Instructions for the Sandusky Commissioners
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Instructions for the Sandusky Commissioners
Description
The President orders his cabinet members and the Attormey General to meet and decide on the specific instructions to be given to the Commissioners who will attend the treaty at the lower Sandusky. They should also decide whether the credentials of the Quakers who wish to attend the treaty are such that they can contribute to a successful outcome.
year created
1793
month created
03
day created
21
author
recipient
in collection
in publication
created note
This document in the Thomas Jefferson Papers was dated 03/21/1793. A draft copy at the National Archives was dated 03/22/1793.
recipient note
Alexander Hamilton; Thomas Jefferson; Henry Knox; Edmund Randolph
notable person/group
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury
Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State
Henry Knox, Secretary of War
Edmund Randolph, Attorney General
Six Nations
the Commissioners
Society of Quakers
notable location
Lower Sandusky of Lake Erie
War Office
notable item/thing
treaty
interest and peace of this country
our rights under the treaties
hostility
claims of others
compensation
the War
principal documents
pure motives
boundary
instructions to the Commissioners
notable phrase
It is my desire that you will on the 25th of this month meet together in the War Office...where the principal documents are, with whatever papers you may respectively be possessed of on the subject, and such others as I shall cause to be laid before you, and then decide on all the points which you shall conceive necessary for the information and instruction of the Commissioners.
document number
1793032140000
Item sets
Document instances
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | Additional recipients: Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox, and Edmund Randolph. |