Indian Relations
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter made from Recipient's Files
Title
Indian Relations
Description
Indian relations and peace keeping efforts.
short description
Ltr, dis Indian Affairs; men Brant
year created
1791
month created
05
day created
11
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
sent to location
New York
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Enclosed in Knox to Pickering, 05/18/1791. This document is a surviving fragment of the George Clinton Papers, which suffered extensive damage in a 1911 fire at the State Capitol in Albany, NY.
Published in full in American State Papers, Indian Affairs, vol. 1, 168.
Published in full in American State Papers, Indian Affairs, vol. 1, 168.
content note
Burned fragment.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
George Clinton
Henry Knox
President of the United States
Captain Joseph Brant
Captain Joseph Brandt
Cornplanter
Six Nations
Western Indians
young warriors
Seneca
Senecas
Indians
Department of War
Colonel Procter
Miami Indians
Kirkland
Colonel Pickering
notable location
New York
War Department
United States
northwest of the Ohio
Ohio River
Painted Post
notable item/thing
convention
pacific measures
authority
Indian affairs
law
character or views
enmity
deputation
justice, policy, and humanity
liberal treatment
concilate
reasonable sum of money
meeting
notable idea/issue
peace
notable phrase
been impolitic to omit inviting the
eastward of the Senekris to the meeting
seeing you letter to the
relative to Capt Brant and knowing also from separate communication with your Excellency
Brant reposed in your
would not probably be good policy to
active exertions
meeting with the Indians
I am persuaded that the President
upon his arrival in this
beginning of July
receive a visit from Captain Brant
any pecuniary
design of peace upon such
may not hereafter create greater embarrassment
This was a point which I submit to your Excellency's decision
opinion is greatly attached to the United Statespractical
document number
1791051100301
page start
1
number of pages
7
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (9 pages) | AKA03 (9 pages) | Collection: Governor George Clinton Papers, Circular Letters and Letterbook of Official Correspondence and Proclamations | Doc #6092 |
| [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 | George Clinton | New York | [n/a] |