Report from the Western Frontier
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Report from the Western Frontier
Description
Governor St. Clair reports from the western frontier on the actions of the local militia who have been called up to provide protection for the inhabitants and the attempts to pacify the friendly Indians after acts of violence against them by unscrupulous frontier settlers.
year created
1791
month created
04
day created
19
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Knox to St. Clair, 05/12/1791.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Arthur St. Clair
militia
county lieutenants
friendly Indians
scouts or rangers
Nicholson
Cornplanter
General Butler
friends of the deceased
Shawanese
Miamis
the Governor [Thomas Mifflin]
Mr. Guthrie
levies
clergyman by the name of Porter
Mr. Jeffers
party of Senecas
Major Heart
notable location
Westmoreland
Wheeling
Venango
Lexington
Fort Washington
Philadelphia
settlement upon the Cupawango
Fort Franklin
notable item/thing
discretionary powers
approach of an enemy
expedition
speech to the Pipe
compensation for the effects that were plundered
peace
horses
guns
goods
all the clothing they had
breech cloths
depositions
ill-treatment
boat with provisions
Indian canoes
Federal Court
conference with the Government
protection
notable phrase
The other property taken [from the friendly Indians] were nine horses, three guns, goods to the value of twenty-seven dollars, and all the clothing they had, for they were stripped even to their breech-cloths.
document number
1791041951800
Item sets
Document instances
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The St. Clair Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Arthur St. Clair | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |