Assuring the Western Indians of Our Peaceful Intentions
Document 1792Knox instructs Captains Peter Pond and William Steedman as to the details of their mission to assure the western Indians as to the peaceful intentions of the United States while at the same time gathering intelligence on the Indians intentions and military capabilities.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
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Knox instructs Captains Peter Pond and William Steedman as to the details of their mission to assure the western Indians as to the peaceful intentions of the United States while at the same time gathering intelligence on the Indians intentions and military capabilities.
Date
01/09/1792
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1792010900100
Notable persons
Peter Pond
William Steedman
Henry Knox
The President [Washington] and General Government
General St. Clair
tribes inhabiting the Wabash River
two Frenchmen by the name of Gamelin
Brigadier General Harmar
regular troops and militia
Wyanadots and Delawares
Cornplanter, a Seneca chief
Miami and Wabash Indians
Colonel Procter
Captain Houdin
Colonel Pickering
chiefs of the Six Nations
Captain Hendricks
traders with the Indians
Mr. Pond
Reverend Mr. Kirkland
great council of the Senecas
Notable locations
Wabash River and Miami villages
Fort Pitt
Buffalo Creek, near Fort Erie
Painted Post
northwest of the Ohio
Niagara and Detroit
our posts on the Ohio
Genesee
Wyoming
Notable items
General causes of the existing hostilities between the United States and certain Western tribes of Indians
war
outrages
greater violence than ever
peace
speeches from Governor St. Clair
councils
vessel
lake
conciliatory measures
coercion
the army under General St. Clair
efforts for peace
national reputation
opinions of the more distant Indians
humane disposition of the United States
readiness of the United States to receive, with open arms, the Indians
numbers and tribes of the Indians who were in the attack of General St. Clair
their loss killed and wounded
number of prisoners they took
cannon taken, arms, tents, and other plunder
arms, ammunition and provisions
vouchers
your reputation
reasonable expenses
liberal compensation for your services
decrease of this moon