Protect Indian Allies from Injury, Etc.
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Protect Indian Allies from Injury, Etc.
Description
It appears that the preparations for the expedition are going well with troops moving forward and recruiting in New England taking spring. Additional clothing and shoes will be forwarded. It appears that the Six Nations will provide sixty warriors for the expedition but care must be taken that none are injured by American citizens which will convert these Indians from friends to enemies.
year created
1791
month created
06
day created
23
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Knox to St. Clair, 06/23/1791, and Knox to St. Clair, 06/30/1791.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Richard Butler
Henry Knox
Mr. Duer, the contractor
the treasury
Major General St. Clair
company of levies
Quartermaster
cavalry
Colonel Pickering
warriors
party of sixty Indians
Mr. Hodgdon
Wabash Indians
Wyandots
Delawares
the President [Washington]
the Contractor
notable location
War Department
Fort Pitt
Fort Washington
Painted Post
Cornplanter's town
Fort Franklin
upper parts of the Ohio
Pittsburgh
notable item/thing
recruiting service in New England
suits of clothing
pairs of large shoes
pay of the levies
colors for the levies
additional supplies
boots and spurs
treaty with the Six Nations
deficiency
supplies, credit
defensive protection of the exposed counties
ammunition
powder and ball
mail
notable phrase
I pray you to attend to this point particularly, and to give such orders relaltive thereto, as to preclude a possibility of the Indians, in case they join us, being injured by our own citizens: for, if such an event should happen, the Six Nations must and will be our enemies.
document number
1791062300300
Item sets
Document instances
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Major General Richard Butler | [unknown] | [n/a] |