Copy of Signed Document

Copy of a Letter from Governor St. Clair to the Senior Officer of the Pennsylvania militia

Orders to proceed to Fort Harmar expediently for campaign against hostile Indians. Indian policy discussed. The officer is to ensure the safety of his camp but also to be careful not to harm or harass any of the friendly Indian tribes which he or his troops may encounter.

Copy of a letter from governor St. Clair to the Senior Officer of the Pennsylvania militia assembled at McMakens creek

1790

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07

Pittsburgh

McMakins Creek

Arthur St. Clair

Senior officers of the Pennsylvania Militia assembled at McMakins Creek

multiple

Arthur St.Clair

senior officer

militia

Major Doughty

Indians

Indian Nation

hostiles

savages

federal troops

Wyandots

Delaware

McMakins Creek

Pittsburgh

Muskingum

McMaken's Creek

Fort Harmar

Pennsylvania

Fort Washington

headquarters

whole quote of Pennsylvania

expedition

security

camp

rendezvous

proper guards and patrols

treaty

right to hunt

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Copy of a letter from governor StClair, to the senior officer of the Pennsylvania militia assembled at McMahens creek.
Pittsburgh, Aug:7:1790.
Sir
As soon as the detachments from the different counties are arrived you will proceed without loss of time to Fort Harmar at the mouth of the Muskingum, and there join the federal troops under the command of major Doughty, who will either conduct you to head quarters, or direct the manner in which you are to proceed to that place. I do hope and expect that nothing will prevent the whole quota of Pennsylvania from being assembled at the appointed place & time; after which, you will remain on that ground not a moment longer than is necessary. At all events you must be in motion from thence on, or before the 10th of September for the delaying beyond that period, even for one day, might create
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difficulties & emabarrassments that would not be easily got over, if it did not render the expedition altogether abortive -- I have mentioned the 10th as the utmost period, but you are by no means to delay it to that time, if the different detachments are sooner arrived. Should it happen that any of them are not got up when you move leave directions for them to follow you with all possible expedition to Fort Washington without halting at Muskingum.
You will be sure to take the necessary measures for the security of your camp while you remain at the rendezvous, and on your way down the river possibly you may see no indians, or none that are hostile, but a surprise is ever to be guarded against, so that you will never encamp without establishing proper guards & patroles - nor even go ashore, for ever so short a time without the same precautions.
You will please to observe that many of the friendly indians, with
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whom the United States are engaged by treaty, may be in the neighbourhood of McMahen's creek, and that they have a right to hunt in that country -- It is of great consequence that no injury be done to any of them, both for the sake of public faith, which has been pledged to them, and to keep them detached from those who are inimical -- You will therefore impress the necessity of treating those indains with kindness should any of them be met, with upon the minds of the people under your command in the most forceable manner -- indeed the success of the expedition in some measure depends upon it. They are the Wyandots and Delawares, if you see any of them assure them no harm is intended them, if the continue in peace.
/signed/ Ar. St. Clair