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Your Watchful Solicitude for the Welfare of the Nation
12/10/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Adams expresses the satisfaction of the Senate on the President's unanimous re-election as well as his emphasis on the importance of maintaining American neutrality as regards the war between the …
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Your Care of Our Safety
04/29/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox instructs the Commissioners to write a letter to Major General Wayne if they are unable to negotiate a treaty with the hostile Indians to express their thanks for ensuring their safety during the …
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Who should join the Commissioners at Sandusky?
03/12/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox seeks the President's acquiescence to the Indians' request to have several Quakers accompany the Commissioners to the treaty at Sandusky. Knox also recommends that a Moravian named John …
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White People have Spoiled the Talk at Present.
06/15/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Because of the attack on his house and the murders that resulted, Hanging Maw declines the invitation of the President to visit him in Philadelphia
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We shall sail with the first fair wind.
06/28/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Commissioners LIncoln, Randolph, and Pickering report on the status of their expedition to treat with the Western Indians.
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We return to you the Paper with our certificate.
11/29/1793 Letter Signed
"Not withstanding the information on this morning respecting the insertion in Dunlap's Paper on Monday, certain reasons determine us rather to return to you the Paper with our certificate. You will …
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We do not permit an individual to be his own avenger.
08/27/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox assures the Cherokee Chief Hanging Maw that the President deplores the depredations that a few bad white men has inflicted upon him and his friends and hopes that they will be punished according …
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We All Wish for Peace
04/18/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Even though Noon-day was a good man, Watts does not want his murder by whites to interfere with the prospects for peace between the Cherokees and the United States.
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War Between the Chickasaws and Creeks
03/23/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Following the brutal murder of a Chickasaw brave by a party of Creeks, Blount assesses the potential for war between the two southern tribes.
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Vigilent Attention to the Welfare of the United States
12/10/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
The President thanks the Senate for their approval of his re-electiion and for their approbation of his proclamation. He promises to continue his vigilent attention to the welfare of the United …
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Vessels Arming and Arriving in American Ports
07/12/1793 Document Signed
Jefferson, Hamilton, and Knox provide their opinion respecting the disposition of sundry foreign vessels arming and arriving in American ports. The President has declared that each case should be …
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Update on Shawanese and Request for Help
11/18/1793 Typed letter
Update on interactions with Shawaneses, request for help from Chickasaw Nation in the spring.
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Update on March
09/20/1793 Contemporary Copy of Letter made from Author's Files
Troops marching for HQ (Fort Washington), (Ohio) river not navigable due to rising waters.
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United States Relieved from a Heavy Expense
10/05/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
After being warned of the danger of the fever at Philadelphia, the Chickasaw delegation have cancelled their trip to meet the President which saves the United States the expense of their journey.
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Unexpected Cessation of Hostilities
11/21/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
"We still continue to enjoy an unexpected cessation of hostilities, the Indians as yet not having committed a single murder since the visit General Sevier paid the nation by order of Secretary Smith. …
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Unauthorized Sale of Indian Land
02/13/1793 Typed letter
Putnam explains that the chiefs did not express themselves clearly at the council. The alleged sale of land to Louis Viviatte was not valid because it was made by those who had no authorty to sell.
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Trials of Offenders Against Treaties
02/01/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Blount agonizes over the two narrowly averted invasions of Cherokee towns and proposes that a tribunal be created with jurisdiction over trials of offenders agains treaties.
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Treasury Department Circular to the Collectors of the Customs
08/04/1793 Letter Signed
In a Treasury Department Circular to the Collectors of Customs, Hamilton transmits a schedule of rules for said Collectors especially as they regard the treatment of vessels of belligerents in the war …
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Time, Place, and Manner for the Oath of Qualification
02/27/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Washington asks the four members of his Cabinet to provide their opinions as to the time, place, and manner in which the President-elect [i.e., himself] should take the oath of qualification.
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Time, Place, and Manner for Taking the Oath of Office.
03/01/1793 Document Signed
Three cabinet members provide their opinions on the time, place, and manner in which the President-elect [Washington] should take the oath of office.
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They have laid our young warriors on the ground.
06/18/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
The Bold Hunter and other Cherokee head-men express their hope that Smith and the government will punish those responsible for white depredations so that the Indians themselves will not have to take …
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They Dispersed to Their Respective Homes
01/30/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
White reports on the eventual adherence of the people of Gamble's station to Blount's proclamation ordering them to disperse and abandon their plans to invade the Upper Cherokee towns. White ascribes …
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Their Ardor and Spirit Were Well Checked
10/25/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
General Sevier reports on successful military actions against the Cherokee and Creek Indians in which towns and prisoners were taken and food and provisions destroyed. He believes Indian morale has …
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The Ships "William" and "Snow Suckey"
06/25/1793 Autograph Letter
"Thomas Jefferson has the honor to submit the correction & approbation of the Secretaries of the Treasury & War, the enclosed drafts of letters to the French minister on the subject of the ship …
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The President Requests a Meeting
02/24/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
The President requests a meeting with the cabinet heads and the Attorney General to discuss the contents of an unidentified note and to lay before them communications received from General Hull …
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