Treaty Talks as Delaying Action; Desire for Offensive to Capture Supplies
Document 1793Wayne continues to believe that the treaty talks are simply the means by which the Indians and British seek to procrastinate until the military situation is most favorable to their interests. He believes that his Army is ready for the campaign but continues to lament the lack of supplies. He argues that a campaign against the location of Indian stores should be taken immediately so as to capture them for American use.
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Wayne continues to believe that the treaty talks are simply the means by which the Indians and British seek to procrastinate until the military situation is most favorable to their interests. He believes that his Army is ready for the campaign but continues to lament the lack of supplies. He argues that a campaign against the location of Indian stores should be taken immediately so as to capture them for American use.
Date
07/02/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Hobsons Choice near Ft Washington
Repository
Collection
Document number
1793070253555
Page start
238
Note
Cited in Knox to Wayne, 07/10/1793.
Spans Images 238-246 of this collection.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Anthony Wayne
Commissioners
British Indian Agent
Colonel McKee
the British Indian Agent Col. McKee
Captain Melcher
hostile Indians
Cornplanter
the Cornplanter
New Arrow
Surgeon General
merchants at this place
merchants
Mr. Morrison
Mr. Martin
Governor Shelby of Kentucky
Isaac Shelby
mounted volunteers
General Scott
other Generals
Field Officers
the British
Mr. Wells
Mr. McKee
southern Indian tribes
southern chiefs
May
Mays
Confederated Indians
Major of Brigade Littlestrales
Kentuckians
warriors
General Gibson
Inspectors or County Lieutenants of Washington, Westmoreland, la Fayette & Allegheny Counties in Pennsylvania
President
the President
Notable locations
Hobsons Choice near Ft Washington
Hobsons Choice
Fort Washington
Jefferson
Fort Jefferson
Shippensburgh
Shippensburg
Pittsburgh
Pittsburg
Kentucky
the lower Sandusky
Sandusky
France
Ohio
Ohio River
Michilimackinac
Mississippi River
rapids of the Miami
Miami River
Europe
Indian towns
Lake
frontier counties of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Ohio County in Virginia
Virginia
Big Beaver
lower Sandusky
Washington County
Westmoreland County
la Fayette County
Alleghany County
Ohio County
Notable items
boat
demonstration of troops or stores
my speech to the Cornplanter & New Arrow
a permanent peace
posts
new Posts in front of those we now possess
pending treaty
supplies
the supplies mentioned in my letter
withdraw
garrison
campaign
auxiliary force of horses
movement of the troops
sickly
hospital stores
procure
temporary supply
exorbitant advanced price for every article
twenty or thirty wagon loads of public stores
wagon loads
public stores
so infamous a character
single team
universally defrauded
Council of the General Officers
should the water fail
the nomination of Captains and subalterns
Commissions for the General and Field Officers
commissions
conduct and motives
motives of the British in procrastinating the pending treaty
procrastination is the object
affairs in France
boundary
seven horse loads of very valuable presents
gold & silver laced clothing
full and permanent settlement
confederacy
claims
arms, ammunition, provision and clothing
intelligence
expedition against the Indians towns and settlements
stores and supplies for the Indians
necessary supplies
enclosed letters
blank commissions
general returns