Chickasaw chief's response to white encroachment

Item

Type

Document

Title

Chickasaw chief's response to white encroachment

Description

Transcribes a discussion between a Chickasaw chief and American. The chief insists that his people are aware that whites will stop at nothing to take their lands and reminds the American that they remember the terms of past treaties. The Chickasaw then says that he has been informed by Spanish Louisiana Governo Gayoso that Americans want to take possession of their lands and demands an answer to that allegation.

year created

1797

month created

07

day created

22

author

recipient

in collection

in image

note

Second page is partially illegible.

notable person/group

James McHenry
John Adams
Wolf
Chickasaws
English
warriors
British
Spanish
Spaniards
Indians
Americans
French
Manuel Gayoso de Lemos
Governor Gayoso
whites
Choctaws

notable location

Chickasaw Nation
Chickasaw Bluffs
cliffs
Spain
woods
Tennessee
Orleans
west
Choctaw Nation

notable item/thing

Rattlesnake
squirrel
fort
treaty
land

notable idea/issue

Protection
diplomacy
frontier
aggression
encroachment

document number

1797999990301

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (4 pages) BRI06 (4 pages) Collection: James McHenry Papers B: 2, 4, rec'd 07/22/97

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient John Adams [unknown] [n/a]