[Letter] 1795 Oct. 24, Nashville, [Tennessee to] Col[onel] David Hendley [i.e., Henley], Knoxville, [Tennessee] / Ja[me]s Robertson of an image
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| Type: | Letters (correspondence) | Military records |
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| Creator: | Robertson, James, 1742-1814 |
| Title: | [Letter] 1795 Oct. 24, Nashville, [Tennessee to] Col[onel] David Hendley [i.e., Henley], Knoxville, [Tennessee] / Ja[me]s Robertson of an image |
| Date: | 1795 Oct. 24 |
| Description: | This letter from General James Robertson, U.S. Agent to the Chickasaws, to Colonel David Henley, agent in the War Department, is dated October 24, 1795. Robertson warns Henley about the Creek Indians, who he believes to be instigating hostilities with the Chickasaws while appearing to be seeking peace with the United States and neighboring tribes. He describes a battle between the two nations that he says was initiated by a Creek offensive and won by the Chickasaws. Robertson says Creek hostilities will prevent the Chickasaws from hunting, requiring the U.S. government to send more provisions. The letter concludes with Robertson offering Henley a deal on a parcel of land. The enclosure Robertson mentions, a letter from Chickasaw Chief Opiomingo (also Piomingo), is document hp023 of the Southeastern Native American Documents database. Document ID: hp022. 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: | Creek Indians--Wars | Chickasaw Indians--Wars | Creek Indians--Government relations | Chickasaw Indians--Government relations | Southern States |
| 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, Henley Papers, box n/a, folder 15, document tl022. |
| 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], Henley Papers, 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:hp022 |
| 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 |