A Warning to the Delaware Nation
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
A Warning to the Delaware Nation
Description
St. Clair recounts the hostile attitude of the Shawnee and Miami Indians toward the United States. Relying on the friendship of the Delaware, St. Clair recommends Colonel Thomas Procter as emissary.
year created
1791
month created
03
day created
08
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
recipient note
Captain Pipe and the other Chiefs of the Delaware Nation.
notable person/group
Arthur St. Clair
Captain Pipe
Delaware
Shawnee
Miami
Thomas Procter
notable location
Philadelphia
Fort Hamar
notable idea/issue
hostility
depradations
notable phrase
"If they will not listen to him, the blood be upon their own heads-the United States will be justified before the great spirit who loves all his children red as well as white, and to all the world, in bringing that destruction upon them which they have merited long ago."
document number
1791030890101
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | IGB19 (3 pages) | Collection: Northwest Territory Collection, M367 | B: 1, F: 32 |
| [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 | Arthur St. Clair | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Pipe | [unknown] | [n/a] |