Extract: Instructions Regarding Contact with the Indians
Item
Type
Extract of Letter
Title
Extract: Instructions Regarding Contact with the Indians
Description
Knox communicates the president's instructions regarding cautious contact with the Indians during the treaty negotiations and the necessity to prepare for offensive operations if the negotiations fail.
year created
1793
month created
04
day created
20
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in publication
note
Extract of the letter. Cited in Wayne to Knox, 04/29/1793, Knox to Wayne, 04/27/1793, and Knox to Wayne, 06/07/1793.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
President Washington
Indians
Commissioners
notable location
War Department
Ohio River
Sandusky
notable item/thing
Indian Treaty
negotiations
notable idea/issue
negotiations
Sandusky Treaty Talks
Offensive operations
document number
1793042000066
page start
1
number of pages
6
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (6 pages) | CRC05 (6 pages) | Collection: Charles Scott Papers | 54M6 |
| [view document] (1 pages) | XUF03 (1 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Manuscripts, 1784-1811. (RG94) (M904) | E: 93, P: 10-13 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Anthony Wayne, A Name in Arms | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Anthony Wayne | [unknown] | [n/a] |