Instructions to the Superintendant of Indian Affairs.
Document 1787Knox's printed instructions for the Superintendant of Indian Affairs with additional handwritten notations.
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INSTRUCTIONS
Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Department.
[printed text:] As a [undecipherable] in Congress [undecipherable] having been pleased to appoint you to the important of[fice] of Superintendent of Indian affairs for the [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] —
The interests of [undecipherable] and the [undecipherable] of Indian affairs, prescribes the use of [undecipherable] [undecipherable], and [undecipherable] administration; but as [undecipherable] cannot always [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] will be [undecipherable] with the [undecipherable] instructions, and [undecipherable] of which they may [undecipherable] [undecipherable].
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[handwritten:] you will also visit [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] carefully [undecipherable] to view to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to make [undecipherable] the President which [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] so much [undecipherable] your [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Type
Printed or published document
Description
Knox's printed instructions for the Superintendant of Indian Affairs with additional handwritten notations.
Date
02/13/1787
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Collection
Document number
1787021315001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox, Secretary of War
Superintendant of Indian Affairs
peaceable citizens
chiefs of each tribe
traders
proper interpreters
messengers and laborers
commanding officer of the troops on the frontier
escorts or guards
Congress
Mr. Irvin
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Madison
Mr. Hawkins
Mr. Benson
Notable locations
War Office
Notable items
ordinance of Congress for the regulation of Indian Affairs
peace
justice and dignity of the nation
commission of murders on the frontier
present evils
hostilities
unprovoked aggressions
oppression
negotiations
affections of the several tribes
full information of all the Indian tribes within the limits of the United States
general hunting grounds
commerce with the Indians
license from you
early release of all citizens of the United States
friendly correspondence with the Chiefs
occasional presents
competition with the practice of the British nation
general or particular treaties
councils
alliance
their language and customs
constant and regular communication
habits, customs, and particular views of the Indians
national interest
passports

