Report on the Southwestern Frontier and the Creek Indians

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Report on the Southwestern Frontier and the Creek Indians

Description

Report relative to the Southwestern frontiers of the United States, as connected with the State of Georgia and the Creek Indians, and the territory of the United States South of the Ohio and the Cherokee Indians.Knox believes that, with the exception of a few lawless banditti Indians, the Creeks are amenable to a peaceful settlement and if the depredations of several lawless whites can be inhibited, peace on the southwestern frontier can be achieved.

year created

1793

month created

12

day created

16

author

recipient

in collection

note

Enclosed in Knox to Adams, 12/16/1793.

created note

This document was given the same date as the cover letter with which it was enclosed.

notable person/group

Henry Knox
George Washington
Creek Indians
Cherokee Indians
James Seagrove
Seminoles
Governor of Georgia [Telfair]
militia
horse [cavalry]
foot [infantry]
exposed inhabitants
continental troops
Governor of South Carolina [Moultrie]
volunteers
General Twiggs
women and children prisoners
the White Lieutenant
Indian banditti
Major Gaither
Constant Freeman

notable location

Southwestern frontiers of the United States
State of Georgia
Lower and Upper Creek towns
store upon the St. Mary's river
Oakmulgee
Oconee
Chatahoochee River
the Little Oakfuskee

notable item/thing

treaty of New York
want of corn and clothing
gratitude for kindness [the Creeks] received
general alarm on the frontiers of Georgia
pending treaty with the Northern Indians
offensive expeditions into Creek Country
depredations
hostility
serious invasion of Georgia
provisions of the Constitution
magazine
ammunition
peace with the United States
punishment of the banditti Indians
violent threats of a number of lawless whites
national consideration of great magnitude

document number

1793121600100

Document instances

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Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient George Washington [unknown] [n/a]