Reports on Failed 1791 Campaign against the Northwestern Indians
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Reports on Failed 1791 Campaign against the Northwestern Indians
Description
Knox sends Washington two reports related to the failed 1791 campaign against the northwestern Indians. The first report deals with the efforts to negotiate peace and the preparations for the campaign and the second is a general discussion of relations with the Indians since the end of the Revolutionary War.
year created
1791
month created
12
day created
26
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
content note
American State Papers
notable person/group
George Washington
Henry Knox
hostile Indians
the Executive
northwestern Indians
Arthur St. Clair
notable location
War Department
western frontiers of the United States
Great Britain
notable item/thing
Report A
official documents
measures taken by the Executive to induce the hostile Indians to peace
necessity of using force against them
objects and preparations of the campaign of 1791
explanation of the cause of its failure
Report B
summary review of the conduct of the United States towards the Indians northwest of the Ohio, since our separation from Great Britain
public interests
And it also contains an opinion, delivered with great diffidence, of such further measures as the nature of the case, and the public interests, seem to require
St. Clair defeat
Battle of Wabash
notable phrase
And it also contains an opinion, delivered with great diffidence, of such further measures as the nature of the case, and the public interests, seem to require.
document number
1791122600000
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |