Letter from the Reverend Samuel Kirkland to Secretary of War Henry Knox on Indian Council at Buffaloe; smallpox outbreak on Genesee River
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Letter from the Reverend Samuel Kirkland to Secretary of War Henry Knox on Indian Council at Buffaloe; smallpox outbreak on Genesee River
Description
Letter, discusses private Indian council, which Kirkland would have attended but for the exclusion of whites. To have pushed the matter would have excited jealousies. Speaks highly of Good Peter as a source of information and aid. Will report on results of council as soon as information comes available. Farmer's Brother has anxiety of mind and wished to absent self from Council at Buffaloe. Discusses Captain Brant and his obligations to Western Confederacy. General Chapin has been with Kirkland; discusses smallpox outbreak and measures to prevent its spread. Indians alarmed by smallpox outbreak
short description
Letter, discusses private Indian council; discusses smallpox outbreak.
year created
1792
month created
02
day created
06
author
sent from location
Kanawageas on Genesee River
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Samuel Kirkland
Brant
Farmer's Brother
General [Israel] Chapin
Capt. Hendrick
French Peter
Good Peter
notable location
Kanawageas
Buffaloe
New York
notable item/thing
smallpox
notable idea/issue
Indian council at Buffaloe
Five Nations delegation to Philadelphia 1792
notable phrase
measures for preventing the spread of smallpox
alarmed the indians
discovered great anxiety of mind in the Farmer's Brother
attendance of a white person admissible
all white persons were expressly excluded from this indian council
attempting to be personally present would excite their jealousy to such a degree as might wholly frustrate the object I have in view
anxiety of mind to the indians
arguments to urge me to exertion & vigilance
favoured with one of the ablest indian counselors
hourly expecting returns form the westward
information of the proceedings of the Indian council
chiefs
well adapted speech from Good Peter
your favour
dispatch two runners to the Buffaloe
document number
1792020640001
page start
1
number of pages
4
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| [view document] (4 pages) | BTA19 (4 pages) | Collection: Samuel Kirkland Papers | #145c |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Reverend Samuel Kirkland | Kanawageas on Genesee River | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |