A Warning to the Seneca Nation
Item
Type
Letter
Title
A Warning to the Seneca Nation
Description
Reminds the leaders and warriors of the Seneca and other of the Six Nations that the United States desires to live peaceably with the Indians in the Western Territories and requests that they accept Colonel Procter as emissary. They are also told that hostility will be meted out in kind.
year created
1791
month created
03
day created
10
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
recipient note
Head Men and Warriors of the Seneca Nation and the others of the Six Nations.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Seneca
Thomas Procter
Arthur St. Clair
Cornplanter
George Washington
Six Nations
Miami
Wabash
Wyandot
Delaware
Indians
Indian Nation
great chief of the thirteen fires
notable location
War Office
Northwest Territory
frontier
Indian land
Ohio
river
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
treaty
agreement
notable idea/issue
peace
alliance
Indian Nation
hostility
land rights
ownership
defense
protection
murder
invasion
depredations
punishment
friendship
justice
notable phrase
"He [George Washington] will therefore, if obliged to chastise the disorderly indians, feel all the pain that a kind father feels in chastising disobedient children."
document number
1791031000201
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | IGC02 (3 pages) | Collection: Northwest Territory Collection, M367 | B: 1, F: 36 |
| [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 | Henry Knox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Seneca Chiefs | [unknown] | [n/a] |