1Enclosure II William Blount and Andrew Pickens to Henry Knox, 1 August 1793 (Washington Papers)
Agreeably to your request, we present you with such Observations on the Subject of establishing a permanent military and trading Post at the mouth of Bear Creek as at present occur to us. The Creeks, if not the Cherokees must be chastized by the hand of Government before they will desist from killing and robbing the Frontier Inhabitants of the United States. The Chickasaws and Chocktaws must...
2Enclosure I Memorandum from Andrew Pickens, 26 July 1793 (Washington Papers)
In answer to the queries put by the President of the United States, the 26th July 1793. 1st If the men required are drafted from the militia of the States of Georgia South Carolina and North Carolina, it is thought that they might be in readiness to move from the appointed rendezvous or place of departure, in two months after full powers were received—but this would depend much on the...
3Enclosure Memorandum from Henry Knox and Andrew Pickens, 24 July 1793 (Washington Papers)
The substance of Information given to the Secretary of War by General Pickens the 24 July 1793 relatively to the Creek and Cherokee Nations of Indians. General Pickens from information, he not having been in the Country, judges that the upper Creeks residing upon the Waters of Coosa and Talliposaa rivers may be estimated at about 2000 or 2500 Warriors. That the lower Creeks residing upon the...
4To George Washington from Andrew Pickens and Henry Osborne, 30 June 1789 (Washington Papers)
Georgia, Rock landing on the Oconee river Sir, June 30th 1789. Agreeably to the appointment of the Executive of North Carolina under the Act of Congress of the 27th of October 1787 we attended at the Upper Warford on French Broad river from the 25th of last month, to the 7th instant, in order to meet in Treaty the Chiefs and Head men of the Cherokee Indians, but as they did not attend on or...