Discusses Indian Affairs; Outlines Duties of Indian Agent
Document 1796Discussion of Indian affairs. Outlines treaty with Creek Nation, including boundaries, trade, punishment of Indian murders, etc. Refers to affairs at Coleraine. Reflects opinion of the President. Questions Indians as subjects of King of Spain or America. Refers to perceptions of Indians as savages and civilization efforts. Mentions acts regulating trade.
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Autograph Letter Signed
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Discussion of Indian affairs. Outlines treaty with Creek Nation, including boundaries, trade, punishment of Indian murders, etc. Refers to affairs at Coleraine. Reflects opinion of the President. Questions Indians as subjects of King of Spain or America. Refers to perceptions of Indians as savages and civilization efforts. Mentions acts regulating trade.
Date
09/08/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Collection
Document number
1796090800001
Page start
1
Note
Illegible
Notable persons
Benjamin Hawkins
James McHenry
Indians
Creek Nation
President
George Washington
King of Spain
Governor of Georgia
US Citizens
Troops
Secretary of War
Silas Dinsmore
Indian Agents
Notable locations
War Office
Creek Nation
Coleraine
Georgia
Spain
Philadelphia