Speech from the Confederate Indians at Miami Rapids
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Speech from the Confederate Indians at Miami Rapids
Description
Speech of the Confederate Indians at the Miami Rapids to the U.S. Commissioners of Indian Affairs, where they ask if the United States government will honor the boundary set forth in the Treaty of Fort Stanwick, the Ohio River.
short description
Speech from the Confederate Indians at Miami Rapids
year created
1793
month created
07
day created
27
author
sent from location
Miami Rapids
recipient
in collection
note
The General Council represents the Wyandots, Delawares, Shawanese, Miamis, Minogoes, Poutawatamies, Ottawas, Connoys, Chippewas, and Munseys.
notable person/group
General Council
Wyandots
Delawares
Shawanese
Miamis
Minogoes
Poutawatamies
Ottawas
Connoys
Chippewas
Munseys
A. McKee
deputies
Commissioners
Confederated Indians
notable location
Miami Rapids
Fort Stanwix
Ohio River
notable item/thing
Treaty of Fort Stanwick
peace
boundary line
council
document number
1793072790001
page start
1
number of pages
1
transcription
107
[Undecipherable]/Copy [Undecipherable]
265.p. 3[Undecipherable]2.
Copy
To the Commissioners of the
United States
Brothers
The Deputies we sent to you did not fully explain our meaning, we have therefore sent others to meet you once more that you may fully understand the great question we have to ask of you and to which we expect an explicit answer in Writing
Brothers
You are sent here by the united states to make peace with us the Confederate Indians-
Brothers
You know very well that the boundary line which was run between the White people and us at the Treaty of Fort Stanwix, was the River Ohio
Brothers
If you seriously design to make firm and lasting peace you will immediately re-move all your people from our side of that river
Brothers
We therefore ask you; are you fully authorised by the United States to continue and firmly fix on the Ohio as the Boundary line between your people and ours,
Done in General Council at the foot of the Miamis Rapids 27th July 1793 - 1 copy
Endorsed speech of the Confederate Indians Miami Rapids July 27th /93. -to the Coms of the U.S.
[Undecipherable]/Copy [Undecipherable]
265.p. 3[Undecipherable]2.
Copy
To the Commissioners of the
United States
Brothers
The Deputies we sent to you did not fully explain our meaning, we have therefore sent others to meet you once more that you may fully understand the great question we have to ask of you and to which we expect an explicit answer in Writing
Brothers
You are sent here by the united states to make peace with us the Confederate Indians-
Brothers
You know very well that the boundary line which was run between the White people and us at the Treaty of Fort Stanwix, was the River Ohio
Brothers
If you seriously design to make firm and lasting peace you will immediately re-move all your people from our side of that river
Brothers
We therefore ask you; are you fully authorised by the United States to continue and firmly fix on the Ohio as the Boundary line between your people and ours,
Done in General Council at the foot of the Miamis Rapids 27th July 1793 - 1 copy
Endorsed speech of the Confederate Indians Miami Rapids July 27th /93. -to the Coms of the U.S.
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | GAH13 (1 pages) | Collection: MG23 HI1 John Graves Simcoe, papers | SeriesIV Vol 1 pp.107 |
| [view document] (1 pages) | GAH16 (2 pages) | Collection: MG23 HI1 John Graves Simcoe, papers | Series IV Vol. 6 pp. 3-4 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | General Council of Indians | Miami Rapids | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Commissioners | [unknown] | [n/a] |