Request to Travel to Philadelphia

Item

Type

Document Signed

Title

Request to Travel to Philadelphia

Description

Desire for peace prompted invitation of chiefs to Philadelphia to talk with G. Washington.

year created

1792

month created

05

day created

20

sent from location

Fort Washington

recipient

sent to location

Sandusky

in collection

in image

recipient note

To the Wyandots and Ottawa Nations of the Indians and all the red people living in Sandusky River and the waters in the neighbourhood.

notable person/group

James Wilkinson
Wyandots
Ottawas
red people

notable location

Fort Washington
Sandusky
river
northwest
territory
frontier

notable item/thing

treaty

notable idea/issue

peace

notable phrase

bury the hatchet
voice of reason

document number

1792052090401

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) GAE15 (3 pages) Collection: Archive Reports 1891 V: 61-1, P: 141

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James Wilkinson Fort Washington [n/a]
Recipient Wyandot Chief Sandusky [n/a]