Prospects for Peace in the Northwest
Document 1792Knox informs Washington that the meeting with the Cherokees went well although the Indians complained about the behavior of the frontier settlers. So far, the prospects for peace in the northwest appear favorable.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Knox informs Washington that the meeting with the Cherokees went well although the Indians complained about the behavior of the frontier settlers. So far, the prospects for peace in the northwest appear favorable.
Date
05/15/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1792051500000
Notable persons
George Washington
Henry Knox
Governor Blount
Doctor Williamson
Mr. Shaw
the Bloody Fellow, and other Cherokees
Indians
Major Hamtramck
General Putnam
General Wayne
quartermaster general
Lieutenant Jennifer
Brigadier General Wilkinson
Notable locations
War Department
northwest of the Ohio
Hagerstown
Fort St. Clair
Fort Washington
Notable items
letters from governor Blount, dated the 22nd of April
more pacific appearance
folly and wickedness of the frontier people
general peace, northwest of the Ohio
Ohio business
Hamtramck's letter
garrison
plenty of provisions