No Answer Has Arrived

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

No Answer Has Arrived

Description

The Commissioners express their desire for an answer to their speech to the Indian deputation in which they declared that they could not establish the Ohio River as the boundary between Indian territory and the United States.

year created

1793

month created

08

day created

14

sent from location

Captain Elliot's at the mouth of the Detroit River

sent to location

Foot of the Rapids of the Miami River

in collection

note

Enclosed in "A Journal of the proceedings at Council with the Western Indians", 08/24/1793.

author note

Benjamin Lincoln; Beverly Randolph; Timothy Pickering.

cited note

Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office

notable person/group

Benjamin Lincoln
Beverley Randolph
Timothy Pickering
Commissioners
Chiefs and Warriors of the Indian nations assembled at the foot of the rapids of the Miami River

notable location

Captain Elliot's at the mouth of the Detroit River
the Ohio

notable item/thing

our speech to your deputies
written question
boundary between you and the United States
full council
treaty
terms of peace
ample justice

document number

1793081490100

Document instances

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Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Benjamin Lincoln Captain Elliot's at the mouth of the Detroit River Additional authors: Beverley Randolph and Timothy Pickering.
Recipient Chiefs and Warriors of the Indian Nations Foot of the Rapids of the Miami River [n/a]