Regarding Treaties with Indians at Mississippi and Wabash and Miami
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Regarding Treaties with Indians at Mississippi and Wabash and Miami
Description
St. Clair reports that he went to the Mississippi to to hold a treaty to extinguish Indian claims to their lands, and to lay out certain donations of land for the inhabitants. Discusses proceeding to the post of St. Vincennes upon the Wabash and notes that there was no guidance to lay out donations, presumably because a cession had been made there to the crown of France. A further sum will be necessary to treat with Wabash and Miami Indians. Says it is impossible to judge what sum would induce them to extend the northern boundary of the last cession to the Mississippi.
year created
1789
month created
06
day created
14
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Arthur St. Clair
Wabash Indians
Miami Indians
crown of France
notable location
New York
the Mississippi
St. Vincennes post
Wabash
notable item/thing
Indian claims
land cession
boundaries
treaty
Indian claims
cession
treaty
document number
1789061454200
Item sets
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: American State Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Arthur St. Clair | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |