Murder of Indian by White Man
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Murder of Indian by White Man
Description
Discussed the "inhumane" murder of an Indian by a disorderly white man.
short description
Ltr, dis murder of an Indian
year created
1798
month created
07
day created
30
author
sent from location
Shepherds Town
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Elias Langham
Secretary of War
Indian
white man
notable location
Shepherds Town
Western Country
territory
frontier
settlement
notable item/thing
return
stores
notable idea/issue
Indian murdered
successor to my office
disorder
conduct
murder
killing
death
document number
1798073080001
page start
1
number of pages
3
transcription
Shepherd Town July 30th 1798 68
Sir,
I think it my duty to let you know the cause of my long stay in the Western Country unconnected with my official letter - know then that about the time I was about to depart an Indian was inhumanely Murdered by a disorderly white man which allarmed the Settlement pretty much - I then thought it a duty to my Country & to that Settlement where I propose to reside, to use my endeavors to reconcile the Murder with the Indians as well as possible, their threats at first appeared alarming, but by the [?] & uniform Conduct of the Actual Settlers, and such others at that place, who viewed the action as Criminal, by the great respect & care paid to the dead [boy?] presents to the Widow & Children of the [?] &c, I had the pleasure to leave our Infant Settlement [illegible] the Indians were well satisfied, and not disposed to revenge that Murder - It is to be regreted, that numbers of lawless young men will infest new frontier Settlements, for the Government of whom the Civil laws are not adequate, those are generally the destroyers of
Frontier
[note along left margin]
P.S. I find on making up my audit of Virga. stores, that the receipt for the last load is at Winchester. - I must therefore wait till I send for it. E.L.
Frontier Settlements and disturbers of peace with the Indian Tribes - I wish we could have a law to fit them, that could opperate on them alone
I forward a return of the Virginia Stores, and write to the Secretary of War on the Subject of a [?] to my office
I am with great respect
Your Ob S
E Langham
Major Hodsdon
[written on outside of letter]
Major Elias Langham
30 July 1790
Recd August
Shepherdtown August 12
Sam.l Hodsdon
Philadelphia
15
Sir,
I think it my duty to let you know the cause of my long stay in the Western Country unconnected with my official letter - know then that about the time I was about to depart an Indian was inhumanely Murdered by a disorderly white man which allarmed the Settlement pretty much - I then thought it a duty to my Country & to that Settlement where I propose to reside, to use my endeavors to reconcile the Murder with the Indians as well as possible, their threats at first appeared alarming, but by the [?] & uniform Conduct of the Actual Settlers, and such others at that place, who viewed the action as Criminal, by the great respect & care paid to the dead [boy?] presents to the Widow & Children of the [?] &c, I had the pleasure to leave our Infant Settlement [illegible] the Indians were well satisfied, and not disposed to revenge that Murder - It is to be regreted, that numbers of lawless young men will infest new frontier Settlements, for the Government of whom the Civil laws are not adequate, those are generally the destroyers of
Frontier
[note along left margin]
P.S. I find on making up my audit of Virga. stores, that the receipt for the last load is at Winchester. - I must therefore wait till I send for it. E.L.
Frontier Settlements and disturbers of peace with the Indian Tribes - I wish we could have a law to fit them, that could opperate on them alone
I forward a return of the Virginia Stores, and write to the Secretary of War on the Subject of a [?] to my office
I am with great respect
Your Ob S
E Langham
Major Hodsdon
[written on outside of letter]
Major Elias Langham
30 July 1790
Recd August
Shepherdtown August 12
Sam.l Hodsdon
Philadelphia
15
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | YVD07 (3 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) | chronological |
| [view document] (2 pages) | YVD07a (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) | chronological |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Elias Langham | Shepherds Town | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |