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Friendship of the United States with the Five Nations
04/13/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
(The speech of Timothy Pickering, commissioner, to the Sachems and Chiefs of the Five Nations.) Pickering assures the Sachems and Chiefs of the Five Nations of the friendship of the United States and …
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Financial Responsibility for Defense of the Frontiers
01/05/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Governor Mifflin assures Knox that he will take the necessary steps with the state legislature to support the plan of the president to have the General Government take financial responsibility for the …
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Final Decision on the Grant Point
03/07/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Governor St. Clair advises Henry Knox that he awaits word from him regarding a decision on a concern already discussed. St. Clair needs a decision so he can act on related matters that are causing him …
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Facts in the Communications of the Six Nations, Etc.
12/15/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox wants Wayne to meet with the Cornplanter and Red Jacket to explain the facts contained in the communications of the Six Nations. The hostile Indians have been asked to meet with representatives …
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Extra Pay Required for Volunteers
01/05/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Governor Lee of Virginia asks that Knox support the request that the General Government provide the extra pay required to attract volunteers for the state militias thereby avoiding the need for …
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Expulsion of William Bowles
02/17/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox informs McGillivray that the expulsion of William Bowles is not only essential to peace among the southern Indians but necessary for McGillivray's continuance as a Creek headman. The laying of …
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Expenditures for the Civil List for the Year 1793.
11/14/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Report on Estimates of the Expenditures for the Civil List of the United States for the Year 1793.
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Exert Your Influence Over the Southern Indians
04/21/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox asks Brigadier General Andrew Pickens to be present at the treaty to be held at Nashville with several of the southern Indian tribes. Pickens is known for his influence with these tribes and may …
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Estimates of Contingencies for the Year 1793.
12/11/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
"The President of the United States has directed me to submit to the House of Represenatives, in pursuance of their resolve of the 4th instant, the enclosed papers containing certain materials whereon …
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Enlightened Solicitude for Public Order
11/12/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
The President expresses his gratitude to the House of Represenatives for their gracious response to his annual message;
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Emergency on Pennsylvania's Western Frontier
01/20/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Governor Mifflin describes the plan for dealing with the emergency on Pennsylvania's western frontier. The plan involves the six-month enlistment of three companies of experienced riflemen, to be paid …
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Disposition of the Creek Nation
11/25/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox is directed by the President to inform General Sevier that his assessment of the disposition of the Creek Nation is very different from that of the Superintendent of Indians Affairs in the …
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Discharging My Duties to the Best of My Abilities
06/09/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Sargent assures Knox that he is performing his duties as Adjutant General to the best of his abilitiies. He hopes that Knox's opinion of him will not be unjustly swayed by the complaints of those who …
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Disagreeable State of Anxious Suspense
07/27/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Wayne reports on the status of the defense of the northwestern frontiers, the embassy to the Chickasaws, the growth of the cavalry, and the improvement of discipline among his troops.
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Dire State of Affairs on the Frontier
06/02/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Blount informs Knox of the state of affairs on the frontier which are sufficently dire to require additional militia. He is still having difficulty finding supplies for the troops who are currently …
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Devastating Effects of the Drought, Etc.
07/05/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Seagrove discusses a possible conference with the Creek Chiefs at St. Marys, the activities of the British and Spanish governments in the southeast, and the devastating effect of the drought on the …
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Depredations by Bowles' White Wretches
06/13/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Seagrove advises Gov. Quesada that any depredations by the Creek Indians against the Spanish were probably instigated by white associates of William Bowles. Seagrove assures Quesada that he will …
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Deposition of Owen T. Bowen
12/03/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Bowen attests to the murders of Mrs. Crockett and several others, which he believes were committed by Cherokee Indians.
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Deliver Indian Goods to General Putnam
05/22/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox requests that Hodgdon, or whoever is in charge of the stores at Fort Washington, give to General Putnam the remaining Indian goods that belong to the United States.
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Creeks and Cherokees will Join in War
03/15/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
David Craig reports, in considerable detail, to Governor William Blount on the state of Indian affairs on the southern frontiers. There have already been depredations and Craig believes that the …
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Cowetas Not Responsible for the Murder
05/28/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Durouzeaux informs Seagrove that the Cowetas were not responsible for the recent murder. General McGillivray has gone to New Orleans so the headmen of the Coweta and Cussetah will come to Rock Landing …
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Continuing the War Against the Hostile Indians
01/07/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox, speaking for the President, assures the Cornplanter and the other friendly chiefs that the United States, despite past defeats, will continue the war against the hostile Indians and will afford …
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Contingencies of the War Department for the Year 1793.
12/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Knox emphasizes that the expenses of an army during peacetime may be reasonably forecast but during wartime, contingencies must be accommodated with adequate appropriations or military efficacy will …
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Contingencies of the War Department for 1793.
12/01/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
While stipulating the difficulty of accounting for military contingencies due to the uncertainties of active warfare, Knox attempts to do so for the year 1793.
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Conference of the Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation with the Secretary of War
01/17/1792 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
[A journal of a Conference of the Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation with the Secretary of War.] This is the transcript of Knox's meeting with the Cherokee chiefs who came to Philadelphia with a series of …
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