Peace with Cherokees, Problems with Creeks
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Peace with Cherokees, Problems with Creeks
Description
Meeting at Tellico Blockhouse with Cherokees regarding prisoner exchange resulting in prospects of peace. Mentioned killing and scalping of several men by Creek Indians. Noted that the "superanuated Chiefs" paid no attention to treaty.
year created
1795
month created
01
day created
09
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Pickering to Blount, 03/23/1795.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Timothy Pickering
William Blount
Postlewait
Cherokee
Indian
Indian Nation
prisoner
colonel
Hays
Hayes
Hugh Tenan
John Brown
WIlliam Gremes
Creeks
citizens
chiefs
notable location
Knoxville
Tellico
blockhouse
Philadelphia
Davidson
county
Mero
district
Nashville
Cumberland
notable item/thing
journal
treaty
notable idea/issue
blood thirsty
hostility
war
peace
scalping
killing
murder
council
Indian relations
treaty
document number
1795010940000
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 | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |