Manuscript Collection. - Papers of the War Department

Letter from the Directors of the Ohio Company

01/04/1788 Letterbook

On behalf of the directors of the Ohio Company, Rufus Putnam applies to the Secretary at War for military protection of frontier settlements.

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The Ohio Company of Associates

04/23/1790 Letterbook

This document is a bond between the founders of the Ohio Company of Associates and the Secretary at War. The document identifies former officers who have land claims against the United States and …

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Letter to General Knox

03/08/1791 Letterbook

This letter to Knox desribes Indian hostilities in the Ohio territory. The letter closes with a call for government troops to protect the inhabitants from the Indians.

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Speech to the Indians

04/04/1792 Letterbook

Captain Alexander Trueman delivers this speech, written by the Secretary at War, to the Chiefs and Warriors of the Western Indians.

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Policy Toward the Five Nations

04/23/1792 Letterbook

United States policy toward the Five Nations: This document authorizes money to be spent on clothing, domestic animals, implements of husbandry, and for encouraging useful artificers among the …

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Negotiations with the Indian Tribes

03/31/1792 Letterbook

Hamtramck desribes his negotiations with the Indian tribes along the Wabash to the Secretary at War. Hamtramck mentions Alexander McKee and British attempts at winning favor with the Indians via …

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Instructions to Capt. Hendrick Aupaumut

05/08/1792 Letterbook

The Secretary at War dispatches Captain Aupaumut, Chief of the Stockbridge Indians, to the Great Council of Indians at Lake Erie. Aupaumut is instructed to convey to the Indians that the desire for …

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Instructions to Capt. Alexander Trueman

04/03/1792 Letterbook

The Secretary at War orders Captain Trueman to repair directly to the Miami village to deliver the President's desire for peace in a speech to the Indians. Captain Trueman is to attempt to convince …

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Instructions to Brig. Gen. Rufus Putnam

05/22/1792 Letterbook

The Secretary at War instructs General Rufus Putnam as follows: "Your first great object upon meeting the Indians will be to convince them that the United States requires none of their lands." Knox …

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Articles of Agreement with the tribes of Indians on the Wabash

03/14/1792 Letterbook

This document is an articulation of points of agreement that were voted on and passed at Fort Knox between Major Hamtramck and the Chiefs of the tribes on the Wabash. A provisional article contained …

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An invoice of goods used for trade with Indians

02/10/1792 Letterbook

A return of merchandise forwarded from Philadelphia by Colonel Clement Biddle for Indian purposes.

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Ammendment to the Treaty of Holston

02/17/1792 Letterbook

This document, dated 17 Feb 1792, is an ammendment to the original Treaty of Holston, dated 2 July 1791. This ammendment changes the amount paid by the United States to the Cherokee Nation for …

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