Remarks of Federal Commissioners and Indian Chiefs at Sandusky Conference

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Description

Council convened on 9 July 1793 at Navy Hall Niagara. Captain Brant, interpreter furnished opening remarks of good will and conducted ceremony with strings and belts. Chiefs state that the Western Indians are of one mind, and if they can agree with whites, peace may ensue. Prior treaties were not binding because they did not account for all the tribes as one. Chief then provide the nations in attendance, listed as follows Five Nations, Wyandots, Shawanese, Ottawas, Chippewas, Potawanamees, Cherokees, Miamis, Mingos. Commissioners replied; seek a termination of war on terms agreeable to all parties.

Date

07/09/1793

Document number

1793070990255

Page start

51

Note

This document is enclosed in instructions to the commissioners appointed to deal with the hostile Indians north of the Ohio, in the form of a journal of their proceedings, submitted to the House of Representatives on December 4, 1793. This document is an integral part of [Public Reports] and other communications of the Secretary of War, 12/99/1793.

Notable persons

Captain Brant
Federal Commissioners
Benjamin Lincoln
Timothy Pickering
Beverley Randolph
Five Nations, Wyandots, Shawanese, Ottawas, Chippewas, Potawanamees, Cherokees, Miamis, Mingos
United States

Notable locations

Five Nations, Wyandots, Shawanese, Ottawas, Chippewas, Potawanamees, Cherokees, Miamis, Mingos
Niagara Navy Hall
Canada
Sandusky
New York
Ohio
Ohio River