Eulogy for Blount

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Eulogy for Blount

Description

Requested enclosed letter from D. Campbell be presented to the President. Mentioned the contents as eulogy on Gov. Blount. The writer, "aims at the poetic stile; and perhaps very properly; as poets deal in fiction." Mentioned governor's dealing with the Indians and his lack of explanation.

year created

1795

month created

06

day created

27

in collection

notable person/group

B Dandridge
Timothy Pickering
governor
William Blount
poet
David Campbell
Secretary of War

notable location

southwestern
territory
frontier

notable item/thing

eulogy
letter
papers

notable idea/issue

eulogy
Indian affairs

document number

1795062700000

Document instances

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[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 [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Bartholomew Dandridge [unknown] [n/a]