1To Thomas Jefferson from Harry Innes, 2 March 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
The other day being in the county of Shelby I was shewn a letter from Doctor Saml. Brown of Lexington to Doctor Knight, requesting information respecting the murder of some Indians at Yellow Creek on the Ohio in the Spring of 1774, supposed to have been committed by Colo. Cresap which caused the Indian War of that year. Doctor Brown in his letter stated that [he] wished to collect facts...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Harry Innes, 6 December 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreably to my promise I have proceeded to get some certificates respecting the Murder of the Indians which caused the War with them in 1774, as also that Michael Cressap was guilty of an outrage, upon two of those unhappy people preceeding that opposite the mouth of Yellow Creek, & that it was perpetrated by him as far as it can be now ascertained without provocation. The transactions are of...