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Memorial from the Civil and Military Officers of Mero District
08/01/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
The civil and military officers of Mero District [North Carolina] formally request that President Washington intervene on behalf of the citizens of their district, some of whom have been the victims …
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May the Expedition Succeed in All Its Parts
10/13/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox gives St. Clair information regarding the movements of the troops of Captains Haskell and Cushing and prays for the success of the expedition.
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Manifestation of Your Zeal
10/31/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Washington thanks the Senate for their kind words in response to his message of 10/25/1791 and assures them that his efforts on behalf of his country will continue unabated. He congratulates them for …
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Making Peace at Buffalo Creek
04/25/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Thyogasa says he will seek peace at Buffalo Creek and hopes that his white brothers will do the same.
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Lord Dorchester's Letter
10/03/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton transmits to Knox a copy of a speech of Lord Dorchester in which Dorchester allegedly refuses to provide military support to the Indians but offers to mediate a peace agreement between the …
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List of 41 Indian Prisoners
06/15/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
List of the Indian prisoners taken by the army under the command of Brigadier General Scott, on the Wabash River, at the Ouiatanon town and neighboring villages, June 1st, 1791.
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Liklihood of Indians Seeking Peace
09/24/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox informs the President of St. Clair's preparations for the campaign against the Indians. St. Clair is concerned that Butler's force will not arrive before the order to march is given. The Indians …
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Letter to the Secretary of War
11/09/1791 Document
Letter from General Arthur St. Clair to Secretary Henry Knox. Image not available.
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Letter to the Secretary of War
11/09/1791 Document
Letter from General Arthur St. Clair to Secretary Henry Knox. Image not available.
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Letter to Governor Blount submitted to the President
11/18/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Washington's secretary, Tobias Lear, returns a letter to Governor Blount with several recommended deletions that Washington marked with a pencil.
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Letter from the Secretary of War
06/09/1791 Printed or published transcription/modern copy
Alerts Butler that Samuel Hodgdon is on his way to Fort Pitt and should be able to supply the campaign. There should be enough flour for Butler's post, but they will have to rely on live cattle for …
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Letter from the Secretary of War
06/01/1791 Document
Letter from Secretary Henry Knox to General Arthur St. Clair. Image not available.
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Letter Citation
11/04/1791 Cited letter or document
Cited in Knox to Randolph, 02/26/1791.
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Leave of Absence for Governor Blount
07/17/1791 Autograph Letter Signed
Governor Blount requests a leave of absence to attend to some important business and to move his family to his current location south of the River Ohio.
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Late Date for the Campaign
10/01/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox provides an update for the President re St. Clair's preparations for the coming compaign. St. Clair has arranged to add militia to his army and the first division has been ordered to march from …
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Land Promised the Men of the Virginia Line
01/14/1791 Letter Signed
Knox references Resolves of the Legislature of Virginia regarding land promised to the officers and soldiers of the Virginia Line of the Continental Army. These resolves should be placed before the …
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Lack of Intermediate Posts
10/06/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
St. Clair informs Knox that his army has marched from the recently named Fort Hamilton and his numbers, exclusive of militia, are at two thousand. It is so late in the year that there is no time to …
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Knox's Speech to the Seneca Chiefs
02/08/1791 Printed transcription/modern copy of Document
Knox responds to the Seneca Chiefs' speech of 2/7/1791 with assurances that an interpreter will be appointed, men will be sent to teach the Indians the principles of husbandry, and provisions will be …
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Instructions to Ensign John Heth
05/31/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox provides Ensign Heth with his instructions pertaining to Heth's mission to the Creek Chief McGillivray. He is to emphasize the cordial views of the United States toward the Creeks and the …
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Instructions to Colonel Timothy Pickering
05/02/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox instructs Colonel Pickering in the importance of maintaining an alliance with the Six Nations during the upcoming campaign against the Western Indians. The Indians should be made to appreciate …
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Instructions for Running the Boundary Line
09/08/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox gives Ellicott his instructions for running the boundary line between the United States and the Creek Nation of Indians, as stipulated in the Treaty of New York.
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Infestation of Predatory Indians, Etc.
05/26/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
The western frontier of Pennsylvania is infested with Indians but the arrival of troops should push them further west. Although there is a deficiency of regular troops that same is not true of levies. …
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Indians Continually Harassing Us. Etc.
08/22/1791 Typed letter
Putnam report on the situation at Marietta which, despite harassment by Indians and the loss of horses and cattle, is tolerable due to sufficient corn and grain to support the inhabitants.
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Implementation of the Treaty
05/31/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox disccusses the implementation of the recent treaty with the Creek Indians and warns General McGillivray against taking revenge against the whites who murdered a Cussetah Indian. He emphasizes …
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If You Foolishly Prefer War
08/09/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Wilkinson warns the Indians of the trouble and distress that will befall them if they ignore the voice of reason and persist in joining those tribes that are waging war against the United States.
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