Report on Several Indian Tribes
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Type
Printed transcription/modern copy of Document
Title
Report on Several Indian Tribes
Description
Knox informs the President that certain Indian Affairs require immediate attention. He also goes on to outline a proposed strategic policy with regard to Indian affairs. Indians are currently in state of unrest. This report pertains to the Wabash Indians in the Northwest. Knox informs the President that subsequent reporting will follow. Reports # 2, 3, and 4 will address the situation with the Southern tribes.
year created
1789
month created
06
day created
15
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
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notable person/group
George Washington
Henry Knox
southern tribes
President
Indian Nation
Wabash Indians
Indian Department
notable location
War Office
northwest
territory
frontier
Department of War
Georgia
North Carolina
notable item/thing
Indian affairs
peace
treaty
negotiations
unrest
war
hostilities
happiness and reputation of the public
ordinance of the Congress of the 7th of August 1786 for the regulation of Indian affairs
conclusion of the war with Great Britain
paper No. 1 relative to the Wabash Indians
treaties of Fort Harmar
situation of the Southern Indians
notable phrase
...most of the nations of Indians within the limits of the United States are at present discontented
the department [of Indian affairs] is divided into Northern and Southern districts
were the subsisting disorders [with the Wabash Indians] disquieted...it is not probable that any further troubles with the more distant Indians would soon arise
...difficulties subsisting between [the southern Indians] and the frontier people of the States of Georgia and North Carolina
...the expence of managing the said Indians and attaching them to the United States for the ensuing period of fifty years may on average cost 15,000 dollars annually. A system of coercion and oppression for the same period...would probably amount to a much greater sum of money
document number
1789061500000
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (3 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff | volume 1 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |