Policy Toward the Five Nations
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Policy Toward the Five Nations
Description
United States policy toward the Five Nations: This document authorizes money to be spent on clothing, domestic animals, implements of husbandry, and for encouraging useful artificers among the Indians of the Five Nations.
year created
1792
month created
04
day created
23
author
in collection
in image
note
Enclosed in Knox [Instructions to Brigadier General Rufus Putnam], 05/22/1792.
author note
George Washington; Thomas Jefferson.
notable person/group
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Stockbridge Indians
Oniedas
Cayugas
Onandagas
Tuscaroras
Senecas
Henry Knox
happiness of the Five Nations
useful artificers to reside in their villages
Tobias Lear
War Department
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
clothing
domestic animals
implements of husbandry
Seal of the United States
sovereignty and independence of the United States
notable phrase
The United States in order to promote the happiness of the Five Nations of Indians will cause to be expended annually the amount of one thousand five hundred dollars in purchasing for them clothing, domestic animals, and implements of hubandry and for encouraging useful artificers to reside in their villages.
document number
1792042390001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | JBE03 (2 pages) | Collection: Manuscript Collection. | May 22, 1792 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |