Escaped Prisoners & Prospects for Peace with Some Tribes
Item
Type
Printed transcription/modern copy of letter
Title
Escaped Prisoners & Prospects for Peace with Some Tribes
Description
Knox discusses the prisoners taken captive in October and November who have escaped and made their way to Jefferson. Wells, the new interpreter, was also taken by the Indians when he was 13 by the Eel River Indians and adopted by them. Though they are known as great liars, the Eel River Indians might be disposed to peace along with the Wabash Indians.
year created
1792
month created
07
day created
14
author
sent from location
Fort Washington
recipient
in collection
note
Cited in Putnam to Knox, 07/22/1792.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Rufus Putnam
Captain Armstrong
General Wilkinson
First Regiment
prisoner
poor Trueman
Grand Council
western tribes
interpreter
Mr. Wells
Eel River Indians
great liars
Shawanese
Delawares
Wabash chiefs
Indians in the western quarter
notable location
Fort Washington
Fort Hamilton
the St. Joseph
the Miami
Jefferson
Glaze River
Oma or Tawa Rivers
Kentucky
Fort Knox
Vincennes
Fort Hamilton
notable item/thing
defeat
Indian village
flags
tomahawk
peace
treaty
document number
1792071440000
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. 172 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Rufus Putnam | Fort Washington | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |