Obstacles to Becoming a Commissioner
Document 1798Referring to the probability that he might be appointed as one of the commissioners to hold a treaty with the Cherokees, Butler argues that the representatives of his country would oppose such an appointment. This is evdident from the steps they have taken in laying before the President certain communications which they believe would defeat such an intention.
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Autograph Letter Signed
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Referring to the probability that he might be appointed as one of the commissioners to hold a treaty with the Cherokees, Butler argues that the representatives of his country would oppose such an appointment. This is evdident from the steps they have taken in laying before the President certain communications which they believe would defeat such an intention.
Date
04/22/1798
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Recipient
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Belle Canton
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Document number
1798042280001
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1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Thomas Butler
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Belle Canton