Conference with Cherokee leadership
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Conference with Cherokee leadership
Description
Conference between Governor William Blount of Southwest Territory, and several Cherokee representatives: Colonel John Watts of a Lower Cherokee town (Will's town), and Scolacutta (aka, Hanging Maw), along with other Cherokee chiefs. Also present were 400 warriors and several citizens of the United States. Briefly discuss the illegal destruction by Major Ore of the friendly Lower Cherokee towns of Nickajack and Running Water, along with illegal aggression by General James Robertson. Blount condemns these actions and stresses repeatedly that he wants permanent, sustained peace with the Cherokee, which the Cherokee desire as well. Both Blount and the Cherokee chiefs discuss hostility by the unfriendly Creek Nation, along with the American alliance with the Chickasaw and Choctaw. They also smoke a tobacco pipe during the conference as a sign of friendship.
year created
1794
month created
11
day created
08
author
secondary recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Blount to Knox, 11/10/1794.
created note
This document covers a two day conference, from the 7th to the 8th of November, 1794.
author note
William Blount; John Watts; Scolacutta, or the Hanging Maw; Abisha Thomas; Sevier; David Craig; Samuel R. Davidson.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
William Blount
John Watts
Scolacutta
Cherokee
Hanging Maw
warriors
Abisha Thomas
John Sevier
David Craig
Samuel Davidson
James Carey
interpreter
John McKee
Major Ore
James Robertson
Bloody Fellow
prisoners
Glass
Captain Handy
Benjamin Logan
Chickasaw
Indians
Creeks
Choctaws
Anthony Wayne
notable location
Tellico blockhouse
Telico
Southwest Territory
Tennessee
Tennessee River
Will's town
Ohio River
Kentucky
Mobile
notable item/thing
conference
chief
Great Spirit
towns
Lookout Mountain
Look-out Maintain
Running Water
Nickajack
peace
horses
frontier
tobacco
runner
document number
1794110890000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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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 | John Watts | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Hanging Maw | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Chiefs of the Cherokees | [unknown] | [n/a] |