Protect Indian Allies from Injury, Etc.
Document 1791It appears that the preparations for the expedition are going well with troops moving forward and recruiting in New England taking spring. Additional clothing and shoes will be forwarded. It appears that the Six Nations will provide sixty warriors for the expedition but care must be taken that none are injured by American citizens which will convert these Indians from friends to enemies.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
It appears that the preparations for the expedition are going well with troops moving forward and recruiting in New England taking spring. Additional clothing and shoes will be forwarded. It appears that the Six Nations will provide sixty warriors for the expedition but care must be taken that none are injured by American citizens which will convert these Indians from friends to enemies.
Date
06/23/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1791062300300
Note
Cited in Knox to St. Clair, 06/23/1791, and Knox to St. Clair, 06/30/1791.
Notable persons
Richard Butler
Henry Knox
Mr. Duer, the contractor
the treasury
Major General St. Clair
company of levies
Quartermaster
cavalry
Colonel Pickering
warriors
party of sixty Indians
Mr. Hodgdon
Wabash Indians
Wyandots
Delawares
the President [Washington]
the Contractor
Notable locations
War Department
Fort Pitt
Fort Washington
Painted Post
Cornplanter's town
Fort Franklin
upper parts of the Ohio
Pittsburgh
Notable items
recruiting service in New England
suits of clothing
pairs of large shoes
pay of the levies
colors for the levies
additional supplies
boots and spurs
treaty with the Six Nations
deficiency
supplies, credit
defensive protection of the exposed counties
ammunition
powder and ball
mail