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Savage Principle of Retaliation
12/05/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Governor Telfair discusses the measures taken to prevent further violence between whites and Indians on the western frontier of Georgia.
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Satisfying the Demands of the Southern Indians
01/31/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox tells Goverenor Blount that it is important to satisfy the demands of the southern Indians so that they might be convinced to join in the operations against the northern Indians. The demands …
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Safe Return of the Cherokee Chiefs
02/16/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox informs Blount of the arrangements being made for the safe return of the Cherokee chiefs to their home and the imperative of immediately notifying the federal government if the southern Indians …
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Running Boundary Lines in Cherokee Country
12/16/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Governor Blount explains the implications of running the boundary lines established by the Treaty of Holston, especially those through the Nine-mile settlement which have been disputed by the …
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Return of Persons Killed, Wounded, and Taken Prisoner
11/05/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
A return of persons killed, wounded, and taken prisoners, from Miro District, since the 1st of January 1791.
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Response to the President's Annual Address
11/09/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Senator Langdon explains the Senate's response to the President's annual address to the Congress.
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Resolving Issues with the Senecas
02/10/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox tells New-Arrow, Cornplanter, Big-Log, and other Seneca chiefs that he would like to meet with them in Philadelphia in order to resolve any issues that might stand in the way of friendship …
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Resignation of General Harmar
01/04/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox accepts, upon behalf of the President, the resignation of General Harmar but assures the general that the President regrets the loss of his service to the public.
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Report on the Failure of the 1791 St. Clair Expedition
05/08/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
This is a detailed report by Thomas Fitzsimons to the House of Representatives on the failure of the 1791 St. Clair expedition against the northern Indians.
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Report on the Council with the Hostile Western Tribes
12/06/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox reports to the President on the council held between the chiefs of the Six Nations and the chiefs of the hostile western tribes.
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Report on Indian Activity in the Southeast
07/04/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Governor Blount informs Knox of sundry activities involving the Southern tribes, the Spaniards, and William Panton whom Blount suspects of subversive actions involving the Creek Indians.
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Report on Disbursements by the Department of War.
12/07/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Report on Disbursements by the Department of War submitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives [Frederick Muhlenberg] by Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury.
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Report on Additional Appropriations
04/13/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton provides the Speaker of the House of Representations with a list of additional appropriations including the amounts needed to provide an additional regiment for the protection of the …
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Reluctantly Accepting a Commission as Brigadier General
05/07/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
With reluctance, Israel Putnam informs Knox that he will accept his appointment as a brigadier general despite concerns regarding his advanced age, his health, and his family. He insists that the …
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Reimbursing the Cost of the Auxilliary Force
01/23/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Govenor Mifflin requests that Knox supply him with whatever is needed to establish a claim upon the United States for the cost of the auxillary force raised by the state to aid in the protection of …
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Reimbursement of the State Legislature
01/03/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Mifflin asks Knox how the Pennsylvania state legislature will be reimbursed by the General Government since the state has appropriated funds for the county militias who were called up to protect the …
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Recommendations Regarding the Cherokees
01/17/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox reports to Washington on the visit of a delegation of Cherokees and his recommendations regarding their requests for the removal of white intruders upon their lands and additional compensation …
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Recent Ferment Has Subsided
06/25/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Although there have been some disturbances in the southwest , Knox is optimistic that the exertions of Governor Blount and the Cherokees and the proposed conference at Nasvhille will result in renewed …
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Putnam's Receipt for Indian Goods
05/22/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
A receipt signed by General Putnam for the Indian goods he received.
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Punishing the Persons Guilty of this Base Act
04/21/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
William Blount describes for Knox various incidents on the frontier in which Indians have murdered innocent Americans and in which Americans fired at an innocent Indian. In response, he has called up …
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Punish Hostile Indians with Extreme Severity
04/28/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox expresses to General Israel Chapin the wish of the President for an accord with the western Indians. However, if every effort is made by the United States to pacify the Indians and depredations …
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Protecting the Creek Boundaries, Etc.
02/20/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox's detailed instructions to James Seagrove regarding the subversive actives of Williams Bowles and the necessity of establishing the boundaries negotiated with the Creeks in the Treaty of New …
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Protecting Citizens on the Frontier
03/20/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Governor William Blount provides Knox with information regarding the dispositions of the Southern Indians, and the causes of the hostilities of part of the Cherokees and Creeks and the steps he is …
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Prospects for Peace in the Northwest
05/15/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox informs Washington that the meeting with the Cherokees went well although the Indians complained about the behavior of the frontier settlers. So far, the prospects for peace in the northwest …
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Proposed Peace Conference with the Southern Indians
04/22/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
These are the detailed instructions of Knox to Governor Blount regarding the upcoming peace conference with the southern tribes.
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