25
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Knox to Lear, 05/18/1793.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Blount
the Glass, a Cherokee chief
Edward Adair
the Creeks
Mr. McKee
[John] Watts
mounted infantry
notable location
Knoxville
Cumberland
district of Washington
South West Point
notable item/thing
enclosed extracts
hostilities
disagreeable information
council
interest of the United States
relief of Mero District
readiness
notable phrase
The enclosed extracts...contain additional proof of the intentions of the Creeks to commit hostilities against the United States.
document number
1793042540000
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: Territorial Papers, Vol. 4 | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Blount | Knoxville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |