Indian War
Document 1801War broke out b/w Chippewa and Pottawatomie Nations. Ottawa Nation will join and all the tribes will carry the war to Spanish territory. G. Knaggs sent out to seek compromise and that the U.S. cannot pick a side. Indians of Detroit still desire an agent.
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Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
War broke out b/w Chippewa and Pottawatomie Nations. Ottawa Nation will join and all the tribes will carry the war to Spanish territory. G. Knaggs sent out to seek compromise and that the U.S. cannot pick a side. Indians of Detroit still desire an agent.
Date
04/08/1801
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Cincinnati
Collection
Document number
1801040840000
Note
Extract of a letter from Arthur St. Clair, governor of the Northwestern Territory, to the Secretary of War.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Arthur St. Clair
agent
Indians
Indian Nation
Chippewa
Ottawa
Pottawatomie
George Knaggs
Spanish
Notable locations
Cincinnati
territory
frontier
Detroit