Opinions Regarding Sending an Agent to the Choctaw Nation.
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Opinions Regarding Sending an Agent to the Choctaw Nation.
Description
The cabinet members and Attorney General provide their opinions on sending an agent to the Choctaw Nation to solicit Choctaw support of the Chickasaws in their war against the Creeks. Jefferson and Knox support that action while Randolph fears Spanish support of the Creeks and Hamilton favors American mediation of the conflict between the Creeks and Chickasaws.
year created
1793
month created
06
day created
01
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
in collection
in publication
note
The document was signed by Jefferson, Knox, Randolph, and Hamilton. It is in the handwriting of Jefferson, Randolph, and Hamilton.
notable person/group
Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State
Henry Knox, Secretary of War
Edmund Randolph, Attorney General
Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury
Agent
Choctaw Nation
Chickasaws
notable location
Philadelphia
Spain
notable item/thing
present war with the Creeks
arms and ammunition
peace
general policy of employing Indians against Indians
arms
document number
1793060100000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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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] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Territorial Papers, Vol. 4 | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Thomas Jefferson | Philadelphia | Additional authors: Henry Knox, Edmund Randolph, and Alexander Hamilton. |