Account of a battle axe taken from an Indian at the Battle of Long Island Flats in 1776, 1860 Jan. 6 / Alfred H. White of an image
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| Type: | Writings |
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| Creator: | White, Alfred H., fl. 1860 |
| Title: | Account of a battle axe taken from an Indian at the Battle of Long Island Flats in 1776, 1860 Jan. 6 / Alfred H. White of an image |
| Date: | 1860 Jan. 6 |
| Description: | This document, entitled "Account of a Battle Axe Taken from an Indian at the Battle of Long Island Flats in 1776," describes the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a tomahawk thought to belong to a Cherokee warrior. The written account was furnished by Alfred H. White along with his donation of the tomahawk to the Historical Society of Tennessee on January 6, 1860. According to White, who received the story secondhand from a Mr. George W. Netherland, the tomahawk is believed to have belonged to a Cherokee man known as "Big Indian". White claims that during the Battle of Long Island Flats (present-day Tennessee), an American soldier by the name of Moore fought with Big Indian and killed him. The tomahawk was found in the vicinity of Moore's combat with Big Indian and believed to have belonged to the warrior because of its large size. Document ID: gml019. Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. |
| Subjects: | Cherokee Indians--Warfare | Tomahawks | Tennessee--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 | Tennessee Historical Society | Tennessee |
| Contributors: | Tennessee State Library and Archives | University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Libraries | Southeastern Native American Documents Collection (GALILEO (Georgia statewide project)) GAGAL | Digital Library of Georgia |
| Online Publisher: | Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia, 2001 |
| Original Material: | 3 pages/leaves | Manuscript held by the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, Governor McMinn Letters , box 16, folder n/a, document tl019. |
| Rights and Usage: | This work is the property of the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. Cite as: [title of item], Governor McMinn Letters , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia |
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| Persistent Link to Item: | http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/zlna/id:gml019 |
| Related Institutions: | Digital Library of Georgia Hargrett Library Museum of the Cherokee Indian Tennessee State Library and Archives Tennessee State Museum Frank H. McClung Museum (Knoxville, Tenn.) Hoskins Library LaFayette-Walker County Library |
| Collection Information: | Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842 |