Request for White Wampum
Document 1793On behalf of commissioners, Pickering laments that the white wampum has not arrived from New York or Albany. Therefore, ask Major Craig's help in obtaining a quantity, not exceeding 80,000.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
On behalf of commissioners, Pickering laments that the white wampum has not arrived from New York or Albany. Therefore, ask Major Craig's help in obtaining a quantity, not exceeding 80,000.
Date
05/27/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Niagara
Collection
Document number
1793052754001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Timothy Pickering
Beverly Randolph
Benjamin Lincoln
Commissioners
Isaac Craig
Western Indians
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Niagara
New York
Pittsburgh
Notable items
white wampum
treaty