Campaign Against the Indians
Document 1791Knox discusses Indian hostilities and the campaign against the Indians. He alludes to the possibility of a treaty that would eliminate the need for warfare.
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Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Description
Knox discusses Indian hostilities and the campaign against the Indians. He alludes to the possibility of a treaty that would eliminate the need for warfare.
Date
05/18/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1791051800001
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
Henry Knox, Secretary of War
[Samuel] Hodgdon
[Samuel] Kirkland
General Schuyler
Governor Clinton
Colonel [Joseph] Brant
Colonel Abraham [?]
Tuscaroras
Oneidas
Cayugas
Onondagos
Western indians in hostilities against the United States
Notable locations
War Department
Notable items
terms
necessity of another campaign
every facility to aid the messengers of peace
goods for your treaty were sent off
letter to the governor
active campaign against them
your mission
all the information