Chapin discusses Indian affairs and British activity on frontier with Knox
Document 1794Letter, discusses Treaty at Buffalo Creek; discusses treatment of Indians; discusses British relations with Indians; mentions Indian murder.
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Type
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Description
Letter, discusses Treaty at Buffalo Creek; discusses treatment of Indians; discusses British relations with Indians; mentions Indian murder.
Date
06/07/1794
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1794060740001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Chapin to Knox, 06/12/1794.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Israel Chapin
Cornplanter
Capt. Brant
Major Gen. Shepperd
Lord Dorchester
Capt. Williamson
Notable locations
Canadaguai
State of Pennsylvania
Venango
Genessee River
Niagara
Lower Canada
Upper Canada
Buffalo Creek
United States
Notable items
troops sent on by the state
attachment of the cornplanter to the United States
apprehensions are ill founded
encourage the hostile indians
impossible for me to take so long a journey
loth to pledge my self to accompany them previous to the receipt of the orders you might wish to send by my son
insisted on my accompanying them to Venango
murder an indian
warrant
meet in a general council
Indian had been killed by your people
steadiness and fidelity has been until lately unshaken
induced by the british to join their interest
returned from Niagra loaded with presents
private interview
little doubt of success
acquire an influential friend
other chiefs I have also attended to and I believe they are all satisfied with the treatment of the U.S.
British
indians
sent a son of Major Gen. Shepperds to lower Canada
result of their enquiries
result of which my son has before this informed you
engaged a person to go to upper Canada
previous to receiving your dispatches
attended a treaty at Buffalo Creek
thousand dollars of which he was bearer
important to the United States to have for me to have received these letters at an earlier period than I did
copy of Lord Dorchester's speech
honor of receiving from Capt. Williamson you letters