Irregular Design of Invading Indians
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Irregular Design of Invading Indians
Description
Smith views a local Indian attack in which two men were killed as evidence of an imminent general Indian invasion of the district. He has recommended that General Sevier take command of the armed resistance against the Indians since they are intimidated by him.
year created
1793
month created
08
day created
31
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Enclosed in Jackson to House of Representatives, 01/17/1797.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Daniel Smith
Lieutenant Tedford
upper county militia
General Sevier
Major Beard
General Robertson
Governor Blount
Indians
Secretary of War
notable location
Knoxville
Nashville
notable item/thing
expectations that the Indians would invade this district
attack on Henry's station
cornfield
death
his body mangled in amost inhuman manner
escape
adjacent frontier
terror to the Indians
Indian depredations
readiness to intercept
irregular designs of invading Indians
document number
1793083140000
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] | Collection: Andrew Jackson Papers, mm 79027532 | Extract, Reel 1, P:134 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Territorial Papers, Vol. 4 | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Daniel Smith | Knoxville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |