Aggression by Creek Indians
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Aggression by Creek Indians
Description
General Robertson comments on the murder of Colonel Isaac Fitzworth and his family by Creek Indians, along the waters of Red River. Seven persons total were killed and scalped. This, along with other expressions of aggression, "proves the information given us by the Chickasaws, that the Creeks had declared publicly their intensions of distressing this district, or, if able, to extirpate it altogether." Robertson wants Congress to take direct measures to counter the Creeks, and prevent them from attacking frontier settlements. The United States has friendly relations with the Chickasaw and Cherokee.
year created
1794
month created
11
day created
08
author
sent from location
Nashville
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Enclosed in Blount to Knox, 11/16/1794.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
William Blount
James Robertson
Isaac Fitzworth
John Fitzworth
Indians
prisoners
negro
slave
John Leiper
Chickasaws
Creeks
Levi Colbert
Tuckaubatchees
Mad Dog
Cherokee
Captain Evans
notable location
Nashville
Tennessee
Southwest Territory
Red River
notable item/thing
scalp
murder
woods
settlement
document number
1794110890100
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 | General James Robertson | Nashville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Blount | [unknown] | [n/a] |