Report of the Commissioners instructed to treat with hostile Indians north of the Ohio
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Title
Report of the Commissioners instructed to treat with hostile Indians north of the Ohio
Description
A preliminary report which highlights the details of the commissioner's travel and accommodations prior to movement to the treaty site at Sandusky. Accommodations are scant; commissioners are lodging at Navy Hall, opposite Niagara with British host Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada John Graves Simcoe. General Lincoln has yet to arrive. Talks to be delayed about a month [Treaty negotiations were planned to begin 1 June]. Captain Brant set off with Mohawks westward 5 May to attend preparatory council of the western Indians at the rapids of Miami [Maumee].
year created
1793
month created
05
day created
21
author
secondary author
sent from location
Navy Hall, opposite Niagara
recipient
in image
note
This document is enclosed in instructions to the commissioners appointed to deal with the hostile Indians north of the Ohio, in the form of a journal of their proceedings, submitted to the House of Representatives on December 4, 1793. This document is an integral part of [Public Reports] and other communications of the Secretary of War, 12/99/1793.
author note
Beverly Randolph; Timothy Pickering.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Thomas Morris
Colonel McKee
Timothy Pickering
Beverly Randolph
Benjamin Lincoln
Governor Simcoe
Colonel McKee
Mohawks
President George Washington
General Anthony Wayne
General Chapin
Iroquois
Six Nations
Northern Department Indian Affairs
federal commissioners
notable location
Navy Hall, opposite Niagara
Maumee
Miami
Oswego
Detroit
Canada
Great Britain
Kingston
fort Frontenac
notable idea/issue
Treaty of Sandusky
United States-British Relations
document number
1793052140055
page start
19
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NOP01 (506 pages) | Collection: Third Congress: Transcribed Confidential Reports and Other Communications Transmitted by the Secretary of War to the House of Representatives, 3d Congress, 1st Session, 1793, Vol. II [3C-B2] (RG 233) {M1268, roll 14} | M:1268, R:14, p 19-20 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Beverley Randolph | [unknown] | Pickering; Lincoln; |
| Author | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Author | Benjamin Lincoln | Navy Hall, opposite Niagara | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |