Negotiations with the Indian Tribes
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Negotiations with the Indian Tribes
Description
Hamtramck desribes his negotiations with the Indian tribes along the Wabash to the Secretary at War. Hamtramck mentions Alexander McKee and British attempts at winning favor with the Indians via trade and gifts. Hamtramck also discusses the necessity of prohibiting liquor sales to the Indians and he conveys the intent of the Indians of the Lakes to go to war in the early Spring.
year created
1792
month created
03
day created
31
author
sent from location
Fort Knox
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Copy of a Letter. Enclosed in Knox [Instructions to Brigadier General Rufus Putnam], 05/22/1792. Cited in Knox to Lee, 05/16/1792, and Knox to Washington, 05/15/1792.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
John F Hamtramck
Miamis
Piankishaw
Alexander McKee
Colonel Wilkinson
spies
beligerent tribes of savages
chiefs of the Eel River
the Weya
Peankishaws
Prince Royal
confidential Indians
Miami
those who are hostile
merchants with goods
villains in this village
Capt. McKee, the British agent for Indians affairs
prisoner
Chickasaw Indians
white people
Choctaws
notable location
Fort Knox
Wabash Illinois River
Fort Washington
Fort Knox
Milchlemackinac
frontier
Indian Country
notable item/thing
republican principles of government
articles of agreement
election of a monarch
arms and ammunition
laws of this territory
pelltrys for liquor
pieces of cannon
firewood for the garrison
notable phrase
But the worst evil of all is a number of villains in this village who keep the Indians continually drunk.
document number
1792033153501
page start
1
number of pages
5
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | JBE05 (5 pages) | Collection: Manuscript Collection. | May 22, 1792 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Territorial Papers, Vol. 2. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Francis Hamtramck | Fort Knox | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |