Friendship of the United States with the Five Nations
Document 1792(The speech of Timothy Pickering, commissioner, to the Sachems and Chiefs of the Five Nations.) Pickering assures the Sachems and Chiefs of the Five Nations of the friendship of the United States and its wish to treat with the Indians at Fort Washington, or any suitable location , to resolve issues related to disputed land.
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(The speech of Timothy Pickering, commissioner, to the Sachems and Chiefs of the Five Nations.) Pickering assures the Sachems and Chiefs of the Five Nations of the friendship of the United States and its wish to treat with the Indians at Fort Washington, or any suitable location , to resolve issues related to disputed land.
Date
04/13/1792
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1792041390200
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
Western Indians
runners
commanding officers of any of our posts
chiefs
commissioners
Sachems and Chiefs of the Five Nations
Senecas
Notable locations
Philadelphia
west end of Lake Erie
lands northwest of the Ohio
the Mississippi
Lakes Erie, St. Clair, Huron, and Michigan
Fort Washington
mouth of the little Miami
Muskingham
Big Beaver Creek
French Creek
Venango
Notable items
great council of Western Indians
sincere disposition of the United States
peace
unhappy mistake
map of the country
Treaties at Fort M'Intosh [McIntosh] and Muskingham
mouth of the great Miami
friendly reception
provisions in abundance
long continued hostilities
jealous
proper number of officers, as hostages for the safety of the chiefs
friendship of the United States
thanks and blessings of many nations