Treaty Signed at Post Vincennes, Etc.
Item
Type
Typed letter
Title
Treaty Signed at Post Vincennes, Etc.
Description
Despite poor health, General Putnam has been successful in negotiating a treaty at post Vincennes and encloses a journal of the proceedings during the negotiations and his speech to the Indians. He is still awaiting word from the Delawares regarding their intentions.
year created
1792
month created
12
day created
20
author
sent from location
Marietta
recipient
in collection
note
See journal, September 24, 1792.
Neither the author nor the recipient is shown on the typed copy.
Neither the author nor the recipient is shown on the typed copy.
notable person/group
[Henry Knox]
[Rufus Putnam]
Major Hamtramck
Mr. Prior
hostile Indians
the Delawares
Mr. Wells
parties of militia
physician
bad oarsmen
wise men
Mr. Hackenwelder
Indian Chief
deputation
General Wilkinson
Mr. Prior
Myah or Malliot
Jacko or Dumais
notable location
Marietta
Post Vincennes
Philadelphia
Wabash River
Fort Washington
notable item/thing
original treaty of peace with sundry tribes of Indians
Journal of the Proceedings
my speech to the Indians
fever
real danger
stolen horses
by water
falls of the Ohio
medicine
no accomodations
the fits
shortness of the days
state of my health
negotiations
peace
fourth article of the treaty
lands to which [Indians] have just claim
notable phrase
Yet I conceive it necessary for me to wait some time longer for Mr. Wells [the messenger] and the Indian chief who went with him for if they are not murdered they certainly will be here as soon as posible whether they succeeded in pursuading the Delawares to accompany them or not.
document number
1792122040000
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. 164 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Rufus Putnam | Marietta | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |