Attending the Council at Buffalo Creek
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Attending the Council at Buffalo Creek
Description
Indian Head-Man O'Beel speaks of his attempts to ally himself with the Wyandots who have bad men advising them go go to war with the whites. Despite recent misdeeds by whites against his people, he still intends to attend the council fire at Buffalo Creek where the great men of different tribes are assembling.
year created
1791
month created
04
day created
09
author
sent from location
Fort Franklin
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Captain O'Beel
friends
Wyandots
our brother from the Thirteen Fires
bad men of the Big Knife
white people
bad men
chiefs of our nation
our head-men
our friends
great men of the different tribes
the Miamis
commanding officer of the fort
notable location
Fort Franklin
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
[Fort] Pitt
French Creek
Buffalo
notable item/thing
the hatchet
justice
wagons
our goods
our liquors
trouble
our writings
garrison boat
comfort of our women and children
General Washington's speech to us
land or water
council at Buffalo Creek
notable phrase
And we should have been glad that [our brother from the Thirteen Fires] was with us on our way to Pittsburgh, for then our wagons would not have been stopped, our goods taken, and our liquors drank, and that by people whom we thought to be our friends.
document number
1791040990000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [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 | Captain O'Beel | Fort Franklin | [n/a] |