Indians Have Been Commonly in Our Settlements
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Indians Have Been Commonly in Our Settlements
Description
Robertson reports on the hostile actions of the Indians which, though frequent, have been committed by small parties which can be confronted by companies of cavalry.
year created
1793
month created
08
day created
22
author
sent from location
Nashville
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
William Blount
General Robertson
whites
one Indian lying dead
Captain John Gordon
company of cavalry
Abraham Castleman
squaws
General Smith
Indian boy taken prisoner
John Dier
Choctaws
notable location
Nashville
Colonel Barton's
Tennessee county
Washington district
Creek crossing place
Will's town
Uphaulie towns
Clarksville
Duck River
notable item/thing
clothes stolen from Brown's station
horses
evacuated house
traces of blood
Rains' tour has expired
Major Beard's horse
injuries [Castleman] received
river
sign of war parties
scalps
breakfast
bullet holes through his shirt
block house
flesh
blankets
knives
hatchets
kettles
leather shirt
Creek and Chickasaw tongues [languages]
bushels of corn
clearned ground
peace
document number
1793082290000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | General Robertson | Nashville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Blount | [unknown] | [n/a] |