Status of Northwest Indians, U.S.-Cherokee Boundary Project, & Frontier Military Movements
Document 1797Reports that the Indians of the Northwest appear to desire remaining at peace with the U.S. Also reports on the progress of the commissioners running the boundary line between U.S. and Cherokee land, and informs of the recent movements of U.S. troops on the western frontier, particularly in Tennessee.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Reports that the Indians of the Northwest appear to desire remaining at peace with the U.S. Also reports on the progress of the commissioners running the boundary line between U.S. and Cherokee land, and informs of the recent movements of U.S. troops on the western frontier, particularly in Tennessee.
Date
08/08/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797080800101
Page start
1
Note
Multiple copies of the document exist; these listed under separate collections below.
Notable persons
John Adams
James McHenry
Indians
Native Americans
Creeks
Notable locations
War Office
Nashville
Tennessee
Notable items
boundaries