Details on the Wounding of Peaceful Creek Indians
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Details on the Wounding of Peaceful Creek Indians
Description
Creek Indians injured by residents of Oconee, Hawkins provided monetary compensation in order to preserve peace, but civil magistrates doubt they can bring the offenders to justice.
year created
1798
month created
07
day created
04
author
sent from location
Fort Wilkinson
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
James McHenry
Benjamin Hawkins
Creeks
Indians
civil magistrates
district judge
chief
Colonel
Thomas Lamar
Van Allen
citizens
Coweta
notable location
Fort Wilkinson
Chattahoochee
Oconee
Florida
boundary
Indian land
frontier
territory
Coweta
boundary
border
notable item/thing
compensation
money
notable idea/issue
justice
war
peace
Indian relations
injury
murder
trial
document number
1798070440000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [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 | Fort Wilkinson | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |