Request for estimate of expenses for treating with Wabash Indians
Item
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
Request for estimate of expenses for treating with Wabash Indians
Description
Request for estimate of expenses for treating with Wabash Indians. Asks for one estimate of contingent expenses such as subsistence and presents in order to conciliate Indians to peace; other estimate relates to amounts that would induce Indians to sell so much territory as to extend the east-west line established by the Treaty of Fort Harmar to the Mississippi.
year created
1789
month created
06
day created
12
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
note
Cited in St. Clair to Knox, 06/14/1789.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Arthur St. Clair
Henry Knox
Wabash Indian
Indians
notable location
War Office
Fort Harmar
Mississippi
notable item/thing
estimate of expenses
treating
treaty
contingent expenses
subsistence
Indian presents
peace
Treaty of Fort Harmar
selling of land
document number
1789061214100
Item sets
Document instances
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Arthur St. Clair | [unknown] | [n/a] |