Acts of Hostility and Depredations Must Cease
Item
Type
Extract of Letter
Title
Acts of Hostility and Depredations Must Cease
Description
Seagrove reports on his visit to the Lower towns where he was received with warmth and friendship but if reconciliation is to be attained with the entire Creek nation, transgressions and depredations by both whites and Indians must be halted and those guilty of misdeeds on both sides must be punished.
year created
1793
month created
11
day created
30
author
sent from location
Tuckaubatchee
recipient
in collection
note
Enclosed in Knox to Adams, 01/22/1794.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
James Seagrove
mounted militia
frontier banditti
chiefs and warriors
Cussetahs
king of the town
runners
chiefs of the Upper towns
unfortunate young warrior, David Cornell
full representation of all the Creek nations
numerous enemies, both red and white
white prisoners
negroes
people of Georgia
murderers of that young man [Cornell]
perpetrators of that horrid deed
Governor of Georgia [Telfair]
Spanish agent, Mr. Olivar
White Lieutenant
Cumberland people
the President [Washington]
large body of warriors
savage countrymen
large body of warriors
naked people
commissioners
Mad Dog
Hallowing, King of the Cowetas
notable location
St. Marys
frontier of Georgia
Oakmulgee
Tuckabatchee
Little Tallassee
Oakfuskee village
notable item/thing
horses
house set apart for me
proofs of their sincere joy
warmth of expression
apparent friendship
sullen countenance
dangerous ground
their transgressions
reconciliation and peace with the United States
hostilities
depredations
cattle
conference at Colerain
murders committed on St. Marys
flag of truce
punishment
proclamation
suitable reward
friendship to our country
my destruction
their present pacific disposition
candor
cloud of deception
express to Governor Blount
hunting ground
revenge for the Lieutenant's son
blankets
strouds
injury to persons or property
reputation of our country
document number
1793113040000
Item sets
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James Seagrove | Tuckaubatchee | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |