Diplomatic relations with Chickasaws and Spanish on the western frontier
Document 1797McHenry expresses frustration at conflicting orders out west in relation to the Chickasaws and Spanish in Tennessee. Alludes to the Spanish breaking the terms of Pinckney's Treaty of 1795, which placed the Chickasaws under U.S. territory. McHenry also reports that he has recently been attacked by a case of the fever.
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Type
Autograph Draft Letter Signed
Description
McHenry expresses frustration at conflicting orders out west in relation to the Chickasaws and Spanish in Tennessee. Alludes to the Spanish breaking the terms of Pinckney's Treaty of 1795, which placed the Chickasaws under U.S. territory. McHenry also reports that he has recently been attacked by a case of the fever.
Date
09/22/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Near Downington
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797092200001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Oliver Wolcott
James McHenry
Cox
Don Carlos Dehault Delassus
Chickasaws
Governor
Blount
Isaac Guion
Indians
Manuel Gayoso de Lemos
Spanish
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Near Downingstown
Chickasaw Nation
Louisiana
river
Tennessee
Chickasaw Bluff
Notable items
Treaty
annuity
stipend