Report on conferences with Cherokees and his boundary surveys
Item
Type
Autograph Letter
Title
Report on conferences with Cherokees and his boundary surveys
Description
Hawkins reports on his conference with the Indians at Tellico, his plans to lay out small towns and trading posts at the sites of new military posts in the region, his surveys of boundary lands, his impressions of the Cherokees met in council, and discusses placing some Indians in the pay of the U. S. to assist in relations with the Indian chiefs .
year created
1797
month created
05
day created
04
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
Benjamin Hawkins
Cherokees
Creeks
Choctaws
chiefs
notable location
Knoxville
Tellico
notable idea/issue
conference
document number
1797050440001
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (7 pages) | WDB17 (7 pages) | Collection: #373-Benjamin Hawkins Papers | Item 1, P: 365-370 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Letters of Benjamin Hawkins | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Benjamin Hawkins | Knoxville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |