Correspondence with Cherokee chief
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Correspondence with Cherokee chief
Description
William Blount, Governor of Southwest Territory, responds to Double-Head, Chief of the Cherokee, about various questions. Double-Head has asked if his people go hunting, if they may be safe from hostile whites on the frontier. Blount assures him that the whites will not hurt his people. But warns him that it is difficult for frontiersmen to distinguish between Creeks and Cherokees, and since the Creeks are hostile toward the United States and have been known to murder whites, Cherokees may be retaliated against as well. Advices that his hunters not cross the ridge that divides the waters of the Duck and Cumberland rivers. Insists that he desires peace.
year created
1794
month created
10
day created
29
author
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Blount to Knox, 11/03/1794, and Blount to Double Head, 11/01/1794. Enclosed in Knox to Congress, 12/17/1794, and Blount to Logan, 11/01/1794.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
Double Head
William Blount
governor
Cherokees
John McKee
agent
Andrew Miller
Quadroon
Turkey's Son
Indians
George Washington
Henry Knox
Creeks
Chickasaws
Choctaws
Colonel Watts
James Robertson
Maw
notable location
Knoxville
Tennessee
Tellico block house
Southwest Territory
Duck River
Cumberland River
Kentucky
Running Water
Nickajack
notable item/thing
horses
theft
hunting
hunters
document number
1794102990000
Item sets
Document instances
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| [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 | William Blount | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Double-head | [unknown] | [n/a] |