Suspend the Establishment at Presque Isle
Document 1794Because of the recent murder of an Indian, the President deems it necessary to temporarily suspend the establishment of the town at Presque Isle so as to prevent an outbreak of hostilities by the Six Nations of Indians.
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
Because of the recent murder of an Indian, the President deems it necessary to temporarily suspend the establishment of the town at Presque Isle so as to prevent an outbreak of hostilities by the Six Nations of Indians.
Date
05/24/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1794052400100
Note
Cited in Knox to Mifflin, 06/21/1794.
Notable persons
Thomas Mifflin
Henry Knox
the President [Washington]
militia from the western brigades
Legislature of Pennsylvania
commissioners authorized to lay out a town at Presqu' Isle
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Israel Chapin
Notable locations
War Department
Notable items
copy of the orders
drafting [conscripting]
disgust to our friends, the Six Nations
Indian hostilities
immediate rupture with the Six Nations
recent murder of one of their people
temporary suspension