Treaty with the Wabash and Illinois Tribes
Item
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
Treaty with the Wabash and Illinois Tribes
Description
A Treaty of peace and friendship, made and concluded between the President of the United States and the undersigned kings, chiefs, and warriors of the Wabash and Illinois tribes.
year created
1792
month created
09
day created
27
author
sent from location
Post Vincennes
recipient
sent to location
Post Vincennes
in collection
in publication
in image
author note
Peankeshaw; Nawunsunseah; Awlawmawnane; Shemahanechseah; Kaghkaghkeah; Haughquapeah; Anghkulahtah; Hanichpeheteah;
Matscheketawah; Kekawpoochque; Echpepawkichschinga; Pachpanckqueah; Pamachkhanka; Quaquanese; Kumo; Waweachsetoh;
Wausheown; Atschatschaw; Mesasageshik; Meanachkah; Maenapah; Masharasa; M'sekaniah; Wanpan La Kinqua; Wapachquinkileak;
Nundockshinkah; Ahjahhoweah; John Baptist Decoigne; Awinsah; Auwessah; Pawpaw Lapenopiash; JF Hamtrameck; E. Beatty; Thomas
Doyle; William Peters; A. Prior; A. Armstrong; Ross Bird; John Elliot; A. Vander Burgh; John Heckenwelder; Rene Codene; William Wells;
William McIntosh.
Matscheketawah; Kekawpoochque; Echpepawkichschinga; Pachpanckqueah; Pamachkhanka; Quaquanese; Kumo; Waweachsetoh;
Wausheown; Atschatschaw; Mesasageshik; Meanachkah; Maenapah; Masharasa; M'sekaniah; Wanpan La Kinqua; Wapachquinkileak;
Nundockshinkah; Ahjahhoweah; John Baptist Decoigne; Awinsah; Auwessah; Pawpaw Lapenopiash; JF Hamtrameck; E. Beatty; Thomas
Doyle; William Peters; A. Prior; A. Armstrong; Ross Bird; John Elliot; A. Vander Burgh; John Heckenwelder; Rene Codene; William Wells;
William McIntosh.
notable person/group
Rufus Putnam, Agent for making peace with the Indians
Peankeshaw
Nawunsunseah
Awlawmawnane
Shemahanechseah
Kaghkaghkeah
Haughquapeah
Anghkulahtah
Hanichpeheteah
Matscheketawah
Kekawpoochque
Echpepawkichschinga
Pachpanckqueah
Pamachkhanka
Quaquanese
Kumo
Waweachsetoh
Wausheown
Atschatschaw
Mesasageshik
Meanachkah
Maenapah
Masharasa
M'sekaniah
Wanpan La Kinqua
Wapachquinkileak
Nundockshinkah
Ahjahhoweah
John Baptist Decoigne
Awinsah
Auwessah
Pawpaw Lapenopiash
J. F Hamtramck
E. Beatty
Thomas Doyle
William Peters
A. Prior
A. Armstrong
Ross Bird
John Elliot
A. Vander Burgh
John Heckenwelder
Rene Codene
William Wells
William McIntosh
President [Washington]
commanding officer at Fort Knox
white inhabitants or negroes
prisoners
people of Kentucky
aggressor
notable location
Post Vincennes on the Wabash River
northwest of the River Ohio
notable item/thing
perpetual peace and friendship
causes of war
their villages and tribes
protection of the United States
amity
future hostilities or depredations
property
practice of stealing Negroes and horses
violence on persons or property
retaliation or reprisal
animosities for past grievances
villages and tribes
That the lands originally belonged to the Indians
it is theirs and theirs only
That they have a right to sell and a right to refuse to sell
notable phrase
That the lands originally belonged to the Indians
it is theirs and theirs only. That they have a right to sell and a right to refuse to sell.
document number
1792092790001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (6 pages) | NMR14 (6 pages) | Collection: Transcribed Treaties and Conventions Advised and Ratified by the Senate. (RG46) (M200, roll 2) | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Typed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Rufus Putnam [Transcript] Collection | V: 2, P: 147 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Rufus Putnam | Post Vincennes | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Wabash and Illinois Tribes | Post Vincennes | [n/a] |