Deteriorating Relations with the Western Indians

Item

Type

Printed or published letter

Title

Deteriorating Relations with the Western Indians

Description

St. Clair informs Knox that he is proceeding with plans for a meeting with the Six Nations, although with diminished expectations that such a meeting will be successful given the Indians' anger at the continued incursions of American settlers on their land.

year created

1788

month created

07

day created

05

sent from location

Pittsburgh

recipient

note

Cited in St. Clair to Knox, 07/13/1788.

cited note

Cited document addressed to the War Office

notable person/group

Henry Knox
Arthur St. Clair
Six Nations
Indians
settlers

notable location

Pittsburgh

notable item/thing

treaty talks
settler incursions on Indian land

document number

1788070554200

number of pages

2

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Peter Force - Arthur St. Clair Papers, mm82076201 Frame: 738-739
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: Territorial Papers, Vol. 2. [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The St. Clair Papers [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Arthur St. Clair Pittsburgh [n/a]
Recipient Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]