Punish Hostile Indians with Extreme Severity
Document 1792Knox expresses to General Israel Chapin the wish of the President for an accord with the western Indians. However, if every effort is made by the United States to pacify the Indians and depredations on the frontier still continue, war will be inevitable.
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Knox expresses to General Israel Chapin the wish of the President for an accord with the western Indians. However, if every effort is made by the United States to pacify the Indians and depredations on the frontier still continue, war will be inevitable.
Date
04/28/1792
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1792042800100
Notable persons
Israel Chapin
Henry Knox
Five Nations of Indians
Stockbridge Indians
Doctor Deodat Allen
Joseph Smith
superintendents
Arthur St. Clair, the Governor of the Territory of the United States northwest of the Ohio
Secretary of War
neighboring tribes of Indians
Western Indians
hostile Indians
Miami and Wabash Indians
incorrigible race of men
Notable locations
northwest of the Ohio
Notable items
general rules and orders
deputy temporary agent for the Five Nations
law of Congress relative to Indian affairs
certain regulations
superintendent of the northern district
general occurences in your agency
orders of the President of the United States [Washington]
all your deliveries
receipts for the articles and sums delivered
certificates of respective witnesses
your accounts
firm peace
pure principles of justice and moderation
approbation of the dispassionate and enlightened part of mankind
administration of Indian affairs
reputation and dignity of the republic
coercion
past errors
line of conduct tending to their own happiness
treaty of peace
lands
establishment of tranquility on the frontiers
depredations on the frontiers
friendly sentiments