Massacre of Indians in Tennessee
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Governor William Blount of Southwest Territory (Tennessee) writes that he has been informed of a detachment of the militia of Mero district, by order of General James Robertson, has lately pursued the trail of a party of Indians to the Tennessee River. The militia then crossed over and destroyed the towns of Nickajack and Running Water, killing upwards of 50 Indians and carrying away twenty prisoners to Nashville. Insists that if General Robertson is responsible for this destruction, he was not warranted in so doing by an order from the governor's office.
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