Treat the Cherokees with Utmost Diplomacy
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Type
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Title
Treat the Cherokees with Utmost Diplomacy
Description
These are Knox's detailed instructions to Leonard Shaw, the temporary agent to the Cherokee nation. The Cherokees must be treated with utmost diplomacy to ensure that they don't ally themselves with the northern Indians. Scupulous accounts must be kept of all expenses and the Indian languages should be mastered, a history of the southern Indians should be written, among other requirements.
year created
1792
month created
02
day created
17
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in publication
content note
American State Papers, Indians Affairs
notable person/group
Leonard Shaw
Henry Knox
President [Washington]
Cherokee chiefs
all the Southern Indians
Cherokees, Chocktaws, and Chickasaws
Creeks
James Carey, interpreter
hostile Indians
Indians north of the Ohio
Governor Blount who is Superintendent of Indians Affairs
Brigadier General McGillivray
War Office
each wagoner
notable location
War Office
Hopewell on the Keowee
north of the Ohio
navigable waters of the Holston
Cherokee country
Staunton
Carlisle
Reading
the Potomac
Winchester
Rock Landing
notable item/thing
interests of the United States
peace with the southern tribes
new treaty
higher annual compensation for their land
public councils
friendship
uprightness of the views of the President of the United States
happiness of the Cherokees
purity of the conduct of the General Government
war
firm peace with the said Indians
difference between civilized and savage modes of life
knowledge of the characters of the Southern Indians
materials for a history of all the Southern tribes
vocabulary of their respective languages
agriculture
correspondence with Brigadier General McGillivray
journal of your proceedings
evidence of your utility
expenses of the Indians' return
accurate accounts of such expenses
bills and receipts for every cent expended and charged
vouchers
contingent fund
Cherokee book
messages to the several tribes of Indians
two wagons loaded with the Indian goods
contract
boats
safe escort
Harris's ferry
invoices of the Indian goods
personal presents to the chiefs and warriors and intepreters
speech of the President of the United States to the Cherokees
eight suits of clothing
silver ornaments
surplus of four suits and four sets of ornaments
large quantity of valuable goods
promised compensation
public goods, money, or property of any sort
accurate accounts of all deliveries
vouchers of white persons present
oath to the truth of the statement
notable phrase
It is of high importance that the Southern Indians should be prevented joining the Indians north of the Ohio, and no expedient occurs so proper to attain this end as inducing them to join our army.
document number
1792021700100
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Leonard Shaw | [unknown] | [n/a] |