Author's Letterbook Copy

Indians' Diversionary Tactics

Wayne frets that a confederacy of southern and northern Indians is forming to enforce the Indians' boundary demands. Meanwhile the treaty negotiations are merely a diversion while the Indians prepare for war.

Indians' Diversionary Tactics

1793

07

10

Hobson's Choice

Cited in Knox to Wayne, 07/20/1793.

Spans Images 246-247 of this collection.

Cited document addressed to the War Office

Henry Knox

Anthony Wayne

troops

savage Commissioners

three hundred Creeks and Cherokees

Creek

Cherokee

Col. McKee

Colonel McKee

Mr. Simcoe

our Commissioners

Commissioners

Hobson's Choice

L'anse a'l Graise

rapids of the Miami

the Mississippi

Mississippi River

Lake Michigan

stores

long delay

a strong confederacy

this long delay and the state of the water

a strong confederacy is actually forming against us

Mr. Simcoe only means to amuse & trifle with our Commissioners until every thing is in perfect readiness and in a proper train to dictate a boundary line or to let slip the dogs of war--I may possibly be mistaken but I fear that the prediction will be found but too true.

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N^o62._ To Major Gen^l Knox

Sec.^y of war

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Hobsons Choise vicar

Fort Washington 10. July 1793.

Sir,

I have the honor to enclose you copies of my letters & dispatches of the 20th ultimo & 2.^d instant._

No troops or stores have yet arrived nor have I heard anything of them since your last letter of the 7th of June except what I mentioned in my letter of the 2.^d I therefore feel very uneasy least this long delay and the state of the water may prevent their timely arrival._

The
The savage Commissioners are assembling in force: three hundred Creeks & Cherokees actually passed [undecipherable] L'anse a'l Graise on the 1st ultimo and were to be joined on their way to the rapids of the Miami, by num=bers from the mississippi, Lake Michigan sea, which fully corroborates Col^o M^cKee's letter._ a strong Confederacy is actually forming against us: in the Interin, M^r Simcoe only means to amuse & trifle with our Commissioners until every thing is in perfect readiness & in a proper train to dictate a boundary line or, to "let slip the dogs of war". _ I may possibly be mis-taken; but I fear that the prediction will be found but too true . _
I have the honor to be with respect & esteem

your most obed^t.

hum^l Serv^t

Wayne

the Hon^ble

Major Gen^l Knox

Sec^y of war ._