Narrative of Colonel Thomas Procter.
Document 1791This is Thomas Procter's detailed diary for the period from March 11th to May 21st, 1791 during which he travelled among several Indian nations inhabiting the waters near Lake Erie, the Miamis, and the Wabash. His mission was to establish friendly relations between these nations and the United States.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
This is Thomas Procter's detailed diary for the period from March 11th to May 21st, 1791 during which he travelled among several Indian nations inhabiting the waters near Lake Erie, the Miamis, and the Wabash. His mission was to establish friendly relations between these nations and the United States.
Date
07/09/1791
Author
Collection
Document number
1791070940100
Note
A twelve and a half page document.
Enclosed in Procter to Knox, 07/09/1791.
Notable persons
Thomas Procter
Henry Knox
Joseph Howell
Richard Hunt
Captain Houdin
Cornplanter, alias Captain O'Beel
Seneca Nation
Major Swaine
Mr. Potts
Mr. Baird
General St. Clair
Daniel Rees
Captain Mason
George Knefferbergher
ferryman
Colonel Butler
Captain Grubb
Captain Waterman Baldwin
Captain Jenkins
John Davis
John Nicholson
Ebenezer Stephens
John Jones
Richard McNamara
Mr. Ellicott
William Wynkoop
Guy Maxwell
Jabez Colloor
Major General Sullivan
British
William Dunn
George Slocum
Ebenezer Allen
Indian squaw
General Washington
Captain Little Beard
Stump Foot
Black Chief
Horatio Jones, Indian interpreter
Six Nations
Supreme Spirit
James Latta
Captain Joseph Hayes
Delaware Indians
New Arrow
Lieutenant Jeffers
Wyandot
Notable locations
Philadelphia
waters near Lake Erie
Wabash
Allegheny River
Perkiomen
Norrington
Caraher's town
Fort Washington
Orwick's tavern
Tresher's tavern
Leidenburgh's tavern
Northumberland
Cattawissey
Hughsburgh
Big Fishing Creek
Susquehannah Miller's tavern
Berwick
Wilksburgh
Reading
Bethlehem
Buttermilk Falls
Lahawanock
Hawbottom
Lahawanock
Tioga Point
Newtown Point
Painted Post or Cohocton
Allegheny
Genesee River
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Tanawandy
Oil Springs
Nondas
Canaseder
Ohhisheu
Fort Pitt
Venango
French Creek
Notable items
diary
boots
horse feed
wine
bitters
saddle
tinderbox
flints
steel
gammon
oats
seed
kettles
sugar camps
ferry
grape shot
unpleasing captivity
Connesserago
corn
loaded hoppas
snow
wooden statue or deity
Thirteen Fires
hams
venison
Indian bread
Tenachshegouchtongee
wanton depredations