Letter from Canadian Colonel Alexander McKee to Federal Commissioners for Conference at Sandusky

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Title

Letter from Canadian Colonel Alexander McKee to Federal Commissioners for Conference at Sandusky

Description

Commissioners note in 29 June 1793 entry above letter from McKee, that Captain Elliott arrived with deputation of twenty Indians for nations assembled at foot of Miami Rapids and delivered McKee's letter to the Federal Commissioners. McKee assures commissioners that he will let them know when Indians are ready to meet at Sandusky.

year created

1793

month created

06

day created

28

author

Colonel Alexander McKee

sent from location

Of the Rapids

recipient

Federal Commissioners Treaty at Sandusky

sent to location

Miami Rapids

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

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.

recipient note

Benjamin Lincoln; Beverly Randolph; Timothy Pickering.

notable person/group

Colonel Alexander McKee
Superintendent Indian Affairs
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Captain Elliott
Federal Commissioners
Beverley Randolph
Benjamin Lincoln
Timothy Pickering
deputized Indians
Indians

notable location

Miami Rapids
Ohio
Sandusky
Detroit
Lake Erie
New York
Pennsylvania
Miami River

notable idea/issue

Conference at Sandusky
United States-British relations at Sandusky Conference

document number

1793062890155

page start

59

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[view document] (1 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} M1268, R: 14, p 59

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Colonel Alexander McKee Of the Rapids [n/a]
Recipient Federal Commissioners Treaty at Sandusky Miami Rapids [n/a]