Friendly meeting with James Davidson, Indian chief
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Friendly meeting with James Davidson, Indian chief
Description
Letter to Governor William Blount of Southwest Territory on a talk with James Davidson, a "distinguished chief from the valleys," with about 450 of his people. Davidson gave him a string of beads, mixed black and white - the white beads representing his people's friendship and alliance with the United States; the black beads representing animosity to the Creek Indians.
year created
1794
month created
10
day created
28
author
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Blount to Knox, 11/10/1794.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
William Blount
John McKee
governor
James Davidson
Indians
chiefs
warriors
council
Creeks
notable location
Southwest Territory
Tellico Block-house
notable item/thing
beads
wampum
document number
1794102890100
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: American State Papers, Indian Aff. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John McKee | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Blount | [unknown] | [n/a] |