Putnam's Report on the Western Indians
Item
Type
Typed Document
Title
Putnam's Report on the Western Indians
Description
In a detailed report, General Putnam recommends that many of the western tribes can be rendered neutral by careful negotiation and presents and the hostile tribes can be intimidated by a large show of force near Lake Erie.
year created
1792
month created
07
day created
08
author
sent from location
Fort Washington
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Rufus Putnam
Indians on the Wabash
Shawanese and other hostile nations
our enemies
Chippewas
Western Indians
Delawares
Wyandots
King of Great Britain
British emissary
Major Hamtramck
Captain Hendrick
grand council
beligerent tribes
Wabash Indians
Mr. Hutchins
Six Nations
traders
regular troops
riflemen
notable location
Philadelphia
Lexington
Fort Washington
Vincennes
Buffalo Creek
Tawa River
Canada
Fort Jefferson
Allegheny River
French Creek
the Big Beaver
the Cuyahoga
the Scioto
Sandusky
the Ohio
Lake Erie
Miami village
Presque Isle
Pittsburgh
Kishkushe
Salt Springs
Detroit
Muskingham River
Kentucky
Lake Michigan
Illinois country
western Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
annual allowance of goods
purchase of land
confederacy
no quarrel with the Americans
peace
Thirteen Fires [Thirteen States]
lands
hunting ground
possession of your lands
encroachments of the Americans
treaties at Fort McIntosh and the Big Miami
President's [Washington] speech
flag
water navigation
baggage
intermediate stations
Indian language
council fire
annual presents
watercraft
Western army
bad hills
thickets of brush
swamp
lumber
wagon road
pack horse path
beef
our negotiations
forage
treaty
causeway
notable phrase
Yesterday, a canoe going up the Ohio, with two men, a woman, and a boy, was attacked by the Indians, one of the men was killed, the other wounded, the boy taken, and the woman escaped unhurt.
The sooner we show ourselves on the shores of Lake Erie the better
The sooner we show ourselves on the shores of Lake Erie the better
such an appearance will be a conviction to the Indians that many things which have been told them are false
and finding they have been imposed on in some things, they will doubt the rest.
document number
1792070851800
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Rufus Putnam [Transcript] Collection | Vol, 3 p. 167 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The St. Clair Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Rufus Putnam | Fort Washington | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |