Indian Relations and Peace on Frontier

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Indian Relations and Peace on Frontier

Description

Sections of letters from Gov. Blount were given to Congress for informative purpose. President awaits results of deliberations regarding trade with Indians. Defense of frontier financed. All offensive action stopped, policy of peace with Indians supported. Discussed Indian relations in detail, peace is paramount.

year created

1795

month created

03

day created

25

sent from location

Department of War

recipient

in image

note

Cited in Pickering to Dandridge, 06/27/1795.

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

William Blount
Timothy Pickering
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
President
George Washington
Indians
Indian Tribes
Cherokee
Creek
Creek Chiefs
prisoners
Negroes
Seagrove
Chickasaw
chiefs
commissioners
General Robertson
Stallion
Chief James Davidson
Dinsmoore
Dinsmor
Ecooe
Bloody Fellow
John Watts
chiefs and warriors
public officers
William Colbert
Colonel Henley
storekeeper
Opiamingo
General Knox
settlers
Baron de Carondelet
Spanish

notable location

Department of War
frontiers
Georgia
Southwestern territory
Philadelphia
towns and villages
Tellico
Tellico Block House
Nashville
Ellijoy
post
Tennessee River
Chickasaw land
Mero district
upper settlements
Fort Grainger
South West Point
Clinch
Knoxville
Cherokee land
Indian lands
South Carolina
Nicakegee

notable item/thing

trade
protection of the frontiers
offensive operations
scalp dance
transactions
post
trading house
garrison
goods
hostilities
ferry
article in writing
settlement
game
horses
Spanish paper
commission
certificate

notable idea/issue

trade agreement
deliberations
Congressional debate
defense of frontier
peace
sovereignty
superiority
Indian relations
support
killing of five Creeks
murder
scalping
peace
war

document number

1795032500102

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (12 pages) CYF12 (12 pages) Collection: James Robertson Papers 4, 13
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: Territorial Papers, Vol. 4 [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Timothy Pickering Department of War [n/a]
Recipient William Blount [unknown] [n/a]