Extract: Instructions Regarding Contact with the Indians
Document 1793Knox communicates the president's instructions regarding cautious contact with the Indians during the treaty negotiations and the necessity to prepare for offensive operations if the negotiations fail.
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Type
Extract of Letter
Description
Knox communicates the president's instructions regarding cautious contact with the Indians during the treaty negotiations and the necessity to prepare for offensive operations if the negotiations fail.
Date
04/20/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1793042000066
Page start
1
Note
Extract of the letter. Cited in Wayne to Knox, 04/29/1793, Knox to Wayne, 04/27/1793, and Knox to Wayne, 06/07/1793.
Notable persons
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
President Washington
Indians
Commissioners
Notable locations
War Department
Ohio River
Sandusky
Notable items
Indian Treaty
negotiations