Progress of Civilization Efforts
Document 1791Brant assesses the progress of the civilization efforts and describes white aggression and encroachment on Indian land. He alludes to his own Indian History and the Revolutionary War and mentions Indian warfare.
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Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Description
Brant assesses the progress of the civilization efforts and describes white aggression and encroachment on Indian land. He alludes to his own Indian History and the Revolutionary War and mentions Indian warfare.
Date
03/08/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Grand River
Repository
Collection
Document number
1791030890201
Page start
15
Note
Enclosed in Knox to Pickering, 05/18/1791.
Notable persons
Reverend Samuel Kirkland
Colonel Joseph Brant
Governor St. Clair
Phelps
white people
the enemy
Notable locations
Grand River
Miami
Great Britain
United States
Notable items
party of light horse
time for a reinforcement to come up
your situation will enable you to get a more accurate account
possession of the country
sufficiency of land
battle at Miami
Indians on a more respectable footing
peace between Great Britain and the United States
unite the Indians together and make such a peace between them and the states
harmony cannot long prevail
desire to see my Indian history complete
gratify my friends and the world
a change will not place them in a worse situation
strict adherence to the dictates of justice
observance of all compacts and engagements on the part of the white people
boundaries may be fixed and territories described
unity and concord amongst themselves must be encourged
your culture
happiness of them and their property at heart
gain their confidence by degrees and civilization will then make progress
dissentions amongst the Indians
greatest friendship
civilization
adherence to the nuances and customs of the white people
essential means of securing happiness
designs of those wicked encroachments
minds of the indians
strength of judgement
prejudices so great that access becomes difficult
impute it to defect in nature would be ascribing the blame when we have no right to search
supreme power
destruction
so great a change as civilization would make
progress in civilization among the Indians in which you once appeared much more sanguine