Letter from Benjamin Bedell in Pine Level to Colonel James Caller in Washington County of the Mississippi Territory.
In the letter Bedell explains that several armed Indians have been seen in the area, causing "a general state of alarm." He urges Caller to provide military assistance, so the inhabitants will not have to abandon their crops and property: "Would it not be better, to support them, at t...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the letter Bedell explains that several armed Indians have been seen in the area, causing "a general state of alarm." He urges Caller to provide military assistance, so the inhabitants will not have to abandon their crops and property: "Would it not be better, to support them, at their respective homes to maintain our just rights & prepare against evils that are hovering around us. Your council & company is solicited at this place as soon [as] possible." A transcript of the letter is included. |
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