Brandt Endeavors to Make Peace, Etc.
Document 1791Knox reports on Joseph Brandt's peace mission to the Western Indians which appears to be supported by the British. It seems that the Six Nations will remain neutral and may even provide warrors for the campaign. The Cornplanter remains a close ally.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
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Knox reports on Joseph Brandt's peace mission to the Western Indians which appears to be supported by the British. It seems that the Six Nations will remain neutral and may even provide warrors for the campaign. The Cornplanter remains a close ally.
Date
06/13/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1791061300000
Notable persons
Colonel Timothy Pickering
Henry Knox
General Chapin
Colonel Proctor
[Joseph] Brandt
Western Indians
chiefs and warriors
the British
Mr. Morris
General Butler
Six Nations
Cornplanter
Lieutenant Jeffers
continental troops
Notable locations
War Department
Buffalo Creek
Wyoming
Fort Franklin
junction of French Creek with the Allegheny
Notable items
vessel
transportation from Niagara
canoes
by land
speech of the Farmer's Brother
your treaty
great kindness