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The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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Reports in Jonesborough and adjoining counties suggest imminent conflict with Cherokee Indians, who refused to surrender the murderers of young Runner. Runner's friends armed themselves, some entering Indian territory, others stopped by the governor. Indians fled upper towns after destroying crops; two white men killed between Knoxville and Nashville.
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A number of reports are in circulation in this and the adjoining counties, which if true, we think a rupture with the Cherokee Indians not far distant.--It is reported and generally believed, that the Indians have positively refused to give up the murderers of young Runner, in consequence of which a number of Mr. Runner's friends, some say 30, others more, had armed themselves to take satisfaction, and, had actually gone into the Indian territory.
Another report states that some of Mr. Runner's friends had armed themselves with an intention to take the Indian offenders by force and bring them to justice, but were stopped by the governor.
Another report adds that the Indians had got alarmed, destroyed their growing crops and fled from the upper towns for shelter in the lower part of the nation, and that two white men had been killed in the wilderness between Knoxville and Nashville.
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Jonesborough, [T.]
Event Date
Oct. 6.
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murderers of young runner not surrendered; two white men killed in the wilderness between knoxville and nashville.
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Reports indicate Cherokee Indians refused to give up young Runner's murderers, prompting Mr. Runner's friends to arm themselves; some entered Indian territory for satisfaction, others intended to seize offenders but were stopped by the governor; Indians alarmed, destroyed crops, and fled upper towns to lower part of the nation.