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A Guide for John Heth
05/31/1791 Extract of Letter
Knox asks Governor Blount to provide a guide and a party of friendly Cherokees to escort John Heth to Mr. McGillivray.
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[Untitled]
12/20/1791 Translated letter (implies transcription)
Letter, directs invitations to Six Nations chiefs.
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Your Confidence in My Administration
11/09/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Washington expresses his gratitude for the Senate response to his annual address.
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We Shall Unite in Friendship & Love
06/05/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
This is a copy of a speech by General Rufus Putnam to the tribes of the Miami, Tawa, and Wabash Rivers in which he assures the Indians of the peaceful intentions of the President and Congress and his …
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Warning Against Creeks and Shawnee
09/30/1792 Printed Document
Notified Blount that there were Indians poised to attack. Kenoteta offered supplies to U.S. if they pass through his territory. Talahuske says he abandoned his war talks, now seeks peace but …
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Waiting for Heckenwelder
05/21/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox informs Heckenwelder that General Putnam plans to meet with him at Pittsburgh and will wait for him if necessary.
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Visit of Captain Brandt to Philadelphia
04/23/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox expresses regret to Indian chief Captain Joseph Brandt that his visit to Philadelphia had to be postponed but assures him that he will be just as wecome as if he had arrived at the appointed …
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Violence from Indians
10/27/1792 Printed Document
Conveyed disposition of Indian towns with details about each town and tribe. Urgently requests Seagrove to impress upon chiefs a council to restrain young men that are committing violent acts.
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Updates on Indian Relations in Southwest Territory
07/28/1792 Typed Document
Results of council between friendly Indians and U.S. included protection of U.S. boats and travelers from hostile tribes. Land disputes also addressed at council, hopes that Gov. Blount will devise a …
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Updates on East Florida, Georgia, Recommendation of Leonard
08/04/1792 Typed Document
News that reinforcements have arrived. Requests employment for Mr. James Leonard.
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Uneasy Hours for Want of Funds
11/17/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Deputy Quartermaster General Belli lists the amounts transmitted to sundry contractors and laments the shortage of funds which makes it difficult even to buy pack horses.
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Uncertainty Relative to Treaty
08/11/1792 Typed Document
Orders to consult with Seagrove on boundary line and then return to the city if Ellicot's services are no longer needed.
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Turmoil in the Southeast
11/08/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Governor Blount reports on the tumultuous state of Indian affairs in the southeast. He believes the Creeks and Cherokees cannot be controlled by their chiefs and therefore seem likely to go to war. …
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Troops are Marched as Fast as They are Recruited
06/29/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
In order to alleviate Wayne anxiety, Knox reports on the recruitment and transportation of men and supplies to support Wayne's expedtion against the western Indians.
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Treaty with the Wabash Indians, Etc.
11/07/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox reports on the general treaty with the Wabash Indians at which there were 700 Indians present. He notes that Bradshaw has reported on several Indian attacks resulting in the deaths of whites and …
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Treaty Violated
09/13/1792 Printed Document
Admits President failed to meet promises he made to Cherokees by keeping settlers from encroaching on Cherokee land but denied any settlement happened after the treaty was signed. Advised that Bloody …
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Treaty Signed at Post Vincennes, Etc.
12/20/1792 Typed letter
Despite poor health, General Putnam has been successful in negotiating a treaty at post Vincennes and encloses a journal of the proceedings during the negotiations and his speech to the Indians. He is …
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Treat the Cherokees with Utmost Diplomacy
02/17/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
These are Knox's detailed instructions to Leonard Shaw, the temporary agent to the Cherokee nation. The Cherokees must be treated with utmost diplomacy to ensure that they don't ally themselves with …
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Treasury Circular to the Supervisors of the Revenue.
11/26/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton describes the arrangements for supplying provisions and other necessities to the recruiting locations in Maryland during the year 1793.
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Transporting Goods for the Conference at Nashville
06/28/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Governor Blount describes the difficulties in transporting the public goods intended for the conference with the Chickasaws and Choctaws at Nashville.
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Translation of the Passport of Baron De Carondelet.
07/28/1792 Typed Document
"I grant free and safe passport to the Cherokee Indian, called Richard, to go to his nation, with a person of the name of Deraque; from whence they may return by such ways as they may find most …
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Token of Friendship
09/13/1792 Printed Document
Received letter from Little Turkey which Blount viewed as a sincere token of friendship with United States and of desire for peace. Blount stated that towns that did not declare war will be able to …
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Ticklish About the Reservation
06/27/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Captain Brandt wants his friend the Fish Carrier to be satisfied with the Cayugas' reservation.
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The U.S. Will Fall on the Southern Indians
1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Finnelson discusses in detail the efforts of the Governor of New Orleans to persuade the southern Indians to reject their treaties with the United States and ally themselves with the Spanish.
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The Stealing of Horses by Southern Indians
05/05/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Governor William Blount describes for Knox the many instances of horse stealing in the South and the potential for discord that the stealing of white men's horses by southern Indians has produced.
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