Commissioners Advise No Movement, Lest Indians Interpret it as Hostile
Document 1793Peace commissioners advise Knox that Wayne should not undertake any movement, lest it provoke the Indians.
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[Extract of a letter from Benjamin Lincoln, Beverly Randolph, and Timothy Pickering Com=missioners &ca dated Niagara May 27, 1793. Navy Hall]
The extreme jealousy of the Indians will naturally prompt them to magnify every thing wearing a hostile appearance. The movement of General Wayne to Fort Washington will probably give no umbrage, and in his Speech to the Corn planter he assured him, that he would make no advance beyond the posts already established but if he reinforces the present posts advanced of Fort Washington, we are apprehensive it may produce mischief — if nothing worse at least by exciting a suspicion that we in order to Strike their towns while they are in Treaty, it will Still longer re=tard their assembling."
The jealousy of the Indians is,
Type
Extract of Letter
Description
Peace commissioners advise Knox that Wayne should not undertake any movement, lest it provoke the Indians.
Date
05/27/1793
Recipient
Sent from
Niagara
Repository
Collection
Document number
1793052740355
Page start
209
Note
Spans Images 209-210 of this collection.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
multiple
Benjamin Lincoln
Beverly Randolph
Timothy Pickering
Commissioners
Indians
General Wayne
General Anthony Wayne
Governor Simcoe
scouting parties
troops
Notable locations
Niagara
Fort Washington
present posts advanced of Fort Washington
Fort Jefferson
Notable items
extreme jealousy
movement
advances
posts
mischief
exciting a suspicion
treaty
instructions
cautions

