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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07371 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1813 |
| Title | Andrew Jackson to David Holmes regarding an attack on the Creek Indians |
| Date | 4 November 1813 |
| Author | Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) |
| Recipient | Holmes, David |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs Mississippi Territory's Governor Holmes that on 2 November 1813, General John Coffee attacked the Creek Indians at Tallaseehatchee in upper Alabama, killing 186 warriors and taking 86 women and children prisoners. Concludes: "If I had sufficient supplies of provisions, I would, in short time, put an end to the Creeks." In a post script, notes that "one of the Creek prophets was killed." With note at bottom of p. 1 by Tennessee's Governor Willie Blount, dated 9 November from Nashville: "This opened here by mistake." Written from Jackson's camp at Ten Islands. |
| Subjects | Military History President American Indian History Prisoner of War Women's History Children and Family Battle Prisoner Military Provisions Death |
| People | Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) Holmes, David (1770-1832) Blount, Willie (1768-1835) Coffee, John (1772-1833) |
| Place written | Ragland, Alabama |
| Theme | The Presidency; Native Americans; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | This attack was part of Jackson's campaign against the Creek during the War of 1812. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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