Question Regarding Power to Negotiate

Item

Type

Copy of Signed Document

Title

Question Regarding Power to Negotiate

Description

Speech sent to Commissioners concerning misunderstanding of boundary line between Indians and white people. Request immediate removal of settlers on Indian land.

short description

Question Regarding Power to Negotiate

year created

1793

month created

07

day created

27

in image

note

Signed by: Wyandots; Shawnee; Miamies; Mingos; Ottawas; Chippawas; Pouttawatamies; Connoys; Munseys;

author note

Confederate Indians

recipient note

To the Commissioners of the United States

notable person/group

Wyandots
Shawnee
Miamies
Mingos
Ottawas
Chippawas
Pouttawatamies
Connoys
Munseys
white people
commissioners
messengers
settlers
Confederate Indians
deputies

notable location

Ohio River
boundary line
fort
Fort Stanwix
Ohio River

notable item/thing

boundary line
treaty
full council

notable idea/issue

boundary line
misunderstanding
explicit answer

document number

1793072790301

page start

1

transcription

Copy of a Speech agreed on and sent to the Commissioners of the United States dated 27th July 1793 by the Confederate Indians.
[Stamped] Photocopies from original in William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan. Permission of Library Director required for reproduction, use, or publication. Deposit of this copy in other institutions is strictly prohibited.
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 in order 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 a firm and lasting peace, you will immediately remove all your people from our side of that River.
Brothers
Brothers We therefore ask you, Are you fully authorized by the United States, to continue and firmly fix on the Ohio River as the Boundary Line between your people and ours?
Done in General Council at the foot of the Miamis Rapids 27th July 1793.
In behalf of ourselves and the whole Confederacy and agreed to in a full Council.
Wyandots --
Delawares --
Shawanese --
Miamies --
Mingoes --
Powtawatamies --
Ottawas --
Connoy's --
Chippewa's --
Munsey's --
[Stamped] Photocopies from original in William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan. Permission of Library Director required for reproduction, use, or publication. Deposit of this copy in other institutions is strictly prohibited.

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) DCA07 (3 pages) Collection: Jonathan Cass Papers V: I, 3
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Archive Reports 1891 V: 66, P: 178

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Chiefs and Warriors Council of Indian Nations at Rapids of Miami River [unknown] [n/a]