Speech of the Delaware & Muhhuonnuk Indians
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Title
Speech of the Delaware & Muhhuonnuk Indians
Description
Speech of the Delaware and Muhhuonnuk chiefs. Discusses peace talks, murdered messengers, Indian politics, hostile Indians, land claims along the Wabash & Miami Rivers, and poisoned food & liquor.
year created
1792
month created
10
day created
18
author
recipient
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Milehequich; Poofies; Tukonnoth; Puhquonnoppect;
notable person/group
Col. McKee
Brant
Knox
Indians
Delaware
Muhhuonnuk
chiefs
notable location
Detroit
Miami River
Wabash River
Lake Erie
Fort Jefferson
United States
notable item/thing
discouraged or out of patience
calling in your big knifes from your forts which stand on our lands
exert ourselves to procure a peace
hostile nations will be obliged to be peaceable
behalf of the whole confederacy
letter from Detroit
Americans arrived there with intelligence
large quantity of goods & liquors to the several forts which they will take out with parties to attack the indians
goods and liquors being previously poisoned
poison
find by our spies that the Big Knifes are truly preparing for war
restore it to the Indians
prohibitory & cautionary message that the confederacy should not listen or believe
greatly deceived
speak to the Big Knifes to purpose for war
fall on the Indians on surprises
president of the US
lands from the mouth of the Miami to the head of the same which empties itself into Lake Erie
head of the Wabash and down the same to the mouth
Five Nations
strengthened the arguments of those indians which remained hostile
sachems and head warriors of the four nations covered the belt in a blanket
sent runners to invite the sachems
nations collected in council for the purpose of this good message
alarming voice reached our ears that the big knifes come out to fight our people
killed three of the Delawares
runners were immediately sent to know the truth of it
hostile indians had to oppose the work of peace
escort to Fort Jefferson
rejoice to hear your message
Wyandots
greater nations
Ottawas
Chippewas
Potawattamis
gladly embrace such message
circulate through those greater nations & return to us again with their approbation
Shawanese
sachems of the United States
brothers
speak to you to acquaint you that your good message was delivered to us last summer
reason why we could not meet your great men
people among you who have and will oppose the good words of peace
hostile Indians
Sec of war
[Secretary of War]
good offers of peace
obstinate and foolish young men who went out early last spring to hunt and those messengers unfortunately fell into their hands
killed contrary to our desires and customs
notable phrase
discouraged or out of patience
calling in your big knifes from your forts which stand on our lands
exert ourselves to procure a peace
hostile nations will be obliged to be peaceable
behalf of the whole confederacy
letter from Detroit
Americans arrived there with intelligence
large quantity of goods & liquors to the several forts which they will take out with parties to attack the indians
goods and liquors being previously poisoned
poison
find by our spies that the Big Knifes are truly preparing for war
restore it to the Indians
prohibitory & cautionary message that the confederacy should not listen or believe
greatly deceived
speak to the Big Knifes to purpose for war
fall on the Indians on surprises
president of the US
lands from the mouth of the Miami to the head of the same which empties itself into Lake Erie
head of the Wabash and down the same to the mouth
Five Nations
strengthened the arguments of those indians which remained hostile
sachems and head warriors of the four nations covered the belt in a blanket
sent runners to invite the sachems
nations collected in council for the purpose of this good message
alarming voice reached our ears that the big knifes come out to fight our people
killed three of the Delawares
runners were immediately sent to know the truth of it
hostile indians had to oppose the work of peace
escort to Fort Jefferson
rejoice to hear your message
Wyandots
greater nations
Ottawas
Chippewas
Potawattamis
gladly embrace such message
circulate through those greater nations & return to us again with their approbation
Shawanese
sachems of the United States
brothers
speak to you to acquaint you that your good message was delivered to us last summer
reason why we could not meet your great men
people among you who have and will oppose the good words of peace
hostile Indians
Sec of war
[Secretary of War]
good offers of peace
obstinate and foolish young men who went out early last spring to hunt and those messengers unfortunately fell into their hands
killed contrary to our desires and customs
document number
1792101840001
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | AEP12 (4 pages) | Collection: Henry O'Reilly Collection | V: 8, P: 54 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Delaware Chiefs | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |