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Military Report from Danville
08/22/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
General Wilkinson has enjoyed some success in destroying two Indian towns but General St. Clair is struggling to secure the aid of the Kentucky militia who are averse to cooperating with the regular …
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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 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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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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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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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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Instruction to Colonel Thomas Procter
03/11/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Orders to deliver message to Miami and Wabash Indians for meeting of peace at Fort Washington as soon as possible. Detailed instructions on how to proceed with assembly of Indians and offering …
Archive Reports 1891
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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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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House of Representatives' Response to the President's Message
10/28/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
This is the response by the Speaker and the House of Representatives to President Washington's message of 10/25/1791. They express their satisfaction with the progress and welfare of the US and their …
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His Death Was the Consequence of His Actions
07/13/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox regrets the murder by whites of an Indian horse thief but reminds McGillivray that a similar fate would have awaited a white man who committed the same crime. He warns McGillivray against any …
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Highest Exertions by All Parts of the Army
08/25/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Unless the detention of the troops on the upper parts of the Ohio is ended, the President fears that the season will be lost and the expenses made for the campaign will be for naught.
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Great Expense Incurred by the Militia
05/05/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox stresses the importance of marching regular troops and levies to the western frontier so as to relieve the militia whose service is purchased at great expense to the United States.
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Gratitude to the Great Chief
04/01/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Little Beard expresses his gratitude to the Great Chief, General Washington, for the grant of lands given in perpetuity to his people.
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Full and Entire Pacification with the Creeks
07/13/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox stresses to Governor Telfair the importance of supporting the policy of the United States to continue the pacification of the Creek Indians and the other southern tribes. He reminds the Governor …
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Fill Out the Companies with Levies
09/29/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox expresses his hope that St. Clair is successful in filling the personnel needs of the first and second regiments and that the garrisons will be properly provisioned.
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