Plans Between British and U.S. Regarding Indian Relations
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Plans Between British and U.S. Regarding Indian Relations
Description
Regrets over not relaying information of discussion between Captain Chisholm and the British Minister. Brief synopsis of plan related. Politics of Indian relations addressed. Discusses limiting the power of Benjamin Hawkins, Creek Indian Agent. Mentions guidance on Indian affairs from President Washington and John Adams new administration. Mentions that if Hawkins stays in position as Indian Agent, he will incur the good will of the Creeks and undermine Blount's plan. Asks that letter be burned after the third reading.
year created
1797
month created
04
day created
21
author
sent from location
Colonel King's Iron Works
recipient
in image
note
Document 18 in Report of the Secretary of War to the President, 06/30/1797.
notable person/group
James Carey
William Blount
Captain Chisholm
Creeks
Indians
Indian Nation
British
Minister
Cherokees
Dinsmoor
Benjamin Hawkins
Captain Rogers
commissioners
Doublehead
George Washington
Watts
Congress
notable location
Colonel King's Iron Works
Philadelphia
South Carolina
Georgia
England
Great Britain
Spain
Creek Nation
notable item/thing
business
wafer
treaty
whiskey
notable idea/issue
plan
secret
treaty
land
politics
alliance
document number
1797042190066
page start
22
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | NMC02 (24 pages) | Collection: Fifth Congress: President's Messages Transmitting Specific Documents or Information to the Senate [5A-E2] (RG46) (M1704, roll 2) | M: 1704, R: 2 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Blount | Colonel King's Iron Works | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Carey | [unknown] | [n/a] |