Indian Affairs in the Northwest & Prospects for Peace
Item
Type
Printed transcription/modern copy of letter
Title
Indian Affairs in the Northwest & Prospects for Peace
Description
Chapin discusses Indian affairs in the northwest and the prospects for peace with sundry tribes.
year created
1792
month created
07
day created
17
author
sent from location
Canandauqua
recipient
in collection
in publication
created note
This cite is based on a mention of the '17th instant.' It was assumed that it could only mean ultimo, as the letter containing it is dated as the 14th.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Israel Chapin
Captain Hendricks
chiefs of the Five Nations
Onondagas
Fish Carrier, principal chief of the Cayuga Nation
Congress
young warriors
hostile Indians
General Washington
Senecas
chiefs from Oneida
Massasoiga chiefs
Mohawks
Captain Brandt
Colonel Butler, the British superintendent of the Six Nations
British officers
Southern [Indian] nations
Delawares
Shawanese
war parties
enemy
Indians from Canada
blacksmiths
notable location
Canandaugua
Buffalo Creek
Grand River
Niagara
Philadelphia
Genesee River
notable item/thing
bark canoe
treaty
conferences
southern treaty
general pacification
speech to the Indians
real friendship
best intelligence
erecting schools
stipend
civilization
notable phrase
[The Five Nations'] resentment is particularly excited about the commander of Fort Jefferson. They say that, contrary to the advice he has received from Congress, he has excited some of their thoughtless young men to strike the tomahawk into the heads of their brothers...On the whole every circumstance that respects the Six Nations wears at present a most flattering appearance...I would wish sir some direction [on] how far I am to distribute to the Indians. I am continually surrounded by a crowd of them since my appointment. They all expect to be fed from my table and made glad from my cellar.
document number
1792071740000
page start
1
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 | V:3, P:14 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Memoirs of Rufus Putnam | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | General Israel Chapin | Canandauqua | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |