Harmony Between the General and Particular Governments
Document 1794Knox assures Governof Mifflin of the General Government's desire for harmony with the State Governments. He explains the suspension of the establishment of the town at Presque Isle as the means of maintaining harmony with the Six Nations following the murder of one of their Indians.
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
Knox assures Governof Mifflin of the General Government's desire for harmony with the State Governments. He explains the suspension of the establishment of the town at Presque Isle as the means of maintaining harmony with the Six Nations following the murder of one of their Indians.
Date
06/21/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1794062100000
Note
The document is in the handwriting of Hamilton.
Notable persons
Thomas Mifflin, Governor of Pennsylvania
Henry Knox
President [Washington]
Mr. Dandridge
Executive of that State [Pennsylvania]
Six Nations of Indians
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Mount Vernon
Notable items
steady cultivation of harmony and cordiality
the evil
government of Pennsylvania
delicacy of the interference of the United States
murder of one of the Indians of the Six Nations
rights of Pennsylvania
fundamental principles of society
practice of all political communities
safety or welfare of the whole nation
establishment at Presque Isle
important interests of the Union