Running Boundary Lines in Cherokee Country
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Running Boundary Lines in Cherokee Country
Description
Governor Blount explains the implications of running the boundary lines established by the Treaty of Holston, especially those through the Nine-mile settlement which have been disputed by the Cherokees.
year created
1792
month created
12
day created
16
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
note
Enclosed in McHenry to US House, 01/05/1798.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Blount
Judge Campbell
Charles McClung
John McKee, Commissioners
Cherokees
Major Craig
General Smith
Colonel Carter
Nine-mile settlers
Joseph Hardin
General Pickens
the Bloody Fellow
commissioners from South Carolina and Georgia
notable location
Knoxville
Nine-mile
Estanaula
lower towns
Chilhowee Mountains
McNamee's Creek
Rutherford's War-trace
South Carolina
Nolachucky
mouth of Duck
Nashville
county of Shelby in Kentucky
notable item/thing
Treaty of Holston
land in this territory
settlements
complaints by Indians
speech of Little Turkey
council
georgraphy
actual measurement
war against the United States
propriety
impropriety
war party
injuries
horses
no correct map
ledge
north boundary of North Carolina
encroachments
Indian lands
Treaty of Hopewell
bed of mountains
danger in the quarter
map of the Cumberland country
notable phrase
I have conceived that it will be satisfactory and acceptable to Government to be made fully acuainted of the geography of [Nine-mile] from actual measurement and of the operation of the [boundary] line on the Nine-mile settlers and especially so as a part of the [Cherokee] nation had declared war against the United States to the end that a better judgement might be formed as to the propriety or impropriety of their conduct.
document number
1792121640000
Item sets
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Blount | Knoxville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |