The reply of the President of the United States to the speech of the Cornplanter, Half-Town, and Great-Tree, Chiefs and Councillors of the Seneca nation of Indians.
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
The reply of the President of the United States to the speech of the Cornplanter, Half-Town, and Great-Tree, Chiefs and Councillors of the Seneca nation of Indians.
Description
Asks that his speech be kept in remembrance of the friendship of the United States. Asks that the miseries of the late war be forgotten. Acknowledges difficulties with sales of land; notes that General Government is only authority for such sales and treaties. Says that John Livingston was not legally authorized to treat; but no evidence that Oliver Phelps defrauded. Mentions the fatherly care the United States intend to take of the Indians, the bad Indians who reside at the Miami village. Cautions against joining them. Mentions the merits of Cornplanter and his friendship to United States.
year created
1790
month created
12
day created
29
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
secondary recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
George Washington
Timothy Pickering
Thomas Jefferson
Cornplanter
Oliver Phelps
Indians
Indian Nation
hostiles
Miami
Seneca
Mr. Street
Congress
Timothy Pickering
Livingston
governor
tribe
Six Nations
Maumee
notable location
Philadelphia
Miami village
frontier
territory
Indian Country
Half-Town
Great-Tree
Pennsylvania
Ohio
river
New York
Fort Stanwix
Tioga Point
notable item/thing
speech
treaty
token
money
notable idea/issue
friendship
alliance
treaty
peace
war
land rights
land ownership
Indian relations
security
murders
friendship
payment
document number
1790122990100
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | George Washington | Philadelphia | Thomas Jefferson; |
| Recipient | Cornplanter, Chief of the Senecas | [unknown] | Half-Town; Great-Tree; |