Unsuccessful Negotiations with the Northwest Indians
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Unsuccessful Negotiations with the Northwest Indians
Description
Knox's report to President Washington regarding attempts to reach a peace agreement with the northwest Indians and, having failed to reach an such an agreement, the preparations for the campaign against them.
year created
1791
month created
12
day created
26
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
content note
American State Papers
notable person/group
Henry Knox
President of the United States
Indian tribes
the Legislature
Cornplanter, a war captain of the Senecas
hostile Indians
friendly Indians
Colonel Thomas Procter
Six Nations
Cherokees
Chickasaws
Creeks
Major General St. Clair
Delawares
Wyandots
Governor of Pennsylvania
Secretary of War
first and second regiments
continental troops
militia from Kentucky
Indian department
notable location
War Department
Philadelphia
Painted Post
Miami villages
Big Beaver Creek
Fort Pitt
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
south of the Ohio
Fort Washington
Georgia
South Carolina
West Point
southwestern parts of Virginia
district of Kentucky
notable item/thing
Indian affairs
records of the Indian department
moderation of the United States
war with the western Indians
invitations of peace
depredations on the frontiers
theatre of war
treaty with the Cherokees
pacific and humane dispositions of the United States
preparations of the campaign
consideration of Congress
arms and accoutrements
quantity of ammunition
corps of two thousand levies
eruptions of the Indians on the frontiers
defensive protection afforded the frontiers
detention of the troops in the upper parts of the Ohio
notable phrase
A summary statement of facts, relatively to the measures taken, in behalf of the United States, to induce the hostile Indians, northwest of the Ohio, to peace previously to the exercise of coercion against them
and also a statement of the arrangements for the campaign of 1791.
document number
1791122600100
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Document instances
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |