Statement relative to the Frontiers Northwest of the Ohio
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Statement relative to the Frontiers Northwest of the Ohio
Description
Knox outlines in detail the manpower and provisioning needs for the next campaign against the western Indians. He encourages the use of friendly Indians and discourages the extensive use of militias.
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
Secretary of War
neighboring Indian tribes
hostile part of the Six Nations
Wyandots
Delawares
Ottawas
Ottawas
Chippewas
outcast Cherokees
Chickasaws
Shawanese
Congress
Northern and Western Indians
Mohawks
Pattiwaties
Sac
Miami and Wabash Indians
Governor of the Western Territory
people of Kentucky
prisoners
Brigadier General Harmar
Major General St. Clair
the Cornplanter
Colonel Procter
southern tribes
Choctaws
Creeks
adventurer of the name of Bowles
young warriors
malignant whites
emissaries of the hostile Indians
General Government
banditti Indians
non-commissioned officers and privates
musicians
sergeant-major
quartermaster sergeant
corporal
one squadron of cavalry
battalion of artillery
artificers
War Department
expert woodsmen as patrols or scouts
tribes in alliance with the United States
mounted militia
good troops
notable location
War Department
frontiers northwest of the Ohio
Georgia
Canada
Fort Stanwix
Fort McIntosh
Hopewell
the Keowee
mouth of the great Miami of the Ohio
Fort Harmar
Kentucky
river Wabash
Miami towns
river St. Joseph's of Lake Michigan
river Illinois
the Mississippi
the Allegheny
lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron
Detroit
Niagara
notable item/thing
the late war
peace with Britain
further prosecution of hostilities against the Indians
journals of Congress
terms of peace and friendship
unceasing train of depredations
new treaty
claim of boundaries
banditti
further violence
shocking cruelties
larger force
pacific measures
strong assurances
strict justice
deficient number of good troops
want of significant discipline
lateness of the season
increased number of Indians
treaties with the southern tribes
sinister motives
Counils
passions of the young men
Indian war of considerable extent
dictates of peace
price of victory
relinquishment of territory
national character
dignity and superior intelligence
every reasonable expedient
frontier of immense extent
defensive measures
strong coercive force
war with Great Britain
establishment of a strong military post at the Miami village
garrisons
increase of the military force
the plan
annual expense of pay, clothing, subsistence, and forage
employment of militia
special appropriations
net pay of the private soldier
two dollars per month
recruiting service
rifle corps
extension of bounty
desultory operations
families
spreading terror and destruction
purposes of husbandry
notable phrase
That the United States, having a frontier of immense extent, surrounded by barbarous Indians, are bound by all the sacred obligations of sovereignty
to protect effectually their exposed citizens against the cruel inroads of such an enemy.
document number
1791122600300
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Unknown Recipient | [unknown] | [n/a] |