Lord Dorchester's Letter
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Lord Dorchester's Letter
Description
Hamilton transmits to Knox a copy of a speech of Lord Dorchester in which Dorchester allegedly refuses to provide military support to the Indians but offers to mediate a peace agreement between the Indians and the United States.
year created
1791
month created
10
day created
03
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Alexander Hamilton
Lieutenant Colonel Beckwith
Lord Dorchester
deputies of certain Indian tribes
officer in the western country
notable location
Philadelphia
western country
notable item/thing
copy of a paper purporting to be a speech of Lord Dorchester
information of the executive government
reliance on the candor of all
promulgation of it in the papers
notable phrase
...no use will be made of it which might be disagreeable to Lord Dorchester
...
document number
1791100340000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |