Party of Chippewas in close confinement

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Party of Chippewas in close confinement

Description

Following the violence at the falls of Muskingum, party of Chippewas returned and were taken into custody under suspicion of ill intentions. Had a soldier's cartridge box in their possession.

year created

1788

month created

07

day created

22

sent from location

Fort Harmar

recipient

in collection

note

Cited in St. Clair to Knox, 08/17/1788, Knox to St. Clair, 09/04/1788 and Knox to St. Clair, 12/08/1788.

cited note

Cited document addressed to the War Office

notable person/group

Henry Knox
Arthur St. Clair
Chippewas
Indians
soldier
Secretary of War

notable location

Falls of Muskingum
Fort Harmar

notable item/thing

cartidge box
Indian relations

document number

1788072254200

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] 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 Fort Harmar [n/a]
Recipient Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]