Information Respecting the Intentions of the Southern Indians
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Carey responds to Governor Blount's inquiries regarding the violence of the southern Indians against American settlers and the possibility of an alliance between the southern and northern tribes in a general war against the United States.
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notable phrase - GB: In what manner do the Indians dispose of stolen horses? JC: Generally they sell them to the traders for a trifle who run them out of the nation in a different direction from whence they came and barter them off for negroes or articles of merchandise...GB: What do you think as to the disposition of John Watts--is he for peace or war with the United States? JC: In my opinion he will not oppose the wish of the young men who undoubtedly generally wish a war
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(C) This document was produced at the request of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on July 18, 2019, to document the History, Anthropology, Culture, Religion, and Archaeology of The Chickamauga Nation.