Embassy to the Western Indians, Etc.
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Embassy to the Western Indians, Etc.
Description
Kirkland discusses Indians, Indian warfare, and white aggression. He requests support for an embassy to the Western Indians.
year created
1791
month created
04
day created
22
author
sent from location
Oneida
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Enclosed in Knox to Pickering, 05/18/1791.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Samuel Kirkland
Capt. Hendrick
Capt. Brant
Captain Obeil, or Cornplanter
Miamis
Shawanese
Delawares
Chippewas
Chief of the Stockbridge tribe to the westward
notable location
Oneida
Buffaloe Creek
Stockbridge
Miami [River]
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
private council of the Oneida chiefs
the hatchet
personal acquaintance
embassy to the westward
journey with the necessary articles of clothing, belts and strings of wampum with a little money
support of his family
twenty bushels of grain
signatures of humanity & policy
customs & manners
state of the Indians at large
utmost freedom
his sentiments and feelings towards the hostile Indians
his answer by two runners
official character and known humanity
copy of his letter
publication
strong trait of British influence & interests in many passages will not easily escape your discerning eye
Indian war
direct violation of the laws of the general government
voice of birds
artifice of evil minded persons
unfriendly to the states
friendly correspondence is kept up
number of their chiefs should be brought down to Congress
fair hearing
open hostilities
influence and artifice of unprincipled traders & others who had immediate access to them
ignorance of the fixed determination & real disposition of Congress to do strict justice to the Indians
these prejudices
their mistaken apprehensions
winter
personal interview with you
character & present situation of the Indians were a subject of much conversation
propriety and practicability of an accommodation with the indians in the vicinity of the Miami
horrors of an indian war
notable phrase
We must convince them of the justice and goodness of Congress in the treatment they are disposed to give to all indians.
Honor me with the earliest notice.
Discouragements that attended every attempt already made to introduce the arts of civilized life among them.
I expressed my fears that their love of war with their spirit of jealousy would terminate in their ruin.
My situation among them is delicate and am continually watched.
The voice of congress could never reach those western tribes of indians before it passed thro' so vast a tract of country.
Honor me with the earliest notice.
Discouragements that attended every attempt already made to introduce the arts of civilized life among them.
I expressed my fears that their love of war with their spirit of jealousy would terminate in their ruin.
My situation among them is delicate and am continually watched.
The voice of congress could never reach those western tribes of indians before it passed thro' so vast a tract of country.
document number
1791042240301
page start
10
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (6 pages) | BBB01 (32 pages) | Collection: Timothy Pickering Papers | B: 2, F: 2 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Reverend Samuel Kirkland | Oneida | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |