Reports Offensive Conduct of Peter Schuyler at Fort Stanwix with Indian Treaty
Document 1784Oliver Wolcott, acting as an Indian Commissioner, forwards a complaint about the conduct of Peter Schuyler to an unspecified addressee. Addresses the impropriety and offensive conduct of Schuyler, who appeared at the treaty negotiations at Fort Stanwix with an interpreter. Schuyler gave liquor to the Indians to counteract negotiations and frustrate trading.
30 The following is an Injunction which Mr Peter Schuyler gave to Mr Campbell Secretary to the Commissioners of the United States appointed to negotiate with the Indians upon Mr Campbell, having delivered to Mr Schuyler a Letter from the Commissioners in which they Observed to Mr Schuyler the Impropriaty and Offensive nature of his conduct in appearing at this Treaty at Fort Stanwix with an Interpreter and giving Liquors to the Indians as if he was a Commissioner and by Various direct and indirect Means counteracting the negotiation which they were holding with the Indians~~which Injunction had neither Seal nor Signature to it and was taken from a Paper containing other Directions to Mr Schuyler, and which Injunction Mr Schuyler understood that he received from the Governor of the State of New York: ~ Viz ~ copy of the Said Injunction which Mr Schuyler delivered to Mr Campbell ~ to wit ~~ “The said Peter Schuyler together with Peter Rightman as an Interpreter is directed to attend at Fort Stanwix during the Time the commissioners [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Shall hold their Treaty with the Indians to Observe the conduct of the Commissioners of the United States and to oppose and frustrate any of their Proceeding, which might eventually effect [underlined] the Interest of the State of New York,.~ The foregoing Injunction being delivered to the Commissioners by Mr Campbell, without any written attestation of it by Mr Schuyler, Mr Campbell was directed the day after it being delivered to go to Mr Schuyler and desire him to attest the copy as an Injunction which he had received from the Governor of the State of New York, Mr Campbell in Obedience to this order went to Mr Schuyler and upon his return to the Commissioners reported to them that he had [undecipherable][undecipherable][undecipherable][undecipherable][undecipherable]seen Mr Schuyler and informed him that it was the wish of the Commissioners that he would Authanticate the copy as an Injunction which he had received from the Governor of the State of New York and that he had passd the saidcopy into Mr Schuylers Hands for the Purposes that he proclaimed - And that Mr Schuyler as soon as he got the copy into his Hands tore it into Pieces ~ Nos Bd viz [vertical squiggle] certified by Oliver Wolcott Jr. {bottom half of letters missing]
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