New Commissioners to Negotiate Peace with the Southern Tribes
Document 1789Knox informs the President that the commissioners report that the Creeks are favorably inclined to enter into a peace treaty with the United States. These commissioners, however, were previously appointed by the states of South Carolina and Georgia and were acting under the resolves of the Confederation Congress. Therefore, Knox points out that these commissioners' authority expired with the old government. As such, herecommends instituting a new federal commission of three persons to treat with the Creeks.
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Knox informs the President that the commissioners report that the Creeks are favorably inclined to enter into a peace treaty with the United States. These commissioners, however, were previously appointed by the states of South Carolina and Georgia and were acting under the resolves of the Confederation Congress. Therefore, Knox points out that these commissioners' authority expired with the old government. As such, herecommends instituting a new federal commission of three persons to treat with the Creeks.
Date
07/28/1789
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Notable persons
George Washington
Henry Knox
Creek Nation of Indians
Confederation Congress
commissioners
Southern Indians
Notable locations
War Office
South Carolina
Georgia
frontier
territory
Notable items
federal commission
Indian relations
boundary disputes
land rights
war
treaties of peace
hostilities
the Constitution