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Timothy Pickering letters, 1795-1798

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Title Timothy Pickering letters, 1795-1798

Creator Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829, United States. War Department

Date 1795-1795

Language English

Place Tennessee, Texas, United States--Territory of the United States, South of the River Ohio

Subjects Cherokee Indians, Chickasaw Indians, Creek Indians, Indian agents, Indian traders, Indians of North America, Tennessee, United States

Description formerly known as Ayer MS 927 and 930.

Summary Correspondence, dating mainly from 1795, of the secretary of war, Timothy Pickering, primarily with David Henley, War Dept. agent in the Territory of the United States, South of the River Ohio, but also with David Campbell, William Blount, and John McNairy, regarding Indian and militia affairs in what is now Tennessee. Much of the 1795 correspondence, including an extract of a letter to Gov. Blount and an Aug. 28, 1795, letter to Judge David Campbell, concerns the U.S. refusal to support the Chickasaws in a war with the Creeks, Pickering's rebuke of Blount for inciting the conflict, and his attempts to mollify the Chickasaw chief, William Colbert. Other matters include the shipment of goods for the Chickasaws, the appointment of an Indian factor, James Byers, for the Tellico Blockhouse, and frauds committed by contractors supplying the Indians. Two of the letters are written together with Oliver Wolcott, the secretary of the treasury.

Extent 0.1 linear feet (23 folders)

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts, Records

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection

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Call Number VAULT box Ayer MS 926

BibID 991480798805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Manifest

Filename 991480798805867_Ayer_MS_926_fol_001

Unique Identifier NL12COYR

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