Affection and Friendship for the Choctaw Nation
Document 1792Knox assures the Choctaws of the affection and friendship of General Washington for the Choctaw nation and enlists their aid in the campaign against the hostile Indians north of the Ohio.
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Knox assures the Choctaws of the affection and friendship of General Washington for the Choctaw nation and enlists their aid in the campaign against the hostile Indians north of the Ohio.
Date
02/17/1792
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1792021700300
Notable persons
Henry Knox
your father, General Washington, the Great Chief of the United States
chiefs of the Cherokees
peaceable red people
Choctaws
Creeks
Chickasaws
bad Indians, north of the Ohio
Kickapoos and their allies
our troops
white frontier people
your young warriors
our troops
commanding general at Fort Washington
Notable locations
north of the Ohio
Fort Washington
Philadelphia
Notable items
peace with all the Southern tribes
friendship
enemies
war with the bad Indians
frontier settlements
their lands
kindness
lies
large body of troops
two great silver medals
two sets of arm bands
two suits of rich uniform clothes
affection
forerunners of other good things
more extensive presents
Treaty of Hopewell
bond of our union
friends and protectors
next campaign
your happiness
goodness of his heart
friendship of the United States
a great white belt