Speech Regarding Land Disputes
Document 1788Butlers speech addressed Indians of North Western territory regarding land disputes and settlement of boundary between the U.S. and the Six Nations. Recounted past treaties. Butler notified the Six Nations that they would have to settle their disputes with the Governor because his term as Superintendent of Indian Affairs expired.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Butlers speech addressed Indians of North Western territory regarding land disputes and settlement of boundary between the U.S. and the Six Nations. Recounted past treaties. Butler notified the Six Nations that they would have to settle their disputes with the Governor because his term as Superintendent of Indian Affairs expired.
Date
12/28/1788
Collection
Document number
1788122890001
Page start
1
Notable persons
see below
Richard Butler
Governor, Six Nations
Indians
Indian Nation
Chippewas
Ottawas
Shawnees
Delawares
Wyandots
Miamis
Superintendent
Commissioner
Congress
commissioner
western tribes
hostages
prisoners
Brant
British
Notable locations
north
West
territory
frontier
lands
hunting grounds
settlements
Ohio River
river
Cayuga
Cayahoga
Notable items
Treaty of Fort