Alarm amongst the inhabitants on account of the Indians...
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Alarm amongst the inhabitants on account of the Indians...
Description
St. Clair chronicles the response of the western settlers to the possibility of Indian incursions. It appears that the Shawanese are themselves apprehensive about being attacked by the Chickasaws and by an army of whites.
year created
1799
month created
08
day created
10
author
sent from location
Cincinnati
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
James McHenry
Arthur St. Clair
a very considerable number [of inhabitants] have retired into Kentucky
Indians seem no little alarmed at this movement of theirs
four of the Shawanese arrived here
their nation has no ill designs against the white people
Captain McLean, the English officer who commands on the north side of the Detroit
Colonel Hamtramck
notable location
Cincinnati
at Fort Defiance they were all men, women, and children in the fort
Fort Wayne
notable item/thing
alarm amongst the inhabitants on account of the Indians
twenty miles of frontier has been abandoned
small forts erected in many places where the people have assembled
very apprehensive of the Chickasaws
[Shawanese] heard that a great army of whites were on their way to attack them
I suppose [the Shawanese] meant nothing more than to alarm the surveyors and prevent the boundary line from being run
alarm has extended to all their villages
information of the hostile intentions of the Chickasaws
explicit declaration of theire peaceable intentions
I have instructed Mr. Wells to be particularly attentive to their motions
letter from Major Craig
all the Indian stipends have been sent to Detroit
favorable change in the Miami
meeting o the legislature
document number
1799081051800
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The St. Clair Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Arthur St. Clair | Cincinnati | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |