Request to Travel to Philadelphia
Document 1792Desire for peace prompted invitation of chiefs to Philadelphia to talk with G. Washington.
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To the Wyandott and Ottawa
Nations of Indians, and all the
red people living on Sandusky
River & the waters in the Neigh-
bourhood.
Sachems, Chiefs & Warriours
Listen to the voice of
reason. Hear with willing [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
See with Open Eyes. And incline
your hearts to peace. The Chief
who addressed you, [undecipherable] you
because you are true Men and
loves you because you are Good
Warriours. Not to [undecipherable] your enemy,
but in [undecipherable] to keep the Hatchet.
[undecipherable] you by the hand and call
you Brothers.
By order of General Washington,
the Head Chief of the United
States of America; I sent three
young men, in the beginning of
last month with a talk directed
to all the Nations now at war,
a copy of which talk I herewith
send you; My young men were
directed to [undecipherable] the big road,
by which the Army marched
to [undecipherable], the talk before
last, and they have now been
absent [undecipherable] since
the departure of these young
men, a big [undecipherable] has arrived
here with a quiet talk from
me
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Type
Document Signed
Description
Desire for peace prompted invitation of chiefs to Philadelphia to talk with G. Washington.
Date
05/20/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Washington
Collection
Document number
1792052090401
Page start
1
Notable persons
James Wilkinson
Wyandots
Ottawas
red people
Notable locations
Fort Washington
Sandusky
river
northwest
territory
frontier
Notable items
treaty

