Proposed Treaty with the Indians Northwest of the Ohio
Document 1793In response to a request by the President, the cabinet members provide their opinions on three issues involving a proposed treaty with the Indians, the relinquishment of the right of soil in lands north of the Ohio, and whether such relinquishment is essential to peace.
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Type
Document Signed
Description
In response to a request by the President, the cabinet members provide their opinions on three issues involving a proposed treaty with the Indians, the relinquishment of the right of soil in lands north of the Ohio, and whether such relinquishment is essential to peace.
Date
02/25/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1793022500100
Note
The document was approved by Jefferson, Hamilton, Knox, and Randolph. It is in the handwriting of Jefferson.
Notable persons
Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State
Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Knox, Secretary of War
Edmund Randolph, Attorney General
Governor of Canada
Indians
Executive & Senate together
Notable locations
Philadelphia
lands north of the Ohio
Notable items
water commuinication
place of treaty
bloody path
right of soil
authority
grants to individuals
reservations to states
relinquishment to the Indians
peace
reservations for trading places