Report from Hopewell

Item

Type

Letter

Title

Report from Hopewell

Description

Hawkins reports on his plans for surveys to establish boundary lines between the Creeks, the Cherokees, and the United States. Reports on his plans for a tour through the towns of the upper Cherokee and the Creeks.

year created

1796

month created

11

day created

22

sent from location

Hopewell on Keowee

recipient

in image

note

Cited in Hawkins to McHenry, 01/06/1797.
Difficult to read.

cited note

Cited document addressed to the War Office

notable person/group

James McHenry
Benjamin Hawkins
General Pickens
Indians
Creek
company of cavalry
traders
Cherokee
Dinsmore
Dinsmoor
Chickasaw
Choctaw
Rogers
Chisholm
Chiefs
President

notable location

Hopewell on Keowee
Philadelphia
frontier
South Carolina
Hopewell
Keowee River
Currahee Mountains
boundary line
Creek nation
Tugalo
Oconee River
Cherokee line
North Carolin
Holston
Charleston
upper Cherokee
Tallapossa
mountains

notable item/thing

travel
treaty
boundary line
cane
provisions
station
pack horses
stores
furs
wagon loads
average price
appoint
grant papers
blanks

document number

1796112240001

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (6 pages) WDB02 (6 pages) Collection: #373-Benjamin Hawkins Papers Item 1, P: 5-10
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Hawkins Letters [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: Letters of Benjamin Hawkins [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Benjamin Hawkins Hopewell on Keowee [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]