Historical Account of the Revolt of the Chactaw Indians in the late War from the French to the British Alliance and of their Return to that of the French, 1753

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Copy of Edmond Atkin's "Historical Account of the Revolt of the Chactaw [Choctaw] Indians in the late War from the French to the British Alliance and of their Return to that of the French" written in 1753. Atkin (1707-1761), a Charleston, South Carolina, merchant, submitted a master plan for imperial control of the Native American tribes to the Board of Trade in 1755 and became the southern superintendent of the Indians in 1756. The original copy of the "Historical Account..." is Lansdowne MS. 809 in the British Museum, London. This photocopy was obtained by Denise Tapp in 2002.

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MVP 3828

Date

1753

Keywords

Choctaw Indians--History--18th century.

Recommended Citation

"Historical Account of the Revolt of the Chactaw Indians in the late War from the French to the British Alliance and of their Return to that of the French, 1753" (2021). United States and beyond. 66.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-pub-us/66