Letter from Federal Commissioners for Sandusky conference to Henry Knox on western Indian refusal to make peace
Document 1793The Commissioners detail the failed efforts to negotiate peace with the Indians. The Indian Council wanted the boundary to be the Ohio River, a term to which the United States would not agree. The Commissioners met with the Chiefs of the Six Nations following the council.
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Letterbook Copy
Description
The Commissioners detail the failed efforts to negotiate peace with the Indians. The Indian Council wanted the boundary to be the Ohio River, a term to which the United States would not agree. The Commissioners met with the Chiefs of the Six Nations following the council.
Date
08/21/1793
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1793082140052
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Benjamin Lincoln
Timothy Pickering
Beverly Randolph
Indians
Captain Matthew Eliott
Colonel McKee
Packonckolas
Delaware
Kakiapalathy
Shawanese
Sawaghdamunk
Wyandot
Miami
Captain Hendricks
Chippewa
Seneca
Six Nations
Captain Brant
Mohawk
Colonel Miller
Indian Council
General Chapin
General Anthony Wayne
Major Isaac Craig
Sylvester Ash
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Jones
Notable locations
Sandusky
Lake Erie
Niagara
Fort Erie
Detroit River
Detroit
Miami River
Buffalo Creek
Fort Pitt
Fort Franklin
Presqu Isle
Susquehanna River
Pittsburgh
Notable items
meeting
quarters
concessions
compensations
council
speech
baggage
vessel