Instructions to Indian Agent to the Creeks & Other Indians South of the Ohio
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Instructions to Indian Agent to the Creeks & Other Indians South of the Ohio
Description
Official commission and instructions for Benjamin Hawkins, as Principal Temporary Agent for Indian Affairs, within the Indian Nations South of the Ohio, and North of the Territorial Line. Includes instructions for managing trade, seeing to the sale of land between Indians & the states (principally Georgia), overseeing boundaries, etc.
year created
1796
month created
09
day created
08
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Benjamin Hawkins
James McHenry
President
Creek Nation
Commissioners of the United States
Colonel Gaither
troops
white traders
Harrison
murderers
King of Spain
General Andrew Pickens
State of Georgia
national Council
subjects of Great Britain
Governors
Silas Dinsmoor
Choctaw
Chickasaw
notable location
War Office
Colerain
trading posts
Georgia
Currakee Mountain
Oconee
Ookulgie
St. Mary's
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
instructions
appointment
trading houses
plan of trade
boundary between Spain and the United States
crime
murder
land
skins
stock
agriculture
manufacture of coarse woolen, cotton, and linen
weaving
language
act
theft
journal
oath
stipend
salary
document number
1796090800002
page start
20
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (157 pages) | IDD03 (157 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 384 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Benjamin Hawkins | [unknown] | [n/a] |