Peace with Most of the Western Tribes
Item
Type
Printed transcription/modern copy of letter
Title
Peace with Most of the Western Tribes
Description
Despite the murders of several American officers by Indians, Putnam is still optimistic about the prospects of achieving peace with most of the western tribes, thereby detaching them from the tribes who originated the war.
year created
1792
month created
07
day created
22
author
sent from location
Fort Washington
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Putnam to Knox, 08/16/1792.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Rufus Putnam
Jean Krouch, the principal Wea chief
Mr. Vego
prisoners
Schaffer
General Wilkinson
Freeman
Trueman
Hardin
servant
Captain Hendrick
Mr. Wells, the interpreter
old Wea men
Jean Krouch
their families
principal chiefs of the western tribes
warriors
messengers of peace
Wabash Indians
Major Hamtramck
notable location
Fort Washington
Fort Hamilton
Omee or Tawa River
the Wabash
War Office
notable item/thing
escape from the Indians
overtures made them by the United States
speeches
the river
state of peace
hunting season
treaty with the western tribes
Indian goods
Indian prisoners
notable phrase
And if the squaw told true, it appears that Trueman must [have been] murdered by order of the council as a confirmation of their resolution not to make peace...there is a prospect that most, if not all, of the western tribes may be detached from those nations who have originated the war...I shall, not withstanding, prosecute the business of a truce, or peace, as far as circumstances and my present instructions will warrant me.
document number
1792072240000
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. 174 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Rufus Putnam | Fort Washington | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |