Indian Attack on a Wagon Loaded with Corn
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Indian Attack on a Wagon Loaded with Corn
Description
Blount reports on an Indian attack, believed to be Creeks, on citizens transporting a wagonload of corn for the subsistence of local families in which two men were killed and a mulatto boy captured.
year created
1793
month created
12
day created
26
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Governor William Blount
John McKee
Cherokees
party of Indians
Roger Oates
Nicholas Ball
mulatto boy
Spaniards
Creeks
notable location
Knoxville
Well's Station (block houses)
Mero district
notable item/thing
my return from Philadelphia
letters from John McKee
wagon load of corn from a neighboring plantation
subsistence of their families
wagon horses
gun
information of Charles Tucker
document number
1793122640000
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] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Blount | Knoxville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |