Murder of Friendly Indians
Document 1791General St. Clair is to ensure that those guilty of the murder of friendly Indians are quickly brought to trial and punished. He is to meet with the principal chiefs of the Senacas to assure them that justice will be done and that compensation for loss of property is due the friends and relatives of the deceased Indians.
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General St. Clair is to ensure that those guilty of the murder of friendly Indians are quickly brought to trial and punished. He is to meet with the principal chiefs of the Senacas to assure them that justice will be done and that compensation for loss of property is due the friends and relatives of the deceased Indians.
Date
03/23/1791
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1791032311000
Notable persons
Arthur St. Clair
Henry Knox
Cornplanter, a Chief of the Seneca Indians
the President [Washington]
Governor [Thomas Mifflin]of [Pennsylvania]
friends of the Indians
aggrieved Indians
guilty persons
principal chiefs of the tribe
Notable locations
Big Beaver Creek
Virginia
Notable items
murder of some friendly Indians
trial
legal process
General Government
wounds
every legal measure
punishment
assurance of justice
liberal compensation
loss of property