Today in Chickamauga History - March 15
1792, March 15: Creeks and Cherokees will Join in War - There have already been depredations and Craig believes that the Creeks and Cherokees will join the Shawnees and will commit many more acts of violence and may indeed engage in a general war against the whites in their territories.
notable phrase - It is my opinion that the present prospects and information warrants a belief, and hardly leaves a doubt, that many of the Creeks and the Cherokees, generally of the five Lower towns, will join the Shawanese in war and that they will murder and steal horses on the frontiers and from all weak parties wherever found if they do not engage in a general national war. - https://wardepartmentpapers.org/s/home/item/79221
1792, March 15: Creeks and Cherokees will Join in War - David Craig reports, in considerable detail, to Governor William Blount on the state of Indian affairs on the southern frontiers. There have already been depredations and Craig believes that the Creeks and Cherokees will join the Shawnees and will commit many more acts of violence and may indeed engage in a general war against the whites in their territories. – Notable Person / Group: Richard Justice and the Glass chiefs of the Cherokees, Dragging Canoe, Turtle-At-Home, Moses Price, a sensible half-breed, John Watts, Path Killer, Lower Town Cherokees. Notable Locations: Look-out Mountain Town, Nickajack, Running Water. Notable Item: Death of Dragging Canoe. – Notable Phrase: It is my opinion that the present prospects and information warrants a belief, and hardly leaves a doubt, that many of the Creeks and the Cherokees, generally of the five Lower towns, will join the Shawanese in war and that they will murder and steal horses on the frontiers and from all weak parties wherever found if they do not engage in a general national war. - https://wardepartmentpapers.org/s/home/item/42600