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Proposal for Accounting for Recruiting Funds
05/28/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton explains to Knox his proposal for providing and accounting for the funds to the officers of the recruiting service.
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Proclamation of Edward Telfair, Governor of Georgia
11/20/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
This is Governor Telfair's proclmation in which he declares that the murder of a friendly Indian is to be considered by the laws of Georgia the same as the murder of a white person and the offenders …
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Probability of a Lasting Peace
11/22/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Although the Western Indians have stated that they wish to attend a council in the Spring, Chapin reveals that the British agent is skeptical that a lasting peace can be achieved under the present …
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Principles for Calling Up the Militia, Etc.
04/21/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox submits a draft to Washington of a letter to Governor William Blount in which principles are discussed regarding calling up the militia to protect the frontier and expressing the approval of the …
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Preventing Thievery of Cattle and Horses
06/14/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Seagrove informs Knox that he is trying to intervene with the Creeks to prevent thievery of cattle and horses that is the cause of considerable ire among the white settlers. He does not agree with …
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President's Annual Address to Congress, 1792
11/06/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
President Washington presents his annual address to Congress [State of the Union] for the year 1792.
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Preserving the Peace & Preparing for War
11/20/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Telfair discusses the steps he has taken to bring to justice the offenders who murdered friendly Cherokees. He warns Knox that if the endeavors to preserve the peace are not successful, the federal …
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Presents for the Northern Tribes
05/03/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox tells Colonel Timothy Pickering that presents intended for several northern tribes will be provided. Compensation for their journey should be provided for Captain Hendricks and his brother and …
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Presents for the Indians
11/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Seagrove lists the articles he requires as presents to the Indians, Though they want gunpowder and lead, he is reluctant to give it to them.
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Pleasing Proof of Your Strong Friendship
1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Blount, Governor of the territory south of the Ohio River and Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southern District, assures the Choctaws of the friendship of the United States and encourages …
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Petitions for Personal Services in the Army & Navy
04/06/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton is transmitting to Jonathan Trumbull, Speaker of the House of Representatives, various petitions he has received from those who served in the army and navy.
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Pernicious Counsels of Mr. Bowles
05/17/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Governor Blount creates for General McGillivray a long list of murders, horse stealings and other depredations by the southern Indians, particulary the Creeks and Cherokees. He has been informed that …
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Peace with the Wabash and Illinois Indians
11/08/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox informs the Senate that a treaty of peace has been reached with sundry tribes of the Wabash and Illinois Indians and sixteen Wabash chiefs are due to arrive soon in Philadelphia
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Peace Between the United States and All Natives
03/23/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
President Washington' s speech to the chiefs of the Five Nations in which he assures them of his desire for friendship with all Indian nations.
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Peace & Friendship with the United States
11/22/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
After his meeting with eighteen Creek chiefs, Seagrove confirms that the Creeks have no interest in joining the northern tribes against the forces of the United States.
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Pay of Militias Called into Service
01/03/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox tells Governor Thomas Mifflin of Pennsylvania that Congress has authorized the pay for militias called into service by the President.
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Organization of the Army in 1792.
12/27/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Organization of the Army in 1792 as communicated to the House of Represenatives by the Secretary of War, Decembe 27, 1792
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Officer Was Never Seen Again
01/22/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
St. Clair describes to Knox an incident in which patrols were to be sent from camp before dawn to interdict hostile Indians. The adjutant was sent to the officer in charge of these patrols to ensure …
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Minutes of the Conference with the Cherokees
05/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Minutes of the conference at Coyatee with the chiefs and warriors of the Cherokees, in which Blount describes the circumstances of his entrance into the Cherokee town and the celebrations in …
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McGillivray's Loyalty & Taking Up Residence Among the Creeks
10/31/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox warns that the loyalty of McGillivray should be monitored since he appears to be making overtures to the Spanish. He strongly recommends that Seagrove or other agents take up residence among the …
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Maintaining Peace with the Creek Nation
07/11/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox discusses his hope that the Creek Nation will abstain from acts of retaliation against murderous frontier whites if the Indians can be convinced of the friendship of the United States.
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Love and Attachment to the Creek Nation
02/17/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox sends a message to the Creeks to reaffirm the friendship of President Washington for the southern Indians and to warn them of the subversive activies of William Bowles.
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Letter Regarding Indian Affairs in the Southern Department
12/24/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
"The President of the United States has directed me to submit to the Senate the copy of a letter from his Excellency the Governor of Georgia, dated Augusta, December 5th, 1791, with an enclosure …
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Letter from the Governor of Georgia
12/10/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
"In obedience to the orders of the President of the United States, I have the honor to submit to the Senate the copy of a letter from His Excellency the Governor of Georgia, dated the 20th of November …
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Letter from General Wilkinson, et al
12/19/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
The President has asked Knox to submit to the Senate the extract of a letter from General Wilkinson with an enclosure from Major Adair, a copy of a letter from John Belli, and a copy of a letter from …
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