Treaty with Northwestern Indians
Document 1794The Secretary of War writes the President of the United States concerning a treaty with the Wabash and Northwestern Indians; mentions that most of the principal chiefs of the Wabash Indians who visited Philadelphia died of smallpox afterward.
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Printed Document
Description
The Secretary of War writes the President of the United States concerning a treaty with the Wabash and Northwestern Indians; mentions that most of the principal chiefs of the Wabash Indians who visited Philadelphia died of smallpox afterward.
Date
01/02/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1794010240100
Notable persons
George Washington
Henry Knox
Wabash
chiefs Indians
Northwestern Indians
Notable locations
War Department
Post Vincennes
Northwest Territory
Philadelphia
Notable items
smallpox
treaty