Frontier Families Are Collected at Stations
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Frontier Families Are Collected at Stations
Description
Blount reports that frontier settlers are seeking protection at stations where they have to endure crowded and miserable living conditions.
year created
1793
month created
04
day created
11
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Knox to Blount, 05/14/1793.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Blount
families on the frontiers
John Craig
men, women, and children
notable location
Knoxville
south of Holston
notable item/thing
house of a Mr. Gallaher
stations
small huts
notable phrase
The families in general on the frontiers are collected at stations at one which I lately visited (John Craig's) there are 280 people-- men, women, and children--living in a miserable manner in small huts.
document number
1793041140000
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: Territorial Papers, Vol. 4 | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Blount | Knoxville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |