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Blount, William, 1749-1800

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Timothy Pickering letters

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT box-Ayer-MS-926
Abstract 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...
Dates: 1795-1798; 1795

William Blount Papers

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Ayer-MS-74
Abstract

Letters, orders and receipts written by William Blount, pertaining to his administration of Indian and military affairs in the Territory of the United States, South of the River Ohio, 1794-1796. Correspondence directed to David Henley (as agent of the War Department), John Pitchlynn (U.S. interpreter to the Choctaw), and several other military officers.

Dates: 1794-1796

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Choctaw Indians -- Government relations -- Sources 1
Correspondence -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1751-1800 1
Correspondence -- Tennessee -- Knoxville -- 1751-1800 1
Creek Indians -- Wars -- History -- 18th century -- Sources 1
Indian agents -- Tennessee -- History -- 18th century -- Sources 1