Postponement of the 1st of June Treaty Date
Item
Type
Copy of document
Title
Postponement of the 1st of June Treaty Date
Description
Lincoln, Pickering and Randolph state the purpose of their business as commissioners of United States to hold Treaty with Indians at Sandusky. They acknowledge McKee's information that the Indians would not be ready until the end of June, hence a postponement of the 1 June treaty date. Commissioners express gratitude for this information. Ask that McKee let Indian leadership know that the commissioners have arrived. Express their desire for a general and permanent peace.
year created
1793
month created
05
day created
30
sent from location
Navy Hall
recipient
sent to location
Navy Hall Niagara
in collection
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.
created note
Postscript dated for the following day.
author note
Benjamin Lincoln; Beverley Randolph; and Timothy Pickering.
notable person/group
Colonel Alexander McKee
Benjamin Lincoln
Timothy Pickering
Beverley Randolph
Governor Simcoe
Indians
Major Littlehales
Federal Commissioners
Deputy Superintendant Indian Affairs
Canadian
British
United States
notable location
Navy Hall
New York
Sandusky Ohio
Niagara
Canada
Ontario
notable item/thing
United States-British relations at Sandusky
Treaty at Sandusky
document number
1793053090055
page start
30
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [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 30-31 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Federal Commissioners Treaty at Sandusky | Navy Hall | Lincoln, Pickering, Randolph |
| Recipient | Colonel Alexander McKee | Navy Hall Niagara | [n/a] |