Sale of Indian Land must be approved by the General Government, Etc.
Document 1791Amidst a discussion of a number of other matters, Knox enunciates the principle that no sale of Indian land can be negotiated without the prior approval of the General Government and argues for an expedition against the hostile Wabash Indians .
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Amidst a discussion of a number of other matters, Knox enunciates the principle that no sale of Indian land can be negotiated without the prior approval of the General Government and argues for an expedition against the hostile Wabash Indians .
Date
01/22/1791
Author
Recipient
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War Department
Collection
Document number
1791012200000
Notable persons
George Washington
Henry Knox
Choctaws
Chickasaws
Cherokees
Spanish officers stationed on the Mississippi
victims to an unjust Indian war
Wabash Indians
Ottawas
Chippewas
purchasers of land
bold and unprincipled adventurers
the Creeks
General Government
enemies
Executive of Virginia [Beverly Randolph]
regiment of rangers
Congress
Notable locations
War Department
State of Georgia
Miami village
post at Detroit
the Tennessee [River]
Muscle Shoals
Western waters
Notable items
Frontiers
protection of the inhabitants
hostilities of certain Indian tribes
journals of the late Congress
treaties
boundaries
act of the Legislature of Georgia
three private companies [Yazoo]
proclamation
warning
settlements
defiance
general indian war
indispensable obligations
principles of justice and good faith
late expedition against the Miami Indians
peace
trophies
power of the United States
strong fortification
security to the territory
schemes of avarice or ambition
evils of anarchy
usurpation of public lands
winter
bounty of eight dollars
recruiting service