Murder of Friendly Senecas
Document 1791Knox charges General St. Clair with investigating the murder of friendly Indians but emphasizes that those charged with the murders should be tried and punished by the State of Pennsylvania within whose jursidiction the crime took place.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Knox charges General St. Clair with investigating the murder of friendly Indians but emphasizes that those charged with the murders should be tried and punished by the State of Pennsylvania within whose jursidiction the crime took place.
Date
03/28/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1791032813000
Notable persons
Thomas Mifflin
Henry Knox
Cornplanter, a Seneca Chief
persons of respectable character at Pittsburgh
good citizens of the frontiers
Major General St. Clair
relations of the deceased Indians
the murderers
Notable locations
War Department
State of Virginia
Notable items
representation made to the President [Washington]
murder of friendly Indians
trade
block house on Big Beaver Creek
act of killing Indians
atrocious murder
crimes
General Indian War
blood and treasures of the nation
deplorable consequences
General Government
the Laws
punishment
compensation
loss of horses and property
jursisdiction of Pennsylvania
Constitution of the United States