Request for White Wampum & Interpreters for Treaty at Sandusky Ohio

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Title

Request for White Wampum & Interpreters for Treaty at Sandusky Ohio

Description

Six Nations interpreter Jasper Parish carries a letter from Federal commissioners for Treaty at Sandusky which attempts to enlist General Gibson's support as an Indian expert in obtaining white wampum and qualified interpreters for the Delaware and Shawanese languages. Major Craig at Pittsburg identified at the point of contact. Interpreters were supposed to travel with commissioners, but did not arrive in time for departure from Philadelphia.

year created

1793

month created

05

day created

26

author

Federal Commissioners Treaty at Sandusky

sent from location

Navy Hall, opposite Niagara

recipient

General John Gibson

in 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}
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NOP01

note

Enclosed in Lincoln, Randolph, and Pickering to Craig, 06/21/1793.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

Benjamin Lincoln; Beverley Randolph; and Timothy Pickering.

notable person/group

General John Gibson
Major Craig
Jasper Parish
Jasper Parrish
Delaware
Shawnee
Federal Commissioners Treaty Sandusky
Beverley Randolph
Benjamin Lincoln
Henry Knox
Timothy Pickering

notable location

Niagara
Sandusky
Ohio
New York
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Shawnee
Delaware

notable item/thing

white wampum
indian interpreters

notable idea/issue

Treaty at Sandusky

document number

1793052690155

page start

23

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[view document] (506 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
[view document] (2 pages) NOP01 (506 pages) Collection: Printed Versions M:1268, R:14, p 23-24

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Federal Commissioners Treaty at Sandusky Navy Hall, opposite Niagara [n/a]
Recipient General John Gibson [unknown] [n/a]