Arrival of different chiefs at Detroit River and endeavors of Colonel Brant, Chief of Mohawks
Document 1788Eighty chiefs of different tribes met at Detroit River. Are waiting arrival of Colonel Brant and Chiefs of Five Nations with anxiety. Possibility that Brant, chief of Mohawks is endeavoring to form Indian confederacy against Americans.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Eighty chiefs of different tribes met at Detroit River. Are waiting arrival of Colonel Brant and Chiefs of Five Nations with anxiety. Possibility that Brant, chief of Mohawks is endeavoring to form Indian confederacy against Americans.
Date
07/14/1788
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1788071492400
Note
Cited in St. Clair to Butler, 07/15/1788.
Notable persons
Governor Arthur St. Clair
General Butler
Colonel Joseph Brant
Chiefs
Five Nations
Mohawks
Chief of Mohawks
Indian Confederacy
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Detroit River
New York
Notable items
Indian confederacy
Indian relation