Steady Supply of Goods to Trading Post
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Steady Supply of Goods to Trading Post
Description
Advice to maintain steady supply of goods for trade with the Indians so as not to have trade with Indians compromised by Mr. Seagrove, current competitor. Motivation for trade is to promote friendship between Indians and United States.
year created
1798
month created
04
day created
30
author
sent from location
Fort Wilkinson
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
James McHenry
Edward Price
Seagrove
Indians
Indian Nation
Colonel Hawkins
notable location
Fort Wilkinson
frontier
notable idea/issue
trade
supply of goods
trading rights
alliances
notable phrase
requested to forward every intelligences of any consequence
I have sent you a copy and extract of his letter to me
convey some idea of his situation
Indian trade
the object of the trade is to supply them on liberal terms so obtain this friendship and that it is conducted swiftly
account of an unhappy dispute passed by the officers of this garrison toward on I was requested by Fort Gaither
I though it prudent
the officers generally being in a state of madness from the efforts
hoping they would be cool and come to this sense in a short time
document number
1798043040001
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | XFT15 (5 pages) | Collection: Correspondence (Letters Received, Letters Sent, and Accounts) of the Creek Factory, 1795-1814. (RG75) | Chronological |
| [view document] (2 pages) | XFT15a (2 pages) | Collection: Correspondence (Letters Received, Letters Sent, and Accounts) of the Creek Factory, 1795-1814. (RG75) | Chronological |
| [view document] (0 pages) | XFQ11 (0 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Creek Factory (Letterbook of the Creek Trading House), 1795-1816. (RG75) (M4) | P: 131-132 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Edward Price | Fort Wilkinson | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |