Outlines Travel Plans; Preparations for Indian Treaty

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Outlines Travel Plans; Preparations for Indian Treaty

Description

Outlines travel plans from Muskingum, to Venango, to Captain Heart's post, where he assures that he will do everything in his power to assist this company. Believes this group of people to be quite industrious and capable. Nicholson, the interpreter and messenger, believes the Indians will be late in assembling for the treaty and will insist on the Ohio River as boundary. Encloses monthly return.

year created

1788

month created

04

day created

26

author

sent from location

Fort Pitt

recipient

in publication

in image

note

Cited in Harmar to Knox, 06/15/1788.

cited note

Cited document addressed to the War Office

notable person/group

Henry Knox
Josiah Harmar
Captain Heart
General Putnam
Ohio Company
Major Doughty
Nicholson
Interpreter
Messenger
Indians

notable location

Fort Pitt
Venango
Allegheny
Muskingum
Sandusky
Ohio River
Lake Erie

notable item/thing

Treaty
Boundary
Monthly Return

document number

1788042640001

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Document instances

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[view document] (1 pages) DAB03 (1 pages) Collection: Alfred T. Goodman Papers C: 2, F: 18
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Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Josiah Harmar Fort Pitt [n/a]
Recipient Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]