ENCLOSED: Outcome of Treaty Negotiations with Indians
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
ENCLOSED: Outcome of Treaty Negotiations with Indians
Description
Letter, describes treaty negotiations with Indians. No changes to boundary.
short description
Ltr, des treaty negotiations.
year created
1788
month created
05
day created
02
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Charles Thomson
Arthur St. Clair
Indian Nation
Indians
tribes
chiefs
Wyandots
President
notable location
New York
Fort Harmar
Virginia
the Miami
the Wabash
United States
the Ohio
river
portage
Miami village
frontier
notable item/thing
Wyandots
appoint persons
inform them of the result of the treaty
desisting from further hostilities
some effect in producing the late tranquility
claim of the Wyandot nation to the lands reserved to the Shawanese was strongly insisted upon by them
article of the treaty
consent
kept in remembrance
inserted at the bottom
memorandum
Cherokees incorporated with them
continue to give us trouble
driven out of the country
right of conquest
continued their depredations
post
command the greatest parts of the Indian trade
Congress might approve of such a measure
inland
contest with the Indians who live there
ungovernableness of their young men
receiving a garrison peaceably
reason why the treaties were made separately
Six Nations
westerly tribes
jealousy that subsisted
appearing to consider them as one people
general confederacy is entirely broken
deadly variance
great length of time that elapsed
appointed periods for the meetings
increased the expence in the article of provisions
utmost possible economy
whole of the business
settlement
meet annoyances
disturbed during the winter
Chiefs of the nations
rivers which empy themselves
ill disposed
several nations
last Congress did not assemble
submit the minutes of the proceedings at the different meetings after the Nations were assembled
appendix
letters and messages
communicated to the Secretary at War
considerable parts of the transactions
instructions
directed to endeavor at extending the north boundary as far north as the completion of the forty first degree of North Latitude
comprehend
attempt to extend the limits
settling a peace with them
boundaries remain as settled at the former Treaties
rectifying an error about the portage at the Miami village
negociation
tedious and troublesome
unpromising aspect
attended with consequences friendly to the frontier parts
Treaties concluded in pursuance of the instructions received from Congress
several of the Indian nations
severity of the winter which rendered the communication by the Ohio for a long time impracticable
notable idea/issue
treaty
negotiations
boundary
borders
document number
1788050290001
page start
1
number of pages
5
Item sets
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (5 pages) | ARA16 (5 pages) | Collection: Berthrong Collection | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Arthur St. Clair | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Charles Thomson | [unknown] | [n/a] |