Ogden discusses Indian affairs with Knox
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Ogden discusses Indian affairs with Knox
Description
Letter, discusses Indian delegation.
short description
Ltr, dis Indian delegation.
year created
1790
month created
08
day created
09
author
sent from location
Delaware
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Samuel Ogden
Brandt
Cherokees
Indians
King of England
notable location
Delaware
England
United States
notable item/thing
make a peace with the Americans
fear I shall be too late for the post
Brandt and the other chiefs after mature consideration objected to the proposition of entering into the war
their common father the King of England had entered into a peace with the United States which was his children
they could not without his permission take up the hatchet
his Lordship
attend on this business
present treaty
communicate it to you
it may not be improper to add that a formal embassy was sent last autumn from the southern indians consisting of fourteen chiefs to the Six nations
relating to the Six Nations a dismal train of evils they had suffered from the Americans
waged a general confederacy and the war being made a common cause
I am this day informed that four Cherokee chiefs have arrived
in order to procure my land
western and northern indians
southern indians in the war against the United States
document number
1790080940001
page start
1
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In image | In source | Location in source | |
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[view document] (2 pages) | AJU04 (2 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | V: 26, P: 134 |
Document names
Type | Name | Location | Notes |
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Author | Samuel Ogden | Delaware | [n/a] |
Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |