Employing Old Peter
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Employing Old Peter
Description
Mentions prospect of employing Old Peter of the Oneidas, of whom Captain Hendricks speaks well.
short description
Ltr, dis embassy to Western Indians.
year created
1791
month created
05
day created
11
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Enclosed in Knox to Pickering, 05/18/1791.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
General Philip Schuyler
Henry Knox
Captain Hendricks
Reverend William Kirkland
Chief Old Peter
notable location
Oneidas
New York
notable item/thing
gone forward to the hostile indians before this time
furnish them with the necessary means for the purpose
instantly make the reimbursements to your order
request the favor of you to forward the enclosed letter as soon as possible
Kirkland has written relative to the same object
hopes to have heard from you relative to your idea of employing the Chief old Peter of the Oneidas
notable idea/issue
assimilation
Indians as farmers
document number
1791051100201
page start
23
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | BBB01 (32 pages) | Collection: Timothy Pickering Papers | B:2, F:2. |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Samuel Kirkland Papers | 136c |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Philip Schuyler | [unknown] | [n/a] |