Punish Hostile Indians with Extreme Severity
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Punish Hostile Indians with Extreme Severity
Description
Knox expresses to General Israel Chapin the wish of the President for an accord with the western Indians. However, if every effort is made by the United States to pacify the Indians and depredations on the frontier still continue, war will be inevitable.
year created
1792
month created
04
day created
28
author
recipient
in collection
in publication
content note
American State Papers, Indian Affairs
notable person/group
Israel Chapin
Henry Knox
Five Nations of Indians
Stockbridge Indians
Doctor Deodat Allen
Joseph Smith
superintendents
Arthur St. Clair, the Governor of the Territory of the United States northwest of the Ohio
Secretary of War
neighboring tribes of Indians
Western Indians
hostile Indians
Miami and Wabash Indians
incorrigible race of men
notable location
northwest of the Ohio
notable item/thing
general rules and orders
deputy temporary agent for the Five Nations
law of Congress relative to Indian affairs
certain regulations
superintendent of the northern district
general occurences in your agency
orders of the President of the United States [Washington]
all your deliveries
receipts for the articles and sums delivered
certificates of respective witnesses
your accounts
firm peace
pure principles of justice and moderation
approbation of the dispassionate and enlightened part of mankind
administration of Indian affairs
reputation and dignity of the republic
coercion
past errors
line of conduct tending to their own happiness
treaty of peace
lands
establishment of tranquility on the frontiers
depredations on the frontiers
friendly sentiments
notable phrase
But if the hostile Indians should, after having these intentions of the government laid fully before them, still persist in their depredations on the frontiers, it will be considered as the dictates of humanity to endeavor to punish with extreme severity so incorrigible a race of men in order to deter other tribes in future from a like conduct.
document number
1792042800100
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | General Israel Chapin | [unknown] | [n/a] |