Report on the Council with the Hostile Western Tribes
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Report on the Council with the Hostile Western Tribes
Description
Knox reports to the President on the council held between the chiefs of the Six Nations and the chiefs of the hostile western tribes.
year created
1792
month created
12
day created
06
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
George Washington
Henry Knox
Jasper Parish, temporary interpreter
hostile tribes
General Chapin
council at Au Glaize
chiefs of the Shawanese
Red Jacket, the Seneca Chief
friendly Indians
Captain Brandt
Captain Hendricks, chief of the Stockbridge Indians
Mr. McKee, the British Indian Agent
Simon Girty
notable location
War Department
Buffalo Creek
Canandaigua
Miami River
Lake Erie
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
speeches from the chiefs of the Six Nations
belt
map
translation
notable phrase
[Jasper Parish] was informed by the chiefs of the Six Nations that at the council of the hostile Indians, which was numerous but the numbers not specified, no other white person was admitted but Simon Girty whom they considered as one of themselves...That the chiefs of the Shawanese were the only speakers on the part of the hostile Indians and Red Jacket, the Seneca chief, the only speaker on the part of the friendly Indians.
document number
1792120600000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |